Early Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert |
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Author:
| Seifert, Jaroslav |
Translator:
| Loewy, Dana |
ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1383-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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Imprint: | Hydra Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Seifert's poetry is strongly situated within the Czech literary tradition of Poetism, which evolved into a playful, light-hearted refuge from world history while maintaining an edge of social consciousness. Called "a living symbol of the continuity in modern Czech literature" by Václav Havel, Seifert remains a towering figure in European poetry more than a decade after his death.
Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Seifert's poetry is strongly situated within the Czech literary tradition of Poetism, which evolved into a playful, light-hearted refuge from world history while maintaining an edge of social consciousness. Called "a living symbol of the continuity in modern Czech literature" by Václav Havel, Seifert remains a towering figure in European poetry more than a decade after his death.