What is Vítězslav Nezval?
[[File: Bust of Vítězslav Nezval in Dalešice, Třebíč District.jpg|thumb|Vítězslav Nezval]] '''Vítězslav Nezval''' (26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czech poet.<ref name=TSP /> == Biography == Vítězslav Nezval was born in the village of Biskoupky on 26 May 1900.<ref name=SCL>[http://www.slovnikceskeliteratury.cz/showContent.jsp?docId=1085 Slovník české literatury]</ref> In 1919 started to study law at the University of [[Brno]], but quickly realised that he did not want to be a lawyer. He went to [[Prague]] instead and entered the Faculty of Philosophy of Prague University.<ref name=SCL /> He attended lectures given by František Xaver Šalda, a famous literary critic, there. He was active in the Devětsil literary group.<ref name=TSP /> In 1926 he met Františka Řepová, who later became his wife.<ref name=SCL /> During the Second World War he was shortly imprisoned. After the war he worked for the Ministry of Information.<ref name=SCL /> He died on 6 April 1958 in Prague. == Works == Vítězslav Nezval was a poet, playwright, author of novels, translator and literary critic.<ref name=TSP>[http://www.twistedspoon.com/nezval.html Vítězslav Nezval at Twisted Spoon Press]</ref> He wrote a lot. He was a representative of Poetismus, which was Czech avantgarde. He was also a leading Czech [[Surrealism|surrealist]]. His poetry was strongly influenced by modern [[French literature]]. He also wrote a book of ballads in the manner of [[François Villon]] ''52 hořkých balad věčného studenta Roberta Davida''.<ref name=SCL /> Nezval's most important works are poems ''Edison'', ''Signál času'', ''Akrobat'' and ''Podivuhodný kouzelník''. They were collected in the book named ''Básně noci''.<ref name=SCL /> His novel ''Valérie a týden divů'' was made into a movie in 1970 by Jaromil Jireš.<ref name=Crit>[https://www.criterion.com/films/27860-valerie-and-her-week-of-wonders Valerie and Her Week of Wonders at Criterion]</ref> Many his poems were translated into English. For example Ewald Osers translated ''Edison''. == References == <