Laza Kostić
Lazar Kostić (; 12 February 1841 – 27 November 1910) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer,
aesthetician, journalist, publicist, and politician who is considered to be one of the greatest minds of
Serbian literature. Kostić wrote around 150 lyrics, 20 epic poems, three dramas, one monograph, several essays, short stories, and a number of articles. Kostić promoted the study of
English literature and together with
Jovan Andrejević-Joles was one of the first to begin the systematic translation of the works of
William Shakespeare into the
Serbian language. Kostić also wrote an introduction of Shakespeare's works to
Serbian culture.
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