Šimon Lomnický z Budče
Šimon Lomnický von Budeč , also called žebrák (= beggar), Lomnicius, Chodeček a Janů (* 1552 in Lomnitz , † around 1623 in Prague ), was a Czech writer.
Life
Lomnický came from a poor family and was born the son of Chodeček, a Lomnicki quarter hawker. He attended schools in Krumau and gained popularity through his eagerness to learn from the school's founder, Wilhelm von Rosenberg , who sponsored him and later gave him the job of a teacher. After studying at the Jesuit school in Neuhaus , he worked for seven years as a brewery administrator in Wittingau and clerk for his sponsor. In 1577 he married Barbara Vávrová from Shevetin . In 1585 he inherited the Vávra farm and the Ausspanne in Shevetin from his father-in-law Mikuláš Vávra, which developed economically well under his leadership. Due to the favorable location on the Linzer Steig , members of the Viennese imperial court also made guest appearances in his inn in addition to the Rosenbergers . From 1585 to 1596 he was the village judge in Shevetin. Šimon Lomnický was raised to the nobility by Emperor Rudolf II in 1594 for his satire The Arrow Cupidos ( Kupidova střela ) with the title of Budeč and appointed court poet. In 1618 he lost his property in a fire. In the following year, Shevetin was burned down by the imperial troops. He went to Prague and looked for a new livelihood with old friends, thereby joining the Protestants . After the Battle of White Mountain , he returned to the Catholic faith, he was sentenced to 100 strokes and expelled from the Prague Court. He now eke out his life as a beggar and died penniless around 1623.
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Lomnický mastered the Latin and Greek languages. He was one of the most important poets, prose writers, playwrights and moralists of the 16th century in Bohemia. He composed Catholic songs, some excerpts from psalms and prayers. He also published a cycle of short stories dealing with the deadly sins. He illustrated his moral writings, which were based on the Bible, with sermons that he took from medieval but also humanistic writings. In his work Filosofský život (1595) he quotes ancient and medieval philosophers.
Works
Songs
- Písně nové na evangelia svatá nedělní přes celý rok
- Kancionál aneb Písně nové historické na dni sváteční přes celý rok
- Krátké naučení mladému hospodáři
- Song about the death of Peter Wok von Rosenberg ( Pohřební písen o smrti Petra Voka z Rožmberka )
prose
- Knížka o sedmi hrozných ďábelských řetězích - návod, jak se ubránit Antikristovi (1586)
- Postní zvyk (1589)
- Traktát o tanci (1597)
- Utrhačů jazyk (1598)
- Vejklad prostý na nejsvětější modlitbu Otčenáš (1605)
- Tobolka zlatá (1615)
- Pejcha života (1615)
- Kupidova střela (1590)
- Dětinský řápek (1609)
- Instrukcí aneb krátké naučení… hospodáři mladému (1586)
literature
- Jiřina Mikuškovičová: Šimon Lomnický z Budče. České Budějovice 1974
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lomnický z Budče, Šimon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | žebrák (beggar); Lomnicius; Chodeček a Janů; Chodeček, Šimon (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1552 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lomnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1623 |
| Place of death | Prague |