Jirí Wolker
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Jiří Wolker (ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvolkr̩) (March 29, 1900 – January 3, 1924) was a Czech
poet, journalist and playwright. He was one of the founding members of CPC - Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
in 1921.
, into a cultural family. He studied at the Prostějov gymnasium
, and after he graduated, he moved to Prague
. He studied law there, but simultaneously attended lectures of Zdeněk Nejedlý
and F. X. Šalda at the Faculty of Arts. He was in close connection with the association of Czech avant-garde
artists Devětsil
. Wolker suffered of lung disease and died at the age of 24.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
poet, journalist and playwright. He was one of the founding members of CPC - Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
in 1921.
Life
He was born in ProstějovProstejov
Prostějov is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Today the city is known for its fashion industry and special military forces based there....
, into a cultural family. He studied at the Prostějov gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
, and after he graduated, he moved to Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. He studied law there, but simultaneously attended lectures of Zdeněk Nejedlý
Zdenek Nejedlý
Zdeněk Nejedlý was a Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician whose ideas dominated the cultural life of what is now the Czech Republic for most of the twentieth century...
and F. X. Šalda at the Faculty of Arts. He was in close connection with the association of Czech avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
artists Devětsil
Devetsil
The Devětsil was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. The movement discontinued its activities in 1930 ....
. Wolker suffered of lung disease and died at the age of 24.
Work
- Host do domu (1921) - poetry
- Proletářské umění (1922)
- Těžká hodina (1922) - poetry, the book jacket of the first edition was created by the Czech painter Josef ČapekJosef CapekJosef Čapek was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word robot, which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek.- Biography :...
. - Tři hry (1923) - plays, rather marginal meaning
- Do boje, lásko, leť