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Růžena Jesenská
Růžena Jesenská (b. 1863 Prague, d. 1940 Prague), was a decadent writer, a follower of Julius Zeyer. She was a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences (elected 1929), sister of Marie Jesenská and aunt of writer Milena Jesenská. Jesenská wrote novels, plays, short stories, children's books, and over 50 collections of poetry. Although few works by Czech women writers have been translated into English, writers, such as Jesenská, were widely published and read. Biography Růžena Jesenská was born into a family of many children and was the oldest daughter of an official who later became a businessman. She began training as a teacher in 1878 at St. Thomas Girls’ school in Prague, the same school she attended as a girl, and later taught at various schools in Prague. At the Fin de siècle in 1907, she was forced to retire from teaching and entered a career in journalism. Jesenská traveled extensively through the Baltic countries, France, Italy, and Russia and published unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in the Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia or whose writings are closely associated with those countries. A *Madeleine Albright (1937–2022), American politician, non-fiction writer, autobiographer, writing in English * Hana Andronikova (1967–2011)), novelist, short story writer B *Božena Benešová (1873–1936), Czech poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright * Alexandra Berková (1949–2008), novelist, short story writer, some works translated into English * Zdeňka Bezděková (1907–1999), writer, philosopher and translator * Anna Bolavá, (born 1981), novelist, poet *Tereza Boučková (born 1957), short story writer, playwright * Zuzana Brabcová (1959–2015), novelist C * Marie Červinková-Riegrová (1854–1895), biographer, autobiographer, librettist * Zuzana Černínová z Harasova (1600–1654), letter writer D *Radka Denemarková (born 1968), novelist, biographer *Dominika Dery (born 1975), poet, prose write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Prague
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
