Václav Thám
Jan Šimon Václav Thám (born October 26, 1765 in Prague , † around 1816 in Galicia ) was a Czech poet , writer and actor.
Karel Ignác Thám's brother attended grammar school from 1775 to 1780 and then studied philosophy. After working in the police force for some time, he soon turned to acting.
He was one of the important representatives of the Bouda Theater , and later he played in the U Hybernů Theater . Because of alcohol problems, he had difficulty getting new roles since 1793. In 1799 he left Prague and played with various theater groups in the Czech Republic .
The writer's life came to a tragic end. Tháms wife, daughter of the director Heine, is said to have been mute. It was only after the child was born that she began to speak and left him shortly afterwards for another actor. He followed her, but found only her grave, where Thám died. Alois Jirásek created a literary monument for him in his work FL Věk .
Works
Thám wrote about 50 plays, only a part of which has survived. His pieces are full of passion and enthusiasm, but would not attract any more resonance after the criticism today. Thám also translated from German.
In 1785 a two-part almanac was published under the title Poems in Bound Language (Básně v řeči vázané). The work, divided into three sections, initially contains excerpts from older Czech poetry, including poems by Bohuslaus Lobkowicz von Hassenstein and Jan Amos Komenský . In the second part of the work he mainly translates excerpts from the works of German anacreontists , who sing about soulful experiences, natural beauties, wine and women. The last part of the plant includes the Tháms plant and his employees.
literature
- V. Petrbok: Thám Karel Ignác. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 14, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2012–, ISBN 978-3-7001-7312-0 , p. 285 f. (Direct links on p. 285 , p. 286 ).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Václav Thám in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thám, Vaclav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thám, Jan Šimon Václav (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet, writer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1816 |
| Place of death | Galicia |