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Bohdan Ihor Antonych Богдан-Ігор Антонич | |
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Born | Nowica, Galicia, Austria-Hungary | October 5, 1909
Died | 6 June 1937 Lviv, Poland | (aged 27)
Occupation | poet, writer, translator, literary critic |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Citizenship | Austria-Hungary West Ukrainian People's Republic Ukrainian People's Republic Poland |
Alma mater | Lviv University |
Period | 1931 37 |
Parents | Vasyl Antonych (father) |
Bohdan-Ihor Vasyliovych Antonych ( Ukrainian: Богдан-Ігор Васильович Антонич; 5 October 1909 – 6 July 1937) was a 20th-century Ukrainian poet. [1] In 1934 Antonych received third prize honours from the Ivan Franko Society of Writers and Journalists for his work Three Signet Rings. [2]
Antonych was born and raised in the Lemko village of Nowica where his father, Vasyl, was a parish priest. In 1928 Antonych left Nowica to study at Lviv University, where he remained until he received his degree in Slavic studies in 1933. [3] In order to help finance his chosen career of professional writer, he occasionally worked as an editor for journals such as Dazhboh and Karby. Antonych died from pneumonia on 6 July 1937. [3] In October 2009, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative coin in his honor as a part of their "Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine" series. [4]
In his poetry he combines the principles of imagism with a life-affirming paganism inspired by Lemko folklore. He declared himself "a pagan in love with life" and "a poet of spring intoxication". [1]