Štefan Žáry
Štefan Žáry (12 December 1918 in Poniky – 25 August 2007 in 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 expressed his disappointment of a civilization progress. He translated mainly French literature.
Also recorded as Stefan Zary
Štefan Žáry
- Name
- Štefan Žáry
- Born
- 12 December 1918
- Birthplace
- Poniky, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 25 August 2007
- Place of death
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Occupation
- Poet Essayist Translator
- Education
- Comenius University
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia · Slovakia
- Honours
- Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia · Klement Gottwald State Prize
- Languages
- Slovak
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Štefan Žáry (12 December 1918 in Poniky – 25 August 2007 in 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 expressed his disappointment of a civilization progress. He translated mainly French literature.
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His works were initially related with surrealism, later he referred to folk and classical traditions. Notable works include 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).
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• Name — Štefan Žáry • Born — 12 December 1918 • Birthplace — Poniky, Austria-Hungary • Died — 25 August 2007 • Place of death — Bratislava, Slovakia • Occupation — Poet Essayist Translator • Language — Slovak • Education — Comenius University
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