Aleksandër Stavre Drenova
Albanian poet
- Lived
- 1872–1947
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
- Also writes as
- Asdreni
- Romanticism
- Realism
Updated September 2026
About Aleksandër Stavre Drenova
Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, commonly known by the pen name Asdreni, was an Albanian poet, rilindas, translator, writer and the author of the poem which later became the national anthem of Albania. He is regarded as one of the most influential Albanian writers of the 20th century and composed most of his Albanian Renaissance-inspired known works during that period.
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