Karel Bodlák
Karel Bodlák (born November 3, 1903 in Sobieslau , † February 1, 1989 in Prague ) was a Czech literary critic, poet and teacher.
Life
He studied at the Teachers' Institute in Sobieslau and until 1924 at the Pedagogical University in Prague. After graduating, he taught the Czech language, geography and history in schools in the Kladno region , in the Russian Carpathians and in Prague. During the German occupation he joined the resistance . After 1945 he took over the management of the School Council in Prague- Dejvice and at the same time took up a position at the Ministry of Information. He started teaching in 1951 and started writing specialist articles again for the newspapers Cesta , Lidové noviny , Host , Lumír ,Literární měsíčník , List pro umění a filozofii , Orientace .
Works
Bodlak wrote poetry, literary criticism, and essays. His first work Electrical jungle (Elektrická džungle - 1924) was expected to Poetism to. At the center of his moral, pathetic and meditative poetry, one encounters people who are forever searching for enlightenment. Other works were Second and Eternity (Vteřina a věčnost, 1946), tracts and dictations (Traktáty a diktáty, 1948). Bodlak was also involved in the editorial revision of the collections of the philosopher and poet Ladislav Klíma , who exerted great influence on Bodlák and to which he also dedicated his essay The Thoughts of Ladislav Klína (Myšlenkový svět Ladislava Klímy).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Karel Bodlák in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bodlák, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech literary critic, poet and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sobieslau |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1989 |
| Place of death | Prague |