Štefan Žáry

Štefan Žáry (December 12, 1918, Poniky – August 25, 2007, Bratislava) was a Slovak poet, prosaist, translator and essayist; author of erotic lyric poetry, patriotic and anti-war poems, reminiscential prose. In his patriotic poems, he expresed his disappointment of a civilization progress. He translated mainly French literature.

His works was initially related with surrealism, later he referred to folk and classical traditions. Notable works includes collection of poems "Srdcia na mozaike" (1938), "Meč a vavrin" (1948), "Smaragdové rúno" (1977), "Malá letná suita v štyroch vetách" (1995), parodies of Slovak folk songs "Satironikon" (1990), novel "Ktorýsi deň z konca leta" (1998).

References

*cite web
title=Žary Štefan
work=Internetowa encyklopedia PWN
url=http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000454
accessdate=2007-11-27
language=Polish
publisher=Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
*cite web
title=Žáry Štefan
work=WIEM Encyklopedia
url=http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/26551,,,,ry_tefan,haslo.html
language=Polish
accessdate=2007-11-27

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NAME=Žáry, Štefan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=poet, prosaist, translator, essayist
DATE OF BIRTH=December 12, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH=Poniky, Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH=
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