- Václav Kliment Klicpera
Václav Kliment Klicpera (
November 23 1792 –September 15 1859 ) was a Czechplaywright ,author , andpoet . He was one of the first presenters of Czechdrama , and was especially influential in the foundation of comedic Czech theater.Klicpera was born in
Chlumec nad Cidlinou . After graduating from a gymnasium (a European secondary school) in 1813, he moved toPrague . There he studiedphilosophy in 1816 andmedicine in 1818. In June of 1819 he was made a professor at a gymnasium in Hradec Králové. In 1850 he becameschoolmaster of aPrague gymnasium.He was skilled in writing
chivalric plays and patriotically-themed historical dramas that became the foundation of modern Czech drama. He is also recognized for hisfarce s (in Czech "frašky"), in the Platonic tradition. He also wrote historical romance stories, plays from his own era, and plays withfairytale motifs. Klicpera supported the advancement of Czech theatre through the publication of plays in the "Klicpera's theatre" edition.He died in Prague and is buried in the city's Olšany graveyard.
Works
* "Divotvorný klobouk", 1820
* "Hadrián z Římsů", 1821
* "Ján za chrta dán", 1829
* "Rohovín Čtverrohý", 1825
* "Zlý jelen", 1849External links
* [http://www.radio.cz/en/article/11866 2001 "Czechs in History" article on Radio Praha website]
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