Karel Hynek Mácha () (16 November 1810 – 5 November 1836) was a Czech romantic poet. == Biography == Mácha grew up in Prague, the son of a foreman at a mill.
He went on to study law at Prague University; during that time he also became involved in theatre (as an actor he first appeared in Jan Nepomuk Štěpánek's play Czech and German in July 1832 in Benešov), where he met Eleonora Šomková, with whom he had a son out of wedlock.
The Diary of Travel to Italy describes his journey to Venice, Trieste, and Ljubljana (where he met the Slovene national poet France Prešeren) in 1834.
It contains forebodings of many of the tendencies of 20th-century literature: existentialism, alienation, isolation, surrealism, and so on. Mácha also authored a collection of autobiographical sketches titled Pictures From My Life, the 1835–36 novel Cikáni (Gypsies), and several individual poems, as well as a journal in which, among other things, he detailed his sexual encounters with Šomková.
The Secret Diary describes his daily life in autumn 1835 with cipher passages concerning his relationship with Eleonora Šomková. ==References== == External links == May Twisted Spoon Press edition Máj (alternate translation) Mácha's untimely death Meet ...
Karel Hynek Mácha () (16 November 1810 – 5 November 1836) was a Czech romantic poet. == Biography == Mácha grew up in Prague, the son of a foreman at a mill.
The Scott catalog number for this postage stamp honoring Macha is Scott #3446. Karel Mácha was appointed patron saint of the youth collective "De Barries" in 2019. == Works == His lyrical epic poem Máj (May), published in 1836 shortly before his death, was judged by his contemporaries as confusing, too individualistic, and not in harmony with the national ideas.
Josef Bohuslav Foerster set May for choir and orchestra as his Op.159. Mácha's genius was discovered and glorified much later by the poets and novelists of the 1850s (e.g., Jan Neruda, Vítězslav Hálek, and Karolina Světlá) and "Máj" is now regarded as the classic work of Czech Romanticism and is considered one of the best Czech poems ever written.
Lake Mácha (Máchovo jezero) was named after him in 1961. Macha was honored on a 50 Haleru and a 1 Koruna stamp on 30 April 1936, Scott Catalog # 213–214.
In 1937 a biographical film, Karel Hynek Mácha, was made by Zet Molas (a pen name of Zdena Smolová).
Recognition came after his death: in 1939, his remains were exhumed, and they were given a formal state burial at the Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague.
Lake Mácha (Máchovo jezero) was named after him in 1961. Macha was honored on a 50 Haleru and a 1 Koruna stamp on 30 April 1936, Scott Catalog # 213–214.
He was again honored on a 43 koruna postage stamp issued by the postal agency of the Czech Republic ('Česká Pošta') on 10 March 2010.
The Scott catalog number for this postage stamp honoring Macha is Scott #3446. Karel Mácha was appointed patron saint of the youth collective "De Barries" in 2019. == Works == His lyrical epic poem Máj (May), published in 1836 shortly before his death, was judged by his contemporaries as confusing, too individualistic, and not in harmony with the national ideas.
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