Maria Pekshena ( Latvian. Pēkšēna Marija , October 10, 1845 - December 8, 1903 ) - the first Latvian female playwright.
| Maria Pekshena | |
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| Latvian. Pēkšēna Marija | |
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| Date of Birth | October 10, 1845 |
| Date of death | December 8, 1903 (aged 58) |
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| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | playwright |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Literature
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Born in a wealthy peasant family. She graduated from the city school in Wolmar . She worked as a governess in the Nuku estate since 1869 in Vecat , where the play “Gertrude” ( Latvian “Ģertrūde” ) was written about the conflict between society and a woman of modern times. She won the first prize in a competition organized by the Latvian society, but for censorship reasons the play was staged only in 1877 .
The second play, “One Story” ( Latvian “Vienu stāstu” ), appeared on the stage of the Latvian Theater in the same year, had a similar plot.
In the early 1880s, she moved to Riga , to her brother Jekab Pekshen, who was engaged in law practice. A cousin, Konstantin Pekshen , later became an outstanding architect.
In Riga, the plays Travel companions ( Latvian. Ceļa biedri ) and Time of Flowers ( Latvian. Laiku ziedi ) were written , which had difficulties with censorship. Unpublished plays and a collection of poems “In the sun and in the shade” ( Latvian “Saulgoži un pakrēšļi” ) are kept in the manuscript department of the Latvian Academic Library.
Died in Riga, buried in the Big Cemetery [1] . In 1990, the sculptor A. Varpa installed a memorial stone in Ramatas parish, Valmiera district. [2]
Literature
- Briedis Andris . Būs četras Ģertrūdes. - Liesma, 2000. (Latvian.)
- Lāce Antra . Uzdrošināšanās zīmē. - Liesma, 2000. (Latvian.)
Notes
- ↑ Nekropole. Marija Pēkšēna
- ↑ Latvijas Enciklopēdija. Riga. SIA "Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība". - 2007. g. ISBN 9984-9482-0-X . Article "Marija Pēkšēna"
Links
- Biography of Maria Pekshane on the Valmiera Library website (Latvian)
- Vecate estate on mesta.lv (inaccessible link)