Prokop František Šedivý
Prokop František Šedivý (July 4, 1764 – c. 1810) was a significant Czech playwright, actor, and translator of the National Revival era. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern Czech theater and he was involved in founding the first entirely Czech-language theater .
Biography[]
Generally, there is not much information about Šedivý's life. He was born in Prague, into a brewer's family, and probably worked as a state official later.
Works[]
Šedivý's best-known plays are Kníže Honzík (Prince Honzík, the very first Czech play), Pražští sládci (The Prague Brewers), and České Amazonky (The Czech Amazons, 1792).
He translated Shakespeare's King Lear into Czech.
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- 1764 births
- 1810 deaths
- 19th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights
- Czech male dramatists and playwrights
- Czech translators
- 19th-century translators
- 18th-century translators
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