Antonín Sova

Antonín Sova (born February 26, 1864 in Patzau ; † August 16, 1928 there ) was a Czech poet and writer .

Life

The son of a village teacher first attended grammar school in Pelhřimov , later in Tábor and Písek , where he also passed his Abitur. This was followed by a law degree in Prague , which he dropped out for financial reasons. In 1886 he worked on Ottův slovník naučný and a year later took the post of clerk in the health department at Prague City Hall. In 1882 he made a trip to Italy . In 1895 he signed Česká moderna , a manifesto of the Czech writers. From 1898 to 1920 he was the director of the Prague City Library and took part in excursions to Germany and Belgium . In the mid-twenties he fell ill with a serious illness that made it impossible for him to move.

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His friendship with the daughters of the poet Jaroslav Vrchlický , who introduced him to Lumír poetry, had a great influence on his work . He wrote his first poems while attending school under the pseudonym Ilja Georgov . On the recommendation of Adolf Heyduk and Jaroslav Vrchlický, he worked on the creation of Otto's conversation lexicon. He later became an active member of the Mai group ( Májovci ) and the Umělecká beseda literary circle .

His works are characterized by symbolism and impressionism . In his later works he concentrated on lyrical descriptions of nature from his South Bohemian homeland and on subjective poetry.

With his works he fought against society and embodied a critical attitude of an entire young generation. His patriotism and the search for moral and social values are also characteristic.

In 1928 the collection Lyrische seconds der Seele and 1922 poems appeared in German .

He also wrote two novels and the novella Pankrác Budecius about the village cantorat at the end of the 18th century. The main inner belt asteroid (2647) Sova is named after him.

Works

Contributions to: Czech anthology: Vrchlický . Sova. Otokar Březina . Transferred from Paul Eisner. Austrian Library , 21; Insel-Bücherei , 106th Insel, Leipzig 1917, 1922

literature

V. Petrbok: Sova Antonín. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001-2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 436 f. (Direct links on p. 436 , p. 437 ).

Web links

Commons : Antonín Sova - collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature and other media by and about Antonín Sova in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Literature by and about Antonín Sova in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 SP. Discovered 1980 Sept. 29 by Z. Vávrová at Kleť. ”

personal data
SURNAME	Sova, Antonín
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Georgov, Ilja (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech poet and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 26, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	Patzau
DATE OF DEATH	August 16, 1928
Place of death	Patzau

[1] Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 SP. Discovered 1980 Sept. 29 by Z. Vávrová at Kleť. ”