Jonas Mačiulis | |
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| Born | 21 November 1862 Pasandravys manor, Kaunas Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 June 1932 (aged 69) Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Resting place | Kaunas Cathedral Basilica |
| Pen name | Maironis |
| Occupation | Priest, Poet, Playwright |
| Genre | Romanticism |
Maironis (born Jonas Mačiulis, Lithuanian: Jonas Mačiulis; 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1862 – 28 June 1932) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and the greatest and most-known Lithuanian poet, especially of the period of the Lithuanian press ban.[1][2] He was called the Bard of Lithuanian National Revival (Tautinio atgimimo dainius).[1] Maironis was active in public life.[3] However, the Lithuanian literary historian Juozas Brazaitis writes that Maironis was not.[4]
In his poetry, he expressed the national aspirations of the Lithuanian National Revival and was highly influential in Lithuanian society and poetry.[1] The Maironian school in Lithuanian literature was named after him.[1]
- ^ a b c d Brazaitis 1959, p. 111.
- ^ Zaborskaitė 2022.
- ^ Unknown 2022.
- ^ Brazaitis 1959, p. 112.