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Aspazija
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Also known as Else Aspasija, Elza Pliekšāne

Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (née Elza Rozenberga; 16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. Aspazija is the Latvian transliteration of Aspasia.

Person · Open Library

Born
1868
Died
1943
Works
13

Top works

  • Ilgu zeme
  • Vientulības krāsa
  • Ragana ; The silver veil
  • Dzejas izlase
  • Aspazijas [raksti.]

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
Latvia
Active from
1865
Active to
1943

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Listeners
1
Total plays
6

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Person.name
Aspazija
Person.image
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Person.birth_name
Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Rozenberga
Person.birth_place
Zaļenieki parish, Russian Empire
Person.death_place
Jūrmala, Generalbezirk Lettland (Nazi-occupied Latvia)
Person.occupation
Poet Playwright politician
Person.spouse
Rainis
Person.awards
Order of the Three StarsCross of Recognition
Person.movement
Romanticism

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date of birth
1865-03-04
date of death
1943-09-05
Commons category
Aspazija
name in native language
Johanna Emīlija Lizete Rozenberga
married name
Elza Pliekšāne
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Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (née Elza Rozenberga; 16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. Aspazija is the Latvian transliteration of Aspasia.

== Biography == Aspazija was born and raised in a wealthy peasant family in the Dobele county of Courland Governorate near Jelgava in 1865, where she studied and was active in youth organizations. She left the gymnasium during the last year of her studies, and in 1886, married Wilhelm Max Valter. Later, she became interested in literature, mainly by German authors. Her first publication appeared in 1887 in the newspaper Dienas Lapa. In 1891, she divorced her husband and, until 1893, worked as a private teacher in Jaunsvirlauka. In 1893, she settled in Riga and started to work as a journalist. In 1894, her first plays Vaidelote and Zaudētās tiesības were staged in Riga.

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