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Josef Václav Sládek(yôzef vätsläf slädek)

• -Czech poet and translator
• (18451912)

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Where is Czech Republic?
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There it is
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Biography

• He was born in Zbiroh in 1845.
• After High School in Zbiroh he went to College in
  Prague (capital city of Czech Republic).
• During studies he was a member of two poetic
  associations Oreb and Vltavan.
• In 1868 he interrupt studies and departed to
  America. He was amazed by new opportunities in
  United States and returned in 1970.
• During a visit of USA he got an experience that
  distinguish him form other Czech writers.

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Biography

• He worked as an writer, editor, English teacher
  and magazine publisher.
• He was two times married, first wife died 13
  month after wedding.
• He became famous as an owner and leader of
  magazine Lumír.
• Lumír criticized actual political situation and
  Czech society.
• As a retirement he translated many famous English
  works to Czech language including 32 plays by
  Shakespeare.
• During translation of 33.play (Henry VI.) he
  died.

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USA

• In 1868 he departed to United States for 4 years.
  There he worked as an editor of Czech Newspaper,
  a teacher of children from Poland, a farmer and
  ship worker. His great experience crystallizes
  his opinions and support him in idea to be poem
  writer.

• He describes his experiences from America in his
  first book called Básne (Poems). In this book
  he describes an atmosphere of living in United
  States. He felt a compassion with Native
  Americans. All of his impressions he describes in
  two-part collection of book of travels Americké
  obrázky (American Pictures). Main part of the
  book is about oppression of Native Americans.
  United States propagated freedom and democracy,
  but they didnt respect it.

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J.V.Sládeks works

• Lyric poetry collections
• Jiskry na mori (1880)
• (Sparks On The Sea)
• Svetlou stopou (1881)
• (The Light Footprint)
• Na prahu ráje (1883)
• (At The End Of The Paradise)
• Sluncem a stínem (1887)
• (Sun And Shadow)
• Folk poetry
• Selské písne a ceské znelky (1898)- his probably
  the best work (Farm Songs and Czech Theme Tunes)
• political lyric
• Ceské písne (1892) (Czech Songs)
• reflective lyric poetry
• V zimním slunci (1897)
• (In The Winter Sun)
• Za soumraku (1907)
• (During Nightfall)
• Léthé a jiné básne (1909)

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Lesní studánka/ The Forest Spring

• Znám kritálovou studánku,
• kde nejhlubí je les,
• tam roste tmavé kapradí
• a vukol rudý vres.
• Tam ptáci, lane chodí pít
• pod javorový kmen,
• ti ptáci za dne bílého,
• ty lane v noci jen.
• Kdy usnou lesy hluboké
• a kolem ticho jest,
• a nebesa i studánka
• jsou plny zlatých hvezd.

• I know about a crystal pool
• There the deepest forest is,
• There grows a dark fern
• And ruby heather.
• Birds and does come to drink
• Under the maple log,
• The birds during the day,
• Does during the night.
• When deep forests fell asleep
• And all around is quiet,
• The heavens and the pool
• Are full of golden stars.

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Lesní studánka/ The Forest Spring

• Part of anthology Zvony a zvonky (The Bells and
  Little Bells)
• Josef Václav Sládek wrote it in 1894 (after
  return from USA)
• Poetry for children.