Vojtěch Martínek
Vojtěch Martínek (born April 11, 1887 in Braunsberg , † April 25, 1960 in Ostrau ) was a Czech writer, prose writer, poet, literary critic and publicist.
He studied Czech and German at the Philosophical Faculty at Prague University and then worked as a teacher at the secondary school in Ostrava, was a dramaturge at the local theater and chairman of the Moravian Circle of Writers ( Moravské kolo spisovatelů ).
Works
His literary work is wide-ranging. He belonged to the ruralists and intellectuals who represented critical realism. In his novels he describes the national and social changes in the Ostrava region during industrialization.
Martinek started out as a poet influenced by Josef Svatopluk Machar .
poetry
- Cesty - 1909
- Sešit sonetů - 1910
- Jsme synové země - 1912
- Zahrada - 1917
- Tichá píseň - 1920
- Ráj srdce - 1926
- Píseň o domovoně - 1937
- Monology Jury Třanovského - 1946
prose
- Černá země (Black Earth), trilogy of novels, a kind of chronicle about the living conditions in the Ostrava region in the 90s of the 19th century until the beginning of the First World War . Part 1: Jakub Oberva Part 2: Plameny (The Flames) Part 3: Země duní (Roaring Land)
- Kamenný řád (Order of Stone), another trilogy that connects to Black Earth and ends in the 1940s.
- Trojí cesta Blažeje Potěšila - 1942
- Stavy rachotí
Children's books
- Povídka o Popelce
- Čarovné kvítí
Other publications
- Literary-historical studies on Petr Bezruč , Josef Svatopluk Machar , František Sokol-Tůma and others
Web links
Commons : Vojtěch Martínek - collection of images
- Literature and other media by and about Vojtěch Martínek in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Vojtěch Martínek in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martínek, Vojtěch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer, prose writer, poet, literary critic and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1960 |
| Place of death | Ostrau |