Rusalka

Rusalka
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Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Total Pages : 135
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ISBN-10 : 9788024643816
ISBN-13 : 8024643812
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Book Synopsis Rusalka by : Jaroslav Kvapil

Download or read book Rusalka written by Jaroslav Kvapil and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous as the libretto for Antonín Dvorák’s opera of the same name, Jaroslav Kvapil’s poem Rusalka is an intriguing work of literature on its own. Directly inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s famous “The Little Mermaid,” Kvapil’s reinterpretation adds an array of nuanced poetic techniques, a more dramatic tempo, and dark undertones that echo the work of eminent Czech folklorist Karel Jaromír Erben. All of these influences work in tandem to create a poetic work that is familiar yet innovative. Transposed into the folkloric topos of a landlocked Bohemia, the mermaid is rendered here as a Slavic rusalka—a dangerous water nymph—who must choose between love and immortality. Thus, Rusalka, while certainly paying homage to the original story’s Scandinavian roots, is still a distinct work of modern Czech literature. Newly translated by Patrick John Corness, Kvapil’s work will now find a fresh group of readers looking to get lost in one of Europe’s great lyrical fairy tale traditions.


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