Poems in Slovak

Marína is the name of a Slovak romantic poem by Andrej Sládkovič (Andrej Braxatoris) written in the Winter of 1844 and published two years later in 1845 in Pest. Alongside his lyrico-epical work, Detvan, it is considered the pinnacle of his poetic career. It has been translated into German, Polish, Hungarian and French. The work has components of both love and reflexive poetry. Still, balladic themes are also present, which surge from his sorrowful love for Mária Geržová. In the year 1845, on one of the meetings of the Tatrín association, this piece was considered too un-Slavic. Now it is cons