Aleksandrs Čaks

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Aleksandrs Čaks

Latvian poet

Also known as: Aleksandrs Čadarainis

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Latvian literature
…inspired by folk songs, but Aleksandrs Čaks (pseudonym of Aleksandrs Čadarainis) created a new tradition, describing in free verse, with exaggerated images, the atmosphere of the suburbs. His outstanding work was a ballad cycle, Mūžības skartie (1937–39; “Marked by Eternity”), about the Latvian riflemen of World War I. His influence…
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…inspired by folk songs, but Aleksandrs Čaks (pseudonym of Aleksandrs Čadarainis) created a new tradition, describing in free verse, with exaggerated images, the atmosphere of the suburbs. His outstanding work was a ballad cycle, Mūžības skartie (1937–39; “Marked by Eternity”), about the Latvian riflemen of World War I. His influence…
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