Ernest Koliqi
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Ernest Koliqi was an Albania
n-Italian
poet, prose writer, dramatist, and literary scholar and translator.
and then at the University of Padua
, and become knowledgeable in Albanian folk history. He began to write under pseudonyms, such as Hilushi, Hilush Vilza and Borizani. He was an education minister at the time of the Italian invasion of Albania
during World War II
. He sent two hundred teachers to establish Albanian schools in Kosovo
. Koliqi was the founder of leading magazines in Albania, many of which covered geography and culture in the country.
As a writer many of his literary works were banned even though he had political connections, which is partly why they were banned for this very reason because of his political views. He became creative in prose, and together with Mitrush Kuteli
are considered the founder of modern Albanian prose. He translated into Albanian the works of the great Italian great poets: Dante, Petrarka, Ariosto, Tasso, Parini, Monti, Foskolo of Manconi, and also translated into Italian the Antologjinë in 1963.
In his books such as Hija e Maleve (1929), Tregtar flamujsh (1935) and Pasqyrat e Narçizit (1936), Koliqi brings a unique spirituality to Albanian litetature.
He died in Rome in 1975.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n-Italian
Italy
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poet, prose writer, dramatist, and literary scholar and translator.
Biography
Born in Shkodra, where he also attended his first lessons in the Jesuit College he moved to Italy to study in BresciaBrescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
and then at the University of Padua
University of Padua
The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...
, and become knowledgeable in Albanian folk history. He began to write under pseudonyms, such as Hilushi, Hilush Vilza and Borizani. He was an education minister at the time of the Italian invasion of Albania
Italian invasion of Albania
The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He sent two hundred teachers to establish Albanian schools in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. Koliqi was the founder of leading magazines in Albania, many of which covered geography and culture in the country.
As a writer many of his literary works were banned even though he had political connections, which is partly why they were banned for this very reason because of his political views. He became creative in prose, and together with Mitrush Kuteli
Mitrush Kuteli
Dhimitër Pasko , , alias Mitrush Kuteli , was an Albanian writer and translator.-Career:...
are considered the founder of modern Albanian prose. He translated into Albanian the works of the great Italian great poets: Dante, Petrarka, Ariosto, Tasso, Parini, Monti, Foskolo of Manconi, and also translated into Italian the Antologjinë in 1963.
In his books such as Hija e Maleve (1929), Tregtar flamujsh (1935) and Pasqyrat e Narçizit (1936), Koliqi brings a unique spirituality to Albanian litetature.
He died in Rome in 1975.
Works
- Kushtrimi i Skanderbeut, (1924)
- Hija e maleve (1929),
- Gjurmat e stinëve (1933),
- Tregtar flamujsh (1935)
- Pasqyrat e Narçizit (1936),
- Symfonia e shqypeve (1936).
- Kangjelet e Rilindjes (1959),
- Shija e bukës mbrume (1960),
- Albania (1965),
- Epika popullore shqiptare (1937),
- Themelues i Fletores Ora e Maleve - 1923
- Drejtues i revistes Shejzat - Rome
- Epika popullore shqiptare - teme e doktoratures prane Universitetit te Romes - 1973.