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Jānis Rainis

Also known as

Jānis RainisJanis Rainis

Rainis was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns, a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts (Fire and Night, 1905) and Indulis un Ārija (Indulis and Ārija, 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.

Born 1865-09-11

Died 1929-09-12

Identifiers

  • VIAF77113948
  • WikidataQ348001
  • ISNI0000000110720069
  • Open LibraryOL64010A

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Books by Jānis Rainis

Total count: 53