Krasnohorska, Eliska (1847–1926)
Krasnohorska, Eliska (1847–1926)
Czech poet, editor and librettist. Name variations: (pseudonym) Solimna Retkvicka. Born Nov 18, 1847, in Prague, Czechoslovakia; died Nov 26, 1926, in Prague; dau. of Dorota Vodvarkova and Pech Krasnohorski; never married.
Wrote many works of lyric poetry, books for children (especially Her Stubborn Head), and social literary criticism; wrote libretto for the opera Leila by composer Bendl; also wrote 4 librettos for Smetana: Hubicka (Kiss), Tajemstvi (Sacred), Certova stena (The Devil's Wall) and the unfinished Viola; edited the 1st Czech women's journal (Women's Letter) and helped found the 1st girls' gymnasium in Prague; trans. the works of Pushkin and Byron, among others.
See also autobiographies From My Life and What the Years Bring.
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