Bohdan Kaminský
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Bohdan Kaminský (pen name of Karel Bušek) (February 24, 1859 in a hamlet Husa near Sychrov – July 13, 1929 in Poděbrady) was a Czech poet and translator.
Kaminský was originally a wood-carver. In the years 1878-82 he studied arts in Prague. During his life Kaminský frequently travelled abroad.
Literary work[]
Kaminský is associated with the literary group Lumír. His verses are about disappointment in love and social injustice but he also wrote humorous, ironic poems and texts for a comedy theatre. Another motive was his birthplace area.
Kaminský also translated from French (Molière) and German (Schiller).
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Categories:
- Czech poets
- Czech male poets
- Czech male writers
- 1929 deaths
- 1859 births