Karel Hlaváček

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Karel Hlaváček in 1895

Karel Hlaváček (August 24, 1874, Prague – June 15, 1898, Prague) was a Czech Symbolist and Decadent poet and artist.

He published his poetic works and art criticisms in the journal Moderní revue (Modern review). He was also active as an artist, creating works that suggest his anxieties about sex, such as Exile. He was the founding member and the first president of the nationalist and athletic Sokol group in the Prague suburb of Libeň. He died of tuberculosis aged 23.

Work

His work is notable for its great musicality.

Sokolské sonety (Sonnets of falcon or Sonnets of Sokol) - his first and least important book
Pozdě k ránu (Late before morning) - a typically melancholy Czech Symbolist book of poetry, written with musicality and unusual rhymes
Mstivá kantiléna (Vindictive cantilena) - his most important work, a Decadent book, the poetic interpretation of the Geuzen, it describes their despair
Žalmy (Psalms) - unfinished book, a collection of hymn-like poems, stylised as biblical Psalms

See also: Hlaváček

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 20480101 LCCN: n82112988 ISNI: 0000 0000 8362 9103 GND: 118963236 BNF: cb12748524s NKC: jk01041213

Persondata
Name	Hlavacek, Karel
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Short description	Czech writer
Date of birth	August 24, 1874
Place of birth
Date of death	June 15, 1898
Place of death

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