Janko Matúška [SEP] occupation
Janko Matúška
Janko Matúška (10 January 1821 - 11 January 1877) was a Slovak poet, activist, occasional playwright, and clerk of the court. He is best known as the author of the Slovak national anthem, "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" ("Lightning Over the Tatras") based on melody of Slovak folk song Kopala studienku.
Life.
Janko Matúška was born into a craftsman's family in Dolný Kubín. He began to attend school there, then probably at the "Gymnázium" of Gemer
(1785–1849)
Romantism (1840–1850).
- Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856)
- Samo Chalupka (1812–1883)
- Andrej Sládkovič (1820–1872)
- Janko Kráľ (1822–1876)
- Ján Botto (1829–1881)
- Janko Matúška (1821–1877)
- Michal Miloslav Hodža (1811–1870)
Realism (1875–1905).
- Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav (1849–1921)
- Martin Kukučín (1860–1928)
- Janko Jesenský (1874–1945)
- Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872–1951)
Modernism (1905–1918)