Karel Sabina grew up in poverty as an extramarital child of a daughter of a sugar producing factory's director in the family of a bricklayer and a washerwoman. Sabina later claimed that he was an illegitimate son of a Polish noble. Studied philosophy and law, but did not graduate. In 1848 Sabina became one of the leaders of the Czech radical democrats, the founder of a secret radical political circle "Repeal" (the name inspired by Irish revolutionaries),[1] a member of the National Committee and the Czech congress. Sabina published many articles (several of which were censored) to magazines during this period.
Imprisonmentedit
In 1849 he was arrested for taking part in the "May Coup" (a plan to make an uprising, inspired by Bakunin, then present in Prague)[2] and in 1851 sentenced to death together with 24 other men; but these sentences were changed by the Emperor to 18 years in the Olomouc prison; in 1857 he was released, following the Emperor's general amnesty of May 8. He came back to Prague and lived as a freelance writer.
Allegations of betrayaledit
In 1870 the newspaper Vaterland accused Sabina of being a police informant. Sabina successfully sued the newspaper for a libel. In 1872, in an unofficial trial by a self-appointed jury of eight Czech intellectuals (including Jan Neruda and Vítězslav Hálek), Karel Sabina was found guilty of being an informant. Sabina, unable to find exile abroad, was forced to live in hiding in Prague. For the rest of his life, Karel Sabina denied the accusations.[3] The reasons of Sabina's alleged cooperation with the police are not quite clear; if it happened, it might have been a combination of disillusion with the failed revolution which resulted in his long imprisonment, constant police pressure afterwards and his extreme poverty.[4] Being an outcast - his books were no longer sold, on posters (such as the one for the Prodaná nevěsta - whose libretto was seen by some people as Sabina's refutation of the accusations until Miroslav Ivanov's investigation in 1971 published in Ivanov's book Labyrint proved them incorrect) his name was replaced by his initials, and he risked physical attacks whenever he appeared on the streets. However, he continued to write under pen names, some of which are unknown today, thus greatly complicating the historians' effort to make Sabina's bibliography of articles complete.
Deathedit
Sabina died in poverty and scorn in 1877, general exhaustion being given as the cause of death.[3]
Selected worksedit
As a journalist, he wrote mainly for Květy, Moravský Týdenník, Humorist, Lípa, Pražské noviny and Wčela (he was an editor in the last two, replacing Karel Havlíček Borovský in both of them).
Novelsedit
Hrobník (1837), Sexton
Blouznění (1857), Rapture
Hedvika (1858), Hedwig
Jen tři léta! (1860), Three years only!
Na poušti (1863), In the desert
Oživené hroby (1870), Enlivened Graves, inspired by his imprisonment, his best novel
Morana čili Svět a jeho nicoty (1874), Morana or The World and its Nothingnesses
Úvod povahopisný (1845), Introduction to a temperament - a very important book, being the very first study on Karel Hynek Mácha, who was Sabina's friend. This book recognised and illustrated Mácha's importance and genius.
Duchovní komunismus (1861), Spiritual Communism - about everyone's right for education
Dějiny literatury československé, The History of the Czechoslovakian Literature
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karel, sabina, names, include, arian, Želinský, blass, december, 1813, november, 1877, czech, writer, journalist, 1871, tomb, olšany, cemetery, prague, contents, life, imprisonment, allegations, betrayal, death, selected, works, novels, plays, tales, librettos. Karel Sabina pen names include Arian Zelinsky and Leo Blass 29 December 1813 8 November 1877 was a Czech writer and journalist Karel Sabina 1871 Tomb of Karel Sabina on Olsany Cemetery in Prague Contents 1 Life 2 Imprisonment 3 Allegations of betrayal 4 Death 5 Selected works 5 1 Novels 5 2 Plays 5 3 Tales 5 4 Librettos 5 5 Others 6 Sabina in popular culture 7 References 8 External linksLife editKarel Sabina grew up in poverty as an extramarital child of a daughter of a sugar producing factory s director in the family of a bricklayer and a washerwoman Sabina later claimed that he was an illegitimate son of a Polish noble Studied philosophy and law but did not graduate In 1848 Sabina became one of the leaders of the Czech radical democrats the founder of a secret radical political circle Repeal the name inspired by Irish revolutionaries 1 a member of the National Committee and the Czech congress Sabina published many articles several of which were censored to magazines during this period Imprisonment editIn 1849 he was arrested for taking part in the May Coup a plan to make an uprising inspired by Bakunin then present in Prague 2 and in 1851 sentenced to death together with 24 other men but these sentences were changed by the Emperor to 18 years in the Olomouc prison in 1857 he was released following the Emperor s general amnesty of May 8 He came back to Prague and lived as a freelance writer Allegations of betrayal editIn 1870 the newspaper Vaterland accused Sabina of being a police informant Sabina successfully