Slovak poetry

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The following is a list of the most important poets of Slovak literature:

Table of contents

1 Middle Ages (800 – 1500)
2 Renaissance (1500-1650)
3 Baroque (1650-1780)
4 Classicism (1780-1840)
5 Romantism (1840-1850)
6 Between Romantism and Realism (1850-1875)
7 Realism (1875-1905)
8 Modernism (1905-1918)
9 Between the World Wars (1918-1948)

9.1 Surrealism
9.2 Catholic Modernism

10 Literature after World War II (1948-1960's)
11 Current literature (since the 1960's )

Middle Ages (800 – 1500)

Constantine (827-869) – born in Thessaloniki

Maurus (?-1070)

Leonard z Uničova (15th century)

Renaissance (1500-1650)

Martin Rakovsk� (1535-1579)

J�n Silv�n (1493-1573)

Pavel Kyrmezer (?-1589)

Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier (Laurentio Benedictino Nudozierino) (1555-1615)

J�n Filick� (?-1623)

J�n Bocatius (1569-1621)

Jakub Jakobeus (1591-1645) – born in Czechia

Martin Bošň�k (?-1566)

Štefan Komodick� (16th century)

Eli�š L�ni (1570-1618)

Daniel Pribiš (1580-1645)

Baroque (1650-1780)

Juraj Tranovsk� (1592-1637)

Benedikt Szőllősi (1609-1656)

Daniel Sinapius Horčička I (1640-1688)

J�b Trusius (17th century)

J�n Sek�č (?-1818)

Dion�z Kub�k (1749-1811)

Štefan Ferdinand Seleck� (1675-?)

Peter Benick� (1606-1664)

Hugol�n Gavlovič (1712-1787)

Classicism (1780-1840)

August�n Doležal (1737-1802)

Bohuslav Tablic (1769-1832)

Pavel Jozef Šaf�rik (1795-1861)

J�n Koll�r (1793-1852)

J�n Holl� (1785-1849)

Karol Kuzm�ny (1806-1866)

Romantism (1840-1850)

Ľudov�t Št�r (1815-1856)

Samo Chalupka (1812-1883)

Andrej Sl�dkovič (1820-1872)

Janko Kr�ľ (1822-1876)

J�n Botto (1829-1881)

Janko Mat�ška (1821-1877)

Samo Voz�r (1823-1850)

Michal Miloslav Hodža (1811-1870)

Between Romantism and Realism (1850-1875)

Ľudov�t Kub�ni (1830-1869)

Realism (1875-1905)

Svetoz�r Hurban-Vajansk� (1847-1916)

Pavol Orsz�gh-Hviezdoslav (1849-1921) – the greatest Slovak poet

Ľudmila Podjavorinsk� (1842-1951)

Modernism (1905-1918)

Ivan Krasko (1876-1958)

Janko Jesensk� (1874-1945)

Vladim�r Roy (1885-1936)

Ivan Gall (1885-1955)

Between the World Wars (1918-1948)

Štefan Krčm�ry (1892-1955)

Martin R�zus (1888-1937)

Emil Boleslav Luk�č (1900-1979)

J�n Smrek (1898-1982)

J�n Poničan (1902-1978)

Fraňo Kr�ľ (1903-1955)

Laco Novomesk� (1904-1976)

Surrealism

Rudolf Fabry (1915-1982)

Vladim�r Reisel (1919-?)

J�lius Lenko (1914-?)

Štefan Ž�ry (1918-?)

J�n Brezina (1917-?)

Pavel Bunč�k (1915-?)

J�n Rak (1916-1969)

Catholic Modernism

Rudolf Dilong (1905-1986)

Pavol Gašparovič Hlbina (1908-1977)

Janko Silan (1914-1984)

Karol Strmeň (1921-1994)

J�n Haranta (1909-1983)

Svetoslav Veigl (1915-?)

Pavol Uš�k-Oliva

Mikul�š Šprinc

Gorazd Zvonick�

Literature after World War II (1948-1960's)

J�n Kostra (1910-1975)

Pavol Horov (1914-1975)

Andrej Pl�vka (1907-1982)

Ivan Kupec (1922)

Vojtech Mih�lik (1926)

Current literature (since the 1960's )

Milan R�fus (1928)

Miroslav V�lek (1927-1991)

Mikul�š Kov�č (1934-1992)

Ľubom�r Feldek (1936)

Jozef Mihalkovič (1935)

J�n Šimonovič (1939-1994)

J�n Stacho (1936-1995)

J�n Ondruš (1932)

J�n Buz�ssy (1935)

Vlastimil Kovalč�k (1939)

L�dia Vadkerti-Gavorn�kov� (1932)

Štefan Str�žay (1940)

Ivan Lauč�k (1944)

Peter Repka (1944)

Ivan Štrpka (1944)

Štefan Moravč�k (1943)

Mila Haugov� (1944)

J�n Švantner (1949)

Rudolf Čižm�rik (1949)

Jana Kantorov� B�likov� (1951)

Eva Kov�čov� (1951)

Anna Ondrejkov� (1954)

Daniel Hevier (1955)

Kamil Peteraj (1945)

Jozef Urban (?)