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May (Hardcover)
Karel Hynek Macha; Illustrated by Jindrich Styrsky; Translated by Marcela Sulak
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R415
Discovery Miles 4 150
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Poetry. Translated from the Czech by Marcela Sulak. Compared to
Byron, Keats, Shelley, and Poe, called Lautreamont's "elder
brother" by the Czech Surrealists, Karel Hynek Macha (1810-1836)
was the greatest Czech Romantic poet, and arguably the most
influential of any poet in the language. MAY, his epic masterpiece,
was published in April 1836, just seven months before his death.
Considered the "pearl" of Czech poetry, it is a tale of seduction,
revenge, and patricide. A paean as well to his homeland, virtually
every Czech student and adult can recite the first stanzas of the
poem from memory, and new editions still regularly appear in Czech
bookstores. Unlike many of his European peers, Macha's work has
been largely ignored in English translation. The present volume
provides the original text in parallel.
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Gypsies (Paperback)
Karel Hynek Macha; Translated by Geoffrey Chew
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R369
R333
Discovery Miles 3 330
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Macha was the greatest figure of literary Czech High Romanticism.
This Gothic novel reaches out to uncover identity - of mysterious
strangers, of rapists and murderers, even of national origins - but
at every point it resists truthful answers.
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May (Paperback)
William E Harkins; Karel Hynek Macha
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R222
Discovery Miles 2 220
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The book is a translation, in rhymed and rhymic verse, of the Czech
writer Karel Hynek Macha's long poem in the Byronic style, one of
the most famous works of Czech literature. William Harkins is the
translator and editor, and the poem, rendered here in both English
translation and Czech, is accompanied by a preface and
introduction. The story concerns the unhappy fate of a bandit hero
who unwittingly kills his own father, who had seduced his lover.
The poem is replete with an atmosphere of destiny and doom. The
principal ironic device is paradox: life and love, emblematic of
joy and happiness, lead inevitably to torture and death for the
crime of parricide. Nature, at first rejoicing in the joy of love,
turns into a mirror of gloom and death. Indeed, the poem is notable
as one in the Byronic mode that closely involves Nature as a
participant in the drama. Another notable feature is the poet's
identification of himself with the victims of the tragedy, and the
poem can be regarded as a premonition of the poet's imminent death,
which occurred several months later in a tragic accident. Macha's
poem was perhaps the strongest influence on subsequent Czech poetry
and prose. Its romantic devices clearly anticipate much of
twentieth-century literature: surrealism, existentialism, isolation
and estrangement.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Spisy Karla Hynka Machy, Volume 1; Spisy Karla Hynka Machy;
Karel Hynek Macha Karel Hynek Macha J. Laichter, 1907
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Spisy, Volume 2; Spisy; Karel Hynek Macha Karel Hynek Macha
Kober, 1862 History; General; History / General
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