Mate Maras [SEP] occupation
Mate Maras
Mate Maras (born 2 April 1939) is a Croatian translator. He has translated many famous classical and contemporary works from English, Italian and French into Croatian. He is the only man who translated the complete works of William Shakespeare into Croatian. His translation of Rabelais' "Gargantua and Pantagruel" earned him the "grand prix" of the French Academy. He wrote the first Croatian rhyming dictionary. 
Life and works.
He was born in the village of Studenci near Imotski. His mother was
figures such as Günther Deicke, Zoltán Franyó, Mite Kremnitz, Leon Levițchi, Mate Maras, Corneliu M. Popescu, David Samoylov, Immanuel Weissglas, Todur Zanet, and Vilém Závada. The poem left a distinct legacy in literary works by Mircea Eliade, Emil Loteanu, Alexandru Vlahuță, and, possibly, Ingeborg Bachmann. It has also inspired composers Nicolae Bretan and Eugen Doga, as well as various visual artists.
Outline.
"Luceafărul" opens as a typical fairy tale, with a variation of "once upon