Julius Zeyer (1841 - 1901)
Julius Zeyer (April 26, 1841 – January 29, 1901) was a Czech prose writer, poet, and playwright . Personal Life Zeyer was born in Prague , the son of Eleonora (née Weissel) and Jan Zeyer, a timber merchant. [ 1 ] His father came from French ( Alsatian ) nobility, and his mother was from a Jewish family, and had converted to Catholicism. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Zeyer learned the Czech language from his nanny . He was expected to take over the family's factory but instead decided to learn carpentering. Attempts to study high school and university were unsuccessful. During his life he frequently traveled in Europe and the Orient. After 1877 he moved to Vodňany , where he spent over a decade with literary work. Afterwards, he returned to Prague. He died in Prague. Works Zeyer's prose and poems are restless, nostalgic, mystical, depressive, and usually end tragically. He often blended foreign legends with national themes particular to Czech society and history. [ 4 ] Like the De...
