Eliška Krásnohorská

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Eliška Krásnohorská
Jan Vilímek - Eliška Krásnohorská.jpg
Portrait of Eliška Krásnohorská by Jan Vilímek
Born Alžběta Pechová
(1847-11-18)18 November 1847
Prague, Austrian Empire
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Prague, Czechoslovakia
Resting place Olšany Cemetery
Occupation Writer
Nationality Czech

Eliška Krásnohorská (18 November 1847, Prague – 26 November 1926, Prague) was a Czech feminist author. She was introduced to literature and feminism by Karolína Světlá. She wrote works of lyric poetry and literary criticism, however, she is usually associated with children's literature and translations, including works by Pushkin, Mickiewicz and Byron.[1]

Krásnohorská wrote the libretti for several operas by Bedřich Smetana: The Kiss, The Secret, The Devil's Wall and Viola.

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