František Gellner
František Gellner (born June 19, 1881 in Mladá Boleslav , † September 13, 1914 missing) was a Czech poet, anarchist , prose writer , painter and caricaturist.
Life
He attended high school in his hometown and studied in Mladá Boleslav from 1901, for a short time in Vienna and then at the mining academy in Příbram , then painting in Munich and Paris in 1905 , switched to the art academy in Dresden in 1909 and visited Paris again a year later . With Stanislav Kostka Neumann he led smaller anarchist groups.
From 1911 on he lived in Brno , wrote for Lidové noviny (People's Newspaper) and took part in political life. He was called up after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and has been missing since September 13, 1914.
Works
He wrote his first poems while still a student. His verses are simple, with a repeating rhythm and rhyme. He writes about himself critically and cynically, trying to moralize himself. His works are heavily influenced by anarchism. He has also worked as a writer for newspapers and magazines, including Moderní revue and Nový kult (The New Cult). He also wrote short stories, novels and dramas and worked as a translator.
- Po nás ať přijde potopa (The Flood May Come After Us), 1901
- Radosti života (The Joys of Life), 1903
- Nové verše (New Verses)
- Don juan
- Píseň zhýralého jinocha (The song of a young libertine)
literature
- M. Naušová: Satirik generace buřičů, Česká literatura, Prague 1975
Web links
- Literature by and about František Gellner in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gellner, František |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet, anarchist, prose writer, painter and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mladá Boleslav |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1914 |