Stanko Vraz facts for kids
Stanko Vraz was an important poet from Slovenia and Croatia. He was born Jakob Frass on June 30, 1810. In 1836, he changed his name to Stanko Vraz. He wrote many poems and was a key figure in literature.
About Stanko Vraz
Stanko Vraz was born in a village called Cerovec. This village was in a part of the Austrian Empire called Lower Styria, which is now in Slovenia.
He became a very important person in the Illyrian Movement. This was a movement in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia that wanted to unite all South Slavs. Stanko Vraz was the first person in Croatia to make a living only by being a writer. This means he earned money from his writing.
He wrote many poems and also travel stories. He also collected folk poems, which are traditional songs and stories. Stanko Vraz also translated books and poems from other languages into Croatian.
While he was in a town called Samobor, he met a girl named Julijana Cantilly. Her nickname was "Ljubica." She was the niece of his friend, Ljudevit Gaj. Ljubica was a big inspiration for Stanko Vraz. He wrote many poems and dedicated them to her.
Stanko Vraz passed away in Zagreb in 1851.
Stanko Vraz's Works
In 1842, Stanko Vraz and two friends started a magazine called Kolo. This was one of the first literary magazines in Croatia. His works and the magazine were influenced by something called national romanticism. This was a style that focused on the history, traditions, and feelings of a nation.
One of his most famous works about the Slovene language is a book of songs. Its full name is Narodne pesmi ilirske, koje se pevaju po Štajerskoj, Kranjskoj, Koruškoj i zapadnoj strani Ugarske. This means "Illyrian Folk Songs Sung in Styria, Carniola, Carinthia and the Western Part of Hungary."
This book has folk songs and art songs in Slovene. It also has comments in Croatian. These songs were the first Slovene texts written using Gaj's Latin Alphabet. This way of writing was already used by Croats. It became popular among Slovenes a few years later. Stanko Vraz wrote many poems in Slovene, but most of them were never printed.
He also translated famous works by poets like Lord Byron and Adam Mickiewicz into Croatian.
See also
In Spanish: Stanko Vraz para niños
