Jaroslav Vrchlický
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| Jaroslav Vrchlický | |
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 Portrait of Jaroslav Vrchlický by Jan Vilímek |
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| Born | Emil Bohuslav Frída 17 February 1853 Louny, Austria |
| Died | 9 September 1912 (aged 59) Domažlice, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Spouse(s) | Ludmila Podlipská |
| Children | Eva Vrchlická |
| Relative(s) | Bedřich Frida (brother) |
Jaroslav Vrchlický (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈvr̩xlɪtskiː]; 17 February 1853, Louny, Bohemia – 9 September 1912, Domažlice) was one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets. He was born Emil Bohuslav Frída, Vrchlický being a pseudonym.
He also wrote epic poetry, plays, prose and literary essays and translated widely from various languages, introducing e.g. Dante, Goethe, Shelley, Baudelaire, Poe, and Whitman to Czech literature.
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