When the Axis powersinvaded Yugoslavia in April 1941, he escaped from Nazi-occupied Maribor to the Italian-occupied Province of Ljubljana. In the summer of the same year he joined the Communist-led partisan resistance,[2] where he worked in the area of culture and propaganda. During the People's Liberation War he emerged as one of the major poets of the Slovene resistance. Several of his battle songs became hugely popular. One of them, Hey, Brigades, became the unofficial anthem of Slovene partisan forces during World War II. It was during this period that he started to use the pseudonym Matej Bor, which he continued to use also after the war.
In 1944, he moved to Belgrade which had just been liberated by the Yugoslav partisans. There he worked at the Slovene section of Radio Free Yugoslavia, led by Boris Ziherl. Among his colleagues in Belgrade were the authors Igo Gruden, Edvard Kocbek and Anton Ingolič. In 1945 he moved back to Ljubljana, where he dedicated himself to writing and translating. He received the highest recognition for cultural achievements in Slovenia, the Prešeren Award in 1947 and again in 1952. In 1965 he became a member of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts. In the 1960s and 1970s he was the president of the Slovenian section of the International P.E.N.
During the period of Yugoslavia, he often used his influence to help dissidents or to sponsor causes challenging official policies. In the 1960s, he publicly criticized the imprisonment of the Serbian dissident writer Mihajlo Mihajlov. He was one of the founders of the environmentalist movements in Slovenia in the early 1970s. He also voiced his support for the heritage protection movement which fought against the demolishing of historic buildings in Ljubljana (such as the Kozler's Palace). In the late 1970s and early 1980s he led the platform for the rehabilitation of the victims of Stalinistshow trials in Slovenia (the so-called Dachau trials of 1947). In 1984 he helped the writer Igor Torkar to publish a novel on his experiences in the Goli Otok concentration camp.
In the 1980s Bor researched and attempted to translate Veneticinscriptions by using Slovene and its dialects. Together with Jožko Šavli and Ivan Tomažič, he advocated the theory of the Venetic origins of Slovenes, claiming that the Slovenes are the descendants of a pre-RomanSlavic-speaking people called the Veneti. None of the three men were linguists, and the theory was soon rejected by scholars, but launched a long controversy in which Bor played a prominent role.
He died in Ljubljana.
Work
Bor published a number of poetry collections. His first collection, called Previharimo viharje, was published during the anti-fascist resistance fight in 1942 by an underground publishing house. In 1959 he published the book Šel je popotnik skozi atomski vek (A Wanderer Went Through the Atom Age), an apocalyptic poetic reflection on the environmental disasters in the Atomic Age. The book was republished in several editions and was translated into the major European languages and contributed to Bor's popularity outside Yugoslavia.
Bor also wrote twelve plays and a number of literary works for children and youth. He was a regular contributor to publications for children and teenagers such as Ciciban, Pionir, Pionirski list, Najdihojca (a supplement of the journal Delo), Mali Rod (Klagenfurt) and The Voice of Youth (Chicago). He also wrote the screenplay for the filmVesna, which was released in 1954.[3] He translated a number of works by Shakespeare into Slovene.
Bor is also remembered for discovering the "letter rules" of the Venetian alphabet and Venetian grammar. His claims have been rejected by scholars.
Essential bibliography
Main poetry collections
Previharimo viharje (1942)
Pesmi (Poems, 1944)
Pesmi (Poems, 1946)
Bršljan nad jezom (Ivy on the Dam, 1951)
Sled naših senc (The Trace of our Shadows, 1958)
Podoknice tišini (Serenades to Silence, 1983)
Sto manj en epigram (A Hundred but One Epigram, 1985)
Youth literature
Uganke (Riddles, 1951)
Slike in pesmi o živalih (Images and Songs About Animals, 1956)
Sračje sodišče ali je, kar je (The Raven Court or Whatever Is Done is Done, 1961)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Matej Bor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavsic 14 April 1913 29 September 1993 who was a Slovene poet translator playwright journalist and Partisan Matej Bor in the 1930s Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 Essential bibliography 3 1 Main poetry collections 3 2 Youth literature 3 3 Discography 4 3 4 English translations 4 See also 5 Sources 6 ReferencesBiography EditMatej Bor was born as Vladimir Pavsic in the village of Grgar 1 near Gorizia in what was then the Austrian County of Gorizia and Gradisca and is today part of the Slovenian municipality of Nova Gorica After the Italian annexation of the Julian March in 1920 the family moved to Celje which was then part of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes After finishing his studies at the Celje High School Vladimir enrolled at the University of Ljubljana where he studied Slovene and Slavic philology 2 After graduation he worked as a journalist and professor in Maribor When the Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia in April 1941 he escaped from Nazi occupied Maribor to the Italian occupied Province of Ljubljana In the summer of the same year he joined the Communist led partisan resistance 2 where he worked in the area of culture and propaganda During the