Vítězslav Hálek
Vítězslav Hálek (born April 5, 1835 in Dolínek near Mělník , † October 8, 1874 Prague ) was a Czech poet , writer, dramaturge and journalist .
Life
Together with Jan Neruda , Jakub Arbes , Adolf Heyduk and Rudolf Mayer, Hálek represented the so-called Májovci , with which a new era in Czech literature began and of which he was the spokesperson. He wrote poetry as a student at the Prague grammar school. After finishing the philosophical faculty at Charles University in Prague , he devoted himself only to literature and journalism. The focus of his work was lyric poetry. His collection of evening songs (Večerní písně) and In der Natur (V přírodě) are among the foundations of 19th century Bohemian poetry .
Above all, his stories and novellas , which revolved around Prague topics and village stories, were realistic , but also his journalistic work. As editor of the national newspaper (Národní listy) he wrote hundreds of political, literary feature articles , theater reviews and travelogues. He was involved in the first May almanac ( May 1858) and edited his yearbooks himself. Hálek was co-editor of the magazines Blumen (Květy) and Lumír .
He was active in the Artistic Discussion Round ( Umělecká beseda ), the center of cultural and social life of his time. After his death, the Májovci group disintegrated and the new generations of Ruchovci and Lumírovci came to the fore .
Works
- Spring songs (Večerní písně). Poems. 1859
- The Carter (Převozník). German from?. Furche-Verlag 1964
- The heirs of the White Mountain . Hymn. Music 1872: Antonín Dvořák
- In nature (V přírodě). Poems. 1872-1874
- Fairy tales from our village (Pohádky z naší vesnice). 1874
Honor
A memorial in his honor was erected in front of the town hall on Karlsplatz in Prague's New Town. In his native town there is an obelisk and the tomb, which is also decorated with a memorial stone.
literature
- A. Chaloupka: Vítězslav Hálek , Prague 1949
- JV Novák: Přehledné dějiny literatury české od nejstarších dob až po naše dny , Brno 1995
Web links
- Vítězslav Hálek - article by Jan Mukařovský in Slovo a slovesnost 1935
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hálek, Vítězslav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halek, Vitezslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer, dramaturge and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dolínek near Mělník , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1874 |
| Place of death | Prague , Austria-Hungary |