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Dragutin Tadijanović

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Dragutin Tadijanović

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1905-11-04 (Rastušje (Podcrkavlje), Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary)
Died
2007-06-27 (Zagreb, Croatia) age 101
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Catholic Church Baptismal Name: Unknown
Residence History
Zagreb

Career

Occupations
poet, lector, teacher, publisher, academy director
Active Years
1922-2007
Affiliations
Narodne novine, Academy of Arts in Zagreb, Zora, Hrvatski pjesnici, Matica hrvatska, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts
Memberships
Society of Croatian Writers, Academician of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts

Education

University of Zagreb
Faculty of Literature and Philosophy / Literature and Philosophy
Year of Graduation: 1937
Country: Croatia

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ballad of Slaughtered Sheep

1930 Ballad

One of the most powerful works of Croatian literature, written in the 1930s.

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Style & Themes

Literary Style
rich in nature descriptionslyricalfolkloric
Recurring Motifs
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Legacy

One of the most popular and influential Croatian poets of the 20th century. Published over 500 poems in some twenty collections, translated into over 20 languages.

In Popular Culture

  • Generations studied his poems in school.
  • An award named after him for lifetime achievement in poetry by HAZU since 2008.

Trivia

  • Lived to 101, one of the longest-living Croatian writers.
  • Crowned poeta oliveatus with an olive wreath in 2001 on Brač island.