Rusalka: A Lyrical Fairy Tale in Three Acts (Modern Czech Classics) - Softcover

Kvapil, Jaroslav

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8024643812 ISBN 13: 9788024643816

Verlag: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2020

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Famous as the libretto for Antonín Dvorák&;s opera of the same name, Jaroslav Kvapil&;s poem Rusalka is an intriguing work of literature on its own. Directly inspired by Hans Christian Andersen&;s famous &;The Little Mermaid,&; Kvapil&;s reinterpretation adds an array of nuanced poetic techniques, a more dramatic tempo, and dark undertones that echo the work of eminent Czech folklorist Karel Jaromír Erben. All of these influences work in tandem to create a poetic work that is familiar yet innovative.
 
Transposed into the folkloric topos of a landlocked Bohemia, the mermaid is rendered here as a Slavic rusalka&;a dangerous water nymph&;who must choose between love and immortality. Thus, Rusalka, while certainly paying homage to the original story&;s Scandinavian roots, is still a distinct work of modern Czech literature. Newly translated by Patrick Corness, Kvapil&;s work will now find a fresh group of readers looking to get lost in one of Europe&;s great lyrical fairy tale traditions.

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Jaroslav Kvapil (1868&;1950) was a Czech poet, theater director, translator, and playwright. Patrick Corness is a translator from Czech, German, Russian, and Ukrainian. He is currently visiting professor of translation at Coventry University in England.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 8024643812
• ISBN 13: 9788024643816
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 133
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