Josip Murn
Josip Murn | |
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| Born | 4 March 1879 Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 18 June 1901 (aged 22) Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Literary movement | Fin de siecle, Symbolism |
Josip Murn (pronounced [ˈjóːsip ˈmùːɾn]), also known under the pseudonym Aleksandrov ([alɛˈksáːndɾɔw]; 4 March 1879 – 18 June 1901) was a Slovene symbolist poet. Together with Ivan Cankar, Oton Župančič, and Dragotin Kette, he was regarded as one of the beginners of modernism in Slovene literature. After France Prešeren and Edvard Kocbek, Murn was probably the most influential Slovene poet of the last two centuries.