Arnošt Procházka
Arnošt Leopold Antonín Procházka (born November 15, 1869 in Prague ; † January 16, 1925 there ) was a Czech literary and art critic of decadence .
Life
After dropping out of law school, Procházka worked as a bank clerk in Prague. Together with Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic , he founded the literary magazine Moderní revue in 1894 and was publisher and editor. After his death, the magazine ceased operations. As a representative of decadence poetry, he strove for a subjectivist and exclusive art. Procházka translated French, German, English and Italian literature into Czech and used over 90 pseudonyms .
plant
- Prostibolo duše (Prostibulum of the Soul), 1895
- Literární silhuety a studie (Literary Silhouettes and Studies), 1895
- Básnické jaro (Poetic Spring), 1902
- Odilon Redon , 1904
- Cesta krásy (Path of Beauty), 1906
- Meditace (meditations) 1912
- Na okraj doby (At the Edge of Time), 1912
- Polemiky (polemics), 1913
- Rozhovory s knihami, obrazy i lidmi (Conversations with books, pictures and people) 1916
- Tanec smrti (Dance of Death ), 1917
- Erotická sexualita v literatuře a umění: Diář kritikův (Erotic Sexuality in Literature and Art), 1919
- Dnové života (Days of Life), 1922
- Soumrak (Dusk), 1924
- Torsa veršů; Torsa prosy , 1925
- Relikviář (The Reliquary), 1928
Web links
Commons : Arnošt Procházka - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature and other media by and about Arnošt Procházka in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Individual evidence
- ↑ Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950, p. 292
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Procházka, Arnošt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Procházka, Arnošt Leopold Antonín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech literary and art critic of decadence |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1925 |
| Place of death | Prague |