num_pages: 221
description: Despite being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1984, much of Czech poet Jaroslav Seifert's work has yet to be translated into English. Publication of Early Poetry will earn for Seifert well-deserved literary recognition. Seifert's poetry is strongly situated within the Czech literary tradition of Poetism, which evolved into a playful, lighthearted refuge from world history while maintaining an edge of social consciousness.
language: English
title: The Early Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert
titlecomplete: The Early Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert
genres: Czech Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Northwestern University Press