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'''Arthur Breisky''' (May 14, 1885, [[Roudnice nad Labem]] near [[Prague]] – 1910, [[New York]], [[USA]]) was a [[Czech people|Czech]] writer of [[Decadent movement|Decadence]]. ▼
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▲'''Arthur Breisky''' (real name '''Arthur Vincenc Josef Breiský''': May 14, 1885, [[Roudnice nad Labem]] near [[Prague]] – 1910, [[New York City]],
He was a novelist, a translator, literary editor, and a playwright; wrote a number of reviews on [[modernism|modern literature]] and [[modern art|art]].
Died as a lift boy, probably committed an error.
Born in [[Roudnice nad Labem|Roudnice]], Arthur started his education in [[Prague]] but moved with the family to [[Louny]] in 1899. Nowadays, there is a street in Louny named after Arthur Breisky.
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*[http://www.vejr.cz/regiz/archiv/osobnosti/breisky.html Details of his work, biography] {{cs icon}}▼
*[http://www.ff.cuni.cz/tinweb/tw?ST=03&SID=00978C0235&L=02&KDE=016&RET=Spisy+Arthura+Breisk%C3%A9ho Selected bibliography from the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts], [[Charles University]], Prague {{cs icon}}▼
==External links==
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▲*[http://www.ff.cuni.cz/tinweb/tw?ST=03&SID=00978C0235&L=02&KDE=016&RET=Spisy+Arthura+Breisk%C3%A9ho Selected bibliography from the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Charles University]], Prague {{
*[http://slovoasmysl.ff.cuni.cz/node/123 Naked Masks: Arthur Breisky or How To Be a Czech Decadent_1 ]
*[https://dspace.cuni.cz/handle/20.500.11956/90881 Arthur Breisky and Oscar Wilde: Criticism, Mask, Mystification]
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Latest revision as of 21:29, 28 June 2024
Arthur Breisky (real name Arthur Vincenc Josef Breiský: May 14, 1885, Roudnice nad Labem near Prague – 1910, New York City, United States) was a Czech writer of Decadence.
He was a novelist, a translator, literary editor, and a playwright; wrote a number of reviews on modern literature and art. Was also known as a dandy and aesthetician, and a master of mystification both in his literary works and in real life.
Died as a lift boy, probably committed an error.
Born in Roudnice, Arthur started his education in Prague but moved with the family to Louny in 1899. Nowadays, there is a street in Louny named after Arthur Breisky.
Outline of works[edit]
Best known books:
- Triumf zla (The Triumph of Evil) (1910)
- Dvě novely (Two stories) (1927)
Essays and critical reviews:
- Střepy zrcadel (Shattered Mirrors) (1928)
His correspondence and unpublished papers from 1902–1910 have been gathered and later published as a book V království chimér (In the Kingdom of Chimeras).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Details of his work, biography (in Czech)
- Selected bibliography from the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts[permanent dead link], Charles University, Prague (in Czech)
- Naked Masks: Arthur Breisky or How To Be a Czech Decadent_1
- Arthur Breisky and Oscar Wilde: Criticism, Mask, Mystification