Statue of the Latvian poet Janis Rainis in Riga, Latvia
Rainis was the pseudonym of Janis Plieksans (1865-1929) and was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts (Fire and Night, 1905) and Indulis un Arija (Indulis and Arija, 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.
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Location: Esplanade Park, Riga, Latvia, Baltic Region, Northern Europe, Europe
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