Karel Jaromír Erben Writer

Karel Jaromír Erben (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈjaromiːr ˈɛrbɛn]; 7 November 1811 – 21 November 1870) was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice (Czech: Bouquet), which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes.He also wrote Písně národní v Čechách (Folk Songs of Bohemia) which contains 500 songs and Prostonárodní české písně a říkadla (Czech Folk Songs and Nursery Rhymes), a five-parted book that brings together most of the Czech folklore.

Personal facts

Karel Jaromír Erben
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1811
Birth place
Miletín , Austria
Nationality
Czechs
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1870
Place of death
Austria-Hungary , Prague
Resting place
Olšany Cemetery

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Writer

movement
Romanticism

Karel Jaromír Erben on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/Slavonic/Erben.html
  2. http://www.twistedspoon.com/bouquet.html