Konstantin Biebl
Konstantin Biebl (born February 26, 1898 in Slavětín nad Ohří , † November 12, 1951 in Prague ) was a Czech poet .
Life
Konstantin Biebl attended secondary school , which he never finished, in Louny and went to Prague. There he had shortly thereafter as a soldier in the First World War . In January 1918 he was injured in the Balkans , captured by partisans and sentenced to death. However, he managed to escape.
After 1918 he studied at the medical faculty, but did not finish his studies either. In the 1920s he became a member of the socially oriented avant-garde group Devětsil . In 1926, Biebl took a boat trip to Java , Ceylon and Sumatra . After 1934 he became a member of the group of surrealists . After the Communist seizure of power in 1948, he was increasingly criticized, it was accused of formalism and the inability to write in the style of so-called socialist realism .
At the age of 53 years Konstantin Biebl committed on 12 November 1951 in Prague suicide .
Act
Biebl's literary work began with proletarian poetry, influenced by Jiří Wolker and his uncle Arnošt Ráž , through poetism and surrealism to social poetry of the post-war period. His first poems appeared in the student magazine Cíl (Ziel) in Louny. Subsequent works turn to a distinctly gloomy motif due to experiences caused by the war. This is followed by works that were shaped by his friendship with Wolker and his travels. His poetry is laid out pacifistically , but with a pessimistic undertone as regards future, worldly and personal developments.
Translations into German
- Poetry album 117. Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1977.
- Bohemian paradise . Ludewig, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-9805851-2-3 .
- Plancius . Ludewig, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-9805851-7-4 .
- Slavětín . Private print by Peter Ludewig, Munich 2001.
- The first palm . Private printing by Peter Ludewig, Munich 2002.
- Where do we want to live now . Private printing by Peter Ludewig, Munich 2002.
- In memoriam Jiří Wolker . Private printing by Peter Ludewig, Munich 2003.
- At a funeral meal . Ludewig, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-9808640-3-0 .
- Wolker . Ludewig, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-9810572-1-X .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Konstantin Biebl in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Konstantin Biebl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Konstantin Biebl , information about K. Biebl on the homepage of his place of birth Slavětíně nad Ohří
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biebl, Konstantin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Slavětín nad Ohří |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1951 |
| Place of death | Prague |