Jakša Fiamengo
Jakša Fiamengo (26 November 1946 – 27 December 2018), was a prominent Croatian poet of Čakavian dialect, translator, theatre critic and member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Jakša Fiamengo was born in Komiža at the island of Vis, he graduated at Classical Gymnasium in Split, where he also edited poet magazine Vidik (Seesight). His main lyrical preoccupation is Adriatic Sea, together with its islands, harbours, straits and laridaes, as well as picturesque Dalmatian towns in which he describes simplicity and poverty (mižerija) of its inhabitants, from fishermen and workmen (težaci) to young lovers and old people, tradition-guardians.
Jakša Fiamengo
- Name
- Jakša Fiamengo
- Born
- 26 November 1946
- Birthplace
- Komiža, FPR Yugoslavia
- Died
- 27 December 2018
- Place of death
- Split, Croatia
- Occupation
- * Poet
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Fields
- poetry · translations from Macedonian · theatre criticism · lyrics
- Languages
- Croatian · Macedonian
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Jakša Fiamengo (26 November 1946 – 27 December 2018), was a prominent Croatian poet of Čakavian dialect, translator, theatre critic and member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Jakša Fiamengo was born in Komiža at the island of Vis, he graduated at Classical Gymnasium in Split, where he also edited poet magazine Vidik (Seesight). His main lyrical preoccupation is Adriatic Sea, together with its islands, harbours, straits and laridaes, as well as picturesque Dalmatian towns in which he describes simplicity and poverty (mižerija) of its inhabitants, from fishermen and workmen (težaci) to young lovers and old people, tradition-guardians.
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Fiamengo published sixteen collections of poems, among which some of the gathered evergreen status being performed by Oliver Dragojević (for whom he wrote 60 songs), Meri Cetinić and other noted Dalmatian-music singers (esp. Klapas): Piva klapa ispo' volta ("Klapa sings under the bridge"), Nadalina, Karoca gre, Nocturno, U prolazu ("Passingly"), Promenade ("The Walkways"). He promoted and conducted development of plenty amateur theatrical ensembles. Furthermore, his theatre critics weren't unnoticed. Fiamengo translated from Macedonian, mostly poetry of Konstantin Miladinov. His death strongly echoed in Croatian public: Croatian Radiotelevision, The Town of Split and HAZU organised ceremonies honoring his memory. Fiamengo received a Tin Ujević Award, poeta oliveatus of Croatia rediviva (1993) and Porin for lyrics.
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• Name — Jakša Fiamengo • Born — 26 November 1946 • Birthplace — Komiža, FPR Yugoslavia • Died — 27 December 2018 • Place of death — Split, Croatia • Occupation — * Poet • translator • theatre critic
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1946
Jakša Fiamengo born at Komiža.
2018
Jakša Fiamengo died at Split.
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- 1.Zbogom legendo! Preminuo dalmatinski velikan Jakša Fiamengo Večernji list. Published 27 December 2018.
- 2.Stijepo Mijović Kočan. Jugoslovenski književni leksikon. Matica srpska. 123. 1971.
- 3.Novak, Slobodan Prosperov, Povijest hrvatske književnosti, Vol. 4, Split, 2004, p. 147-148. .
- 4.Jakša Fiamengo za Olivera je napisao više od 60 pjesama, a ovo su one po kojima ćemo ga pamtiti Tportal. Published 27 December 2018.
- 5."Makedoniju i Hrvatsku povezuju kuće od riječi". ("Macedonia and Croatia are connected by houses of words"). Vjesnik. Published 1 July 2001.
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Jakša Fiamengo worked in poetry, translations from Macedonian, theatre criticism, lyrics and journalism. He belonged to Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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