Anton Aškerc
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Anton Aškerc (9 January 1856 – 10 June 1912) was a Slovene poet and priest, most famous after his epic poems.
He was born in a family of a peasant in Globoko or Senožete by Rimske Toplice. His actual birthplace is unknown as migration of the family happened around the time of Aškerc's birth. After the graduation from the secondary school in Celje he entered the theological seminary in Maribor. He was ordained a priest in 1880. The same year he published his first poem titled Trije popotniki (The Three Travelers) in Ljubljanski zvon (The Bell of Ljubljana) magazine.
He started his way as a poet with lyrics. After 1882 he began to write mainly epic poetry. In his lyrics he expressed his patriotism, love and religious doubt. He took themes for his ballades and romances out of Slovene and Slavic history, Bible, folk tradition and modern life. Since 1881 he had been publishing his poems in Ljubljanski zvon with pseudonym Gorázd but he used his real name in his first book of poems Balade in romance (Ballades and Romances, published in 1890). The collection was warmly accepted by readers, but it also suffered a severe attack by Anton Mahnič owing to national, freethinking and social ideas. Aškerc retired prematurely and worked as archivist of Ljubljana town till his death. He died in Ljubljana.
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