Karel Toman
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Karel Toman (born February 25, 1877 in Kokovice , † June 12, 1946 in Prague ; birth name Antonín Bernášek ) was a Czech poet, journalist and translator.
Life
Toman attended high school in Slaný and later the archbishop's seminary in Příbram . He began and dropped out of law studies, worked as a clerk in the National Assembly archives, moved to Vienna , traveled through Germany, England, France and the Netherlands.
His poetic career began in the vicinity of the literary circle Moderní revue to Arnošt Procházka , Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic , Karel Hlaváček , František Gellner , Stanislav Kostka Neumann , Jiří Mahen , Fráňa Šrámek , Rudolf Těsnohlídek , Viktor Dyk .
In 1917 he became editor of the daily newspaper Národní listy . He also published in other magazines.
After the First World War , Toman worked with the Lidové noviny .
plant
The poet joined the Czech democratic literary movement and is classified as part of the group of anarchist rebels. He made his debut as a poet on February 1, 1895 in the Moravian magazine Niva . He described contemporary society with a view to the socialist movement, conflicts between people who leave their traditional environment, revolt against society, suffer in war, break from disappointed love and death.
Poetry collections
- Pohádky krve (1898)
- Torzo života (1902)
- Melancholická pouť (1906)
- Sluneční hodiny (1913)
- Verše rodinné a jiné (1918)
- Měsíce (1918)
- Hlas ticha (1923)
- Stoletý kalendář (1926)
Published in German
- The Soldier through the Ages , 1964
literature
- V. Petrbok: Toman Karel. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 14, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2012–, ISBN 978-3-7001-7312-0 , p. 383 f. (Direct links on p. 383 , p. 384 ).
- František Buriánek: Karel Toman. Prague 1985
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Karel Toman in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Karel Toman in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toman, Karel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bernášek, Antonín (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet, journalist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kokovice |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1946 |
| Place of death | Prague |