Eliška Krásnohorská

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Eliška Krásnohorská
Portrait of Eliška Krásnohorská by Jan Vilímek
Born	Alžběta Pechová (1847-11-18)18 November 1847 Prague, Austrian Empire
Died	26 November 1926(1926-11-26) (aged 79) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Resting place	Olšany Cemetery
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Czech

Eliška Krásnohorská (18 November 1847, Prague – 26 November 1926, Prague) was a Czech feminist author. She was introduced to literature and feminism by Karolína Světlá. She wrote works of lyric poetry and literary criticism, however, she is usually associated with children's literature and translations, including works by Pushkin, Mickiewicz and Byron.^[1]

Krásnohorská wrote the libretti for several operas by Bedřich Smetana: The Kiss, The Secret, The Devil's Wall and Viola.

References

↑ Francisca de Haan, Krasimira Daskalova, Anna Loutfi (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements And Feminisms. Central European University Press. ISBN 963-7326-39-1.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 19722922 LCCN: n83215061 ISNI: 0000 0001 2277 1891 GND: 118989405 BNF: cb121873494 NKC: jk01062911

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Name	Krasnohorska, Eliska
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Date of birth	18 November 1847
Place of birth	Prague, Austrian Empire
Date of death	26 November 1926
Place of death	Prague, Czechoslovakia

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