Hugolín Gavlovic
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Hugolín Gavlovič (11 November 1712, Czarny Dunajec
- 4 June 1787, Horovce
) was a Slovak
Franciscan
priest who authored religious, moral, and educational writings in the contemporary West Slovak vernacular
, and was a prominent representative of baroque
literature in Slovakia.
He wrote didactical-reflexive poetry
. His works are written in a West Slovak vernacular which "is situated temporally as well as linguistically between the systems described by Pavel Doležal and by Anton Bernolák
" (Ďurovič "The Language of Walaska Sskola" 659). His most famous piece of work is Valašská škola, mravúv stodola (originally published under the name Walaska Sskola Mrawuw Stodola), a work of 17,862 verses, nearly all in fourteen syllables, as well as numerous versified couplet-marginalia.
Czarny Dunajec
Czarny Dunajec , is a village located in southern Poland near the Polish-Slovakian border. Czarny Dunajec is in the Nowy Targ County and in the Lesser Poland. Czarny Dunajec is about 60 miles south of Kraków.-External links:*...
- 4 June 1787, Horovce
Horovce, Púchov District
Horovce is a village and municipality in Púchov District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 252 metres and covers an area of 5.353 km². It has a population of about 781 people.-External links:...
) was a Slovak
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
priest who authored religious, moral, and educational writings in the contemporary West Slovak vernacular
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
, and was a prominent representative of baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
literature in Slovakia.
He wrote didactical-reflexive poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. His works are written in a West Slovak vernacular which "is situated temporally as well as linguistically between the systems described by Pavel Doležal and by Anton Bernolák
Anton Bernolák
Anton Bernolák Anton Bernolák Anton Bernolák (1 October 1762 in Slanica (a now inundated village near Námestovo – 15 January 1813 in Nové Zámky) was a Slovak linguist and Catholic priest and the author of the first Slovak language standard.-Life:...
" (Ďurovič "The Language of Walaska Sskola" 659). His most famous piece of work is Valašská škola, mravúv stodola (originally published under the name Walaska Sskola Mrawuw Stodola), a work of 17,862 verses, nearly all in fourteen syllables, as well as numerous versified couplet-marginalia.