People s Liberation War he emerged as one of the major poets of the Slovene resistance Several of his battle songs became hugely popular One of them Hey Brigades became the unofficial anthem of Slovene partisan forces during World War II It was during this period that he started to use the pseudonym Matej Bor which he continued to use also after the war In 1944 he moved to Belgrade which had just been liberated by the Yugoslav partisans There he worked at the Slovene section of Radio Free Yugoslavia led by Boris Ziherl Among his colleagues in Belgrade were the authors Igo Gruden Edvard Kocbek and Anton Ingolic In 1945 he moved back to Ljubljana where he dedicated himself to writing and translating He received the highest recognition for cultural achievements in Slovenia the Preseren Award in 1947 and again in 1952 In 1965 he became a member of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts In the 1960s and 1970s he was the president of the Slovenian section of the International P E N During the period of Yugoslavia he often used his influence to help dissidents or to sponsor causes challenging official policies In the 1960s he publicly criticized the imprisonment of the Serbian dissident writer Mihajlo Mihajlov He was one of the founders of the environmentalist movements in Slovenia in the early 1970s He also voiced his support for the heritage protection movement which fought against the demolishing of historic buildings in Ljubljana such as the Kozler s Palace In the late 1970s and early 1980s he led the platform for the rehabilitation of the victims of Stalinist show trials in Slovenia the so called Dachau trials of 1947 In 1984 he helped the writer Igor Torkar to publish a novel on his experiences in the Goli Otok concentration camp In the 1980s Bor researched and attempted to translate Venetic inscriptions by using Slovene and its dialects Together with Jozko Savli and Ivan Tomazic he advocated the theory of the Venetic origins of Slovenes claiming that the Slovenes are the descendants of a pre Roman Slavic speaking people called the Veneti None of the three men were linguists and the theory was soon rejected by scholars but launched a long controversy in which Bor played a prominent role He died in Ljubljana Work EditBor published a number of poetry collections His first collection called Previharimo viharje was published during the anti fascist resistance fight in 1942 by an underground publishing house In 1959 he published the book Sel je popotnik skozi atomski vek A Wanderer Went Through the Atom Age an apocalyptic poetic reflection on the environmental disasters in the Atomic Age The book was republished in several editions and was translated into the major European languages and contributed to Bor s popularity outside Yugoslavia Bor also wrote twelve plays and a number of literary works for children and youth He was a regular contributor to publications for children and teenagers such as Ciciban Pionir Pionirski list Najdihojca a supplement of the journal Delo Mali Rod Klagenfurt and The Voice of Youth Chicago He also wrote the screenplay for the film Vesna which was released in 1954 3 He translated a number of works by Shakespeare into Slovene Bor is also remembered for discovering the letter rules of the Venetian alphabet and Venetian grammar His claims have been rejected by scholars Essential bibliography EditMain poetry collections Edit Previharimo viharje 1942 Pesmi Poems 1944 Pesmi Poems 1946 Brsljan nad jezom Ivy on the Dam 1951 Sled nasih senc The Trace of our Shadows 1958 Podoknice tisini Serenades to Silence 1983 Sto manj en epigram A Hundred but One Epigram 1985 Youth literature Edit Uganke Riddles 1951 Slike in pesmi o zivalih Images and Songs About Animals 1956 Sracje sodisce ali je kar je The Raven Court or Whatever Is Done is Done 1961 Pesmi za Manjo Songs for Manja 1985 Ropotalo in ptice The Scarecrow and Birds 1985 Palcki pihalcki Dwarves 1991 Discography 4 Edit Zajcek 1968 Partizan 1980 Jutri Gremo V Napad 1988 Hej Brigade 2006 published posthumly English translations Edit A Wanderer Went Through the Atom Age London Adam Books 1959 A Wanderer in the Atom Age Ljubljana Drzavna zalozba Slovenije 1970 An Anthology of Modern Yugoslav Poetry edited by Janko Lavrin London J Calder 1962 See also EditKarel Destovnik Slovenian literature Venetic theorySources EditMarija Arh Primernost Borovih pesmi za ucence od 1 do 4 razreda OS diplomsko delo Ljubljana M Arh 1993 13 15 48 50 Viktor Blazic Svincena leta Ljubljana Mladinska knjiga 1999 Janko Kos Pregled slovenskega slovstva Ljubljana DZS 2002 359 Igor Torkar Umiranje na obroke preface by Matej Bor Ljubljana Delo 1984 Ciril Zlobec Spomin kot zgodba avtobiografski roman Ljubljana Presernova druzba 1998 Document on Bor s role in the Yugoslav P E N at the Blinken Open Society Archives Biography of Igo Gruden with reference to BorReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matej Bor Matej Bor Vladimir Pavsic Pesnik prevajalec kritik daramtik partizan novinar castnik Archived from the original on 2011 10 02 Retrieved 2011 06 27 a b Stefan Barbaric 1971 Zivan Milisavac ed Jugoslovenski knjizevni leksikon Yugoslav Literary Lexicon in Serbo Croatian Novi Sad SAP Vojvodina SR Serbia Matica srpska pp 43 44 YouTube YouTube Matej Bor Discography Discogs Discogs Preceded byMesa Selimovic President of the Association of Writers of Yugoslavia1965 1968 Succeeded byAco Sopov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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