Štefan Žáry

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Štefan Žáry (December 12, 1918, Poniky – August 25, 2007, Bratislava) was a Slovak poet, prosaist, translator and essayist; author of erotic lyric poetry, patriotic and anti-war poems, reminiscential prose. In his patriotic poems, he expresed his disappointment of a civilization progress. He translated mainly French literature.

His works was initially related with surrealism, later he referred to folk and classical traditions. Notable works includes collection of poems Srdcia na mozaike (1938), Meč a vavrin (1948), Smaragdové rúno (1977), Malá letná suita v štyroch vetách (1995), parodies of Slovak folk songs Satironikon (1990), novel Ktorýsi deň z konca leta (1998).

[edit] References

• Žary Štefan (Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
• Žáry Štefan (Polish). WIEM Encyklopedia. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.

Persondata
NAME	Žáry, Štefan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	poet, prosaist, translator, essayist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 12, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poniky, Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH