Vratislav Effenberger

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Vratislav Effenberger (born April 22, 1923 in Nymburk , † August 10, 1986 in Prague ) was a Czech literary theorist.

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After graduating from industrial school, which he graduated from high school in 1944, he studied chemistry and art history as well as aesthetics at the philosophical faculty. From 1946 he worked at the Czechoslovak Film Institute, from which he was released in 1954. He then worked as a worker until 1966 and later took a position at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (FÚ ČSAV). In 1970 he was dismissed for political reasons and worked again as a worker, from 1975 as a night watchman and in 1977 he retired early.

Vratislav Effenberger was a leading figure in the surrealist group as an organizer and theorist . In 1969 he edited the surrealist magazine Analogon . Around 1968 he published in a number of newspapers and magazines dealing with literature, theater or art.

Works

The largest part was self-published or is still available as manuscripts. His film script Surovost života a cynismus fantasie ( Rawness of Life and the Cynicism of Fantasy), ( Toronto 1984), Praha 1991, has become famous . In addition, numerous of his articles have been published in newspapers and magazines. Some works were confiscated and destroyed by the security service.

Books

  • Henri Rousseau , 1963 monograph
  • Reality and Poetry (Realita a poezie), 1969
  • Creative expressions of surrealism (Výtvarné projevy surrealismu), 1969
  • Development of theatrical styles (Vývoj divadelních slohů), self-published in 1972
  • The rawness of life and the cynicism of the imagination (Surovost života a cynismus fantasie), 1984, Toronto, screenplay
  • Hunt for the black shark (Lov na černého žraloka), 1987 Munich, poems

Manuscripts and manuscripts

  • Surrealist Poetry (Surrealistická poezie) (1969)
  • Models and methods (Modely a metody) (1969)
  • Treasure of Sight (Poklad vidění) - A study from the history of modern visual arts. (1970)
  • Karel Teige (1970)
  • Karel Havlíček (1971)
  • Image and Word (Obraz a slovo) (1971)
  • Osvobozené divadlo (1972–73)
  • Karel Baron (1977)
  • The Dream and Imagination (Vidění a imaginace) (1977)

Movie

  • Vratislav Effenberger aneb Lov na černého žraloka ( Vratislav Effenberger or hunting a black shark ), document, 85 min. Directed by David Jařab (CS)

See also

List of Czech writers

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Effenberger, Vratislav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech literary theorist
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Nymburk
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 1986
Place of death Praha