Vincas Krėvė-Mickievičius biography

 Vincas Krėvė-Mickievičius biography

Vincas Krėvė-Mickievičius, additionally known as Vincas Krėvė, (born Oct. 19, 1882, Subartonys, Russian Lithuania—died July 7, 1954, Broomall, Pa., U.S.), Lithuanian poet, philologist, and playwright whose mastery of fashion gave him a foremost place in Lithuanian literature.

After serving as Lithuanian consul in Azerbaijan, Krėvė turned professor of Slavonic languages and literature in Kaunas (1922–39) and later in Vilnius. He went into exile in 1944, shortened his title to Vincas Krėvė, and from 1947 was professor on the University of Pennsylvania.

Krėvė turned internationally recognized by his assortment of Lithuanian people songs (Dainos). National feeling suppressed by overseas rule discovered expression in his performs and gained him nice reputation amongst Lithuanians. Šarūnas, Dainavos kunigaikštis (1912; “Sharunas, Prince of Dainava”), Skirgaila (1925; “Prince Skirgaila”), Likimo keliais (1926–29; “Along the Paths of Destiny”), and Karaliaus Mindaugo mirtis (1935; “The Death of King Mindaugas”) have a romantic view of the previous; however he was additionally a sensible observer with a deep understanding of human nature, as is proven in his village drama Žentas (1921; “The Son-in-Law”) and in his brief tales—significantly these contained in Sutemose (1921; “Twilight”) or Po šiaudine pastoge (1922–23; “Under a Thatched Roof”). He additionally tailored Lithuanian legends in Dainavos šalies senu žmoniu padavimai (1912; “Legends of the Old People of Dainava”) and themes from Oriental legends in Rytu pasakos (1930; “Tales of the Orient”). Among his final works, Dangaus ir žemes sūnus (1949; “The Sons of Heaven and Earth”) reveals nice energy of expression in portraying Hebrew life in Herod’s time.