Eliška Krásnohorská

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

  1. 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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