Karel Hlaváček
Karel Hlaváček (born August 24, 1874 in Prague ; † June 15, 1898 there ) was a Czech poet and painter, a decadent and representative of Czech symbolism .
He published his literary works and reviews of the visual arts in the Moderní revue . He also illustrated for this magazine. Hlaváček was a co-founder and chairman of the Sokol Association in Prague's Libeň district . During his life he could not assert himself with his work and always struggled with financial problems. He died of tuberculosis .
Works
His poetry collections are characterized by musicality.
- Falk sonnets (Sokolské Sonety) - First collection of poems. It is mostly about verses of appeal with decadent basic features.
- Late in the morning (Pozdě k ránu) - The collection captivates with its musical variety of sounds, achieved through repetition of words and your own rhyme. He tries to suggest a mood to the reader and uses the sounds of words. He uses images of unreal landscapes in twilight. The poems are melancholy and sad. A typical work of Czech symbolism.
- Mstivá kantiléna - poems written from the perspective of a person condemned to starvation. The historical background is the revolt of the Dutch Geusen in the 16th century.
- Psalms (Žalmy) - collection of poems in hymn verses, unfinished.
literature
- Fedor Soldan: Karel Hlaváček, type české dekadence . Kvasnička & Hampl, Prague 1930, ( Nová bibliotéka 32).
- Otto M. Urban: Karel Hlaváček. Výtvarné a kritické dílo . Arbor Vitae et al., Český Krumlov 2002, ISBN 80-8630020-X , ( Vera effigies 1).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hlaváček, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1898 |
| Place of death | Prague |