Laza Kostić
(1842-1909)
Serbian writer and politician
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Lazar "Laza" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Лаза Костић; 12 February 1841 – 27 November 1910) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer, aesthetician, journalist, publicist, and politician who is considered to be one of the greatest minds of Serbian literature. Kostić wrote around 150 lyrics, 20 epic poems, three dramas, one monograph, several essays, short stories, and a number of articles. Kostić promoted the study of English literature and together with Jovan Andrejević-Joles was one of the first to begin the systematic translation of the works of William Shakespeare into the Serbian language. Kostić also wrote an introduction of Shakespeare's works to Serbian culture.
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12 February 1842 Kovilj
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| Died |
26 November 1909 (aged 67) Vienna
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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