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 | What is melody for a song, for a poem is rhyme. This is not just my own belief, but one shared by many other people, especially by poets of the nineteen century. As pounding heart gives the living body regular rhythm, I believe the same does rhyme and melody for the poetry and music. This book is a small collection of selected poems, written by Bohemian romantic poets, living during the nineteen century, when European civilization was reaping its greatest cultural accomplishments. Czechs would have next to nothing in their cultural heritage, if it wasn’t for Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák, for Mácha, Erben, Vrchlický, and of course, many other composes, writers, poets and artists from that remarkable era. In this translation I tried, as much as I could, to adhere to poetry’s original form, with corresponding meaning and rhyming sentences. Particularly, in Mácha’s “May”, I dutifully copied his sometimes “chaotic” style, as some of his critics claimed when it was first self-published in 1836. Only after his death his work was appreciated and despite all his critics at that time, he is now recognized as the greatest Bohemian poet. This book contains only a small selection of authors and even smaller selection of their poetry. Since I was guided only by my preferences and limitations, it might not represent exactly the typical work of these poets. However, I believe that this selection will give you, the reader, at least a succinct reflection, a mere glimpse into Bohemian poetry of the nineteen century. It might hopefully lure you into this long forgotten, romantic world. | ||||||||||||||
| ISBN-13: 978-1475105421 ISBN-10: 1475105428 | |||||||||||||||
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