Treasury of Czech Love Poems, Quotations & Proverbs [Hardcover]

Marcela Rydlova-Erlich (Editor), Marcela Rydloua-Erlich (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

Among the 40 poets represented are Bohumil Hrabal, Milan Kundera, Jan Neruda and Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Seifert.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Going To You by Jan Alda
Golden Fish by Eva Bernardinova
The Love Song by Frantisek Branislav
Poem About You by Frantisek Branislav
Music In The Soul by Emil Frida
To The Unknown Woman by Emil Frida
Elegy by Frantisek Gellner
Confession by Frantisek Halas
So Often When I Am Embracing You by Viteslav Halek
Love, You Are Falling Asleep Like The Verdure Of Trees by Josef Hanzlik
Why Does Happiness Hang On Such A Thin Thread by Jiri Hejda
Sadness by Iva Hercikova
She Came To Me At Night by Adolf Heyduk
It Is Not by Vladimir Holan
I Wish To Sing To You As A Bird by Josef Hora
Morning Gift by Bohumil Hrabal
Sleeping Nude by Bohumil Hrabal
Sleeping Nude by Vaclav Hrabe
Variations On A Renaissance Theme by Vaclav Hrabe
At The Descent Of Love by Frantisek Hrubin
Of This World by Frantisek Hrubin
You, Jealous Star by Frantisek Hrubin
Man's Embrace by Karel Kapoun
I Fear Your Love by Milan Kundera
Why Are You So Beautiful by Milan Kundera
At A Seashore by Radmila Lexova
May by Karel Hynek Macha
Deserted Lover by Jiri Mahen
Fire by Frantisek Nechvatal
Italian Motif by Jan Neruda
The Flowers Of Love by Stanislav Karel Neumann
Like A Tawny Peach by Stanislav Karel Neumann
About The Beauties Of The Female Body by Vitezslav Nezval
Farewell And A Handkerchief by Vitezslav Nezval
When You Are Lonely by Vitezslav Nezval
You Came by Jan Noha
Regions Of Happiness by Jiri Orten
Believe Me, I Would So Truly Like by Jaroslav Seifert
Dialogue by Jaroslav Seifert
Song About Love by Jaroslav Seifert
In April by Petr Skarland
Song by Antonin Sova
Who So Tousled Your Dark Tresses by Antonin Sova
Fourteen Years Old by Frana Sramek
Overflow by Frana Sramek
January by Karel Sys
To The Young Sun by Karel Toman
By A Water On A Steep Hill by Anonymous
Flies The Little Bird, Flies by Anonymous
I Am In Love, That I Do Not Conceal by Anonymous
If I Would Know My Dear Annie That You Would Be Mine by Anonymous
Love Me by Anonymous
Tell Me My Dear If You Love Me by Anonymous
When You Are Thinking That You Are Alone by Jarmila Urbankova
Key by Helena Vajgantova
Far Away Love by Jiri Wolker
Sonnet From Your Absence by Jiri Zacek
Apostrophe by Vilem Zavada
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Language Notes

Text: English, Czech (translation)
Original Language: Czech

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781805716
• ISBN-13: 978-0781805711
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,165,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Eastern European
  • #68 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Slavic

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Word-for-word translation can be a laugh, December 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Treasury of Czech Love Poems, Quotations & Proverbs (Hardcover)

This book is undoubtedly a well-meant effort in a field that receives hardly any attention in the United States. Unfortunately, most of the poems/sayings/proverbs are translated word-for-word, with little or no effort spent on rhyme, rhythm, or even grammar. The result is often unintentionally comical.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Intoduction to Czech Poetry, January 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Treasury of Czech Love Poems, Quotations & Proverbs (Hardcover)

I found this book to be an good way to study Czech. The side by side translations allow you to learn and understand poems in Czech. It is an inspiring and romanitic introduction to Czech poetry!