Fráňa Šrámek
Fráňa Šrámek (born January 19, 1877 in Sobotka , † July 1, 1952 in Prague ) was a Czech poet, writer and dramaturge. Šrámek was with Stanislav Kostka Neumann the leader of anarchist groups and advocate of anti-militarism . His work is assigned to impressionism .
Life
In 1886 he moved with his parents to Písek , a town where a large part of his theater plays and novels take place. After attending grammar school in Písek and Roudnice nad Labem , he first studied at the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague , then dropped out and devoted himself to literature. His one-year military service was extended by one year because of his anti-military statements. From 1903 he lived in Prague, joined the literary circle New Cult ( Nový kult ) around Neumann, was active in the anarchist movement and sympathized with the socialist anti-military youth group around Emil Špatný. Because of his participation in peace demonstrations and his anti-war poem "Píšou mi psaní" he was sent to prison. In 1914 he fell seriously ill, but was then called up for military service. After the founding of Czechoslovakia , he joined the group around Karel Čapek , but was no longer politically active - as in his early youth. During the Second World War he did not leave his house in protest against fascism. In 1946 he was appointed national artist of Czechoslovakia.
Works
Among the best of his works are poems and short stories that he wrote at the beginning of the century. These works were about anarchism and resistance to war. Later he turns to the sensual life. They are soulful love poems, stories marked by love for nature and youth.
Poetry collections
- Modrý a rudý (1906)
- Splav
- Ještě zní
- Života bído, přec tě mám rád (1905)
- Nové básně
- Rány, růže (1945)
Novels
- Stříbrný vítr (1910) - filmed in 1954 by Václav Krška, (The Silver Wind, Artia, 1959)
- Tělo
- Past
- Křižovatky
stories
- Sláva života
- Žasnoucí voják
- Osika
- Klavír a housle
- Prvních jednadvacet
Plays
- Červen (1905)
- Luna
- Zvony
- Léto (1915), (Sommer, Heris-Verl. 1921)
- Měsíc nad řekou (1922) - filmed in 1953 by Václav Krška , ( Moon over the river , Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1970)
- Plačící satyr
- Ostrov velké lásky
- Hagenbek
- Dvě království
- Pravda
literature
- František Buriánek: Fráňa Šrámek, Prague 1981
- Hikers in spring , on the 50th birthday of Fráňa Šrámek, translated by Otto Pick , introduced by Karel Čapek , Khol, Praha 1927.
See also
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Fráňa Šrámek in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Fráňa Šrámek in the catalog of the German National Library
- Fráňa Šrámek - sources, texts, works, translations, media on Wikilivres (also known as Bibliowiki )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Šrámek, Fráňa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet, writer and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sobotka |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1952 |
| Place of death | Prague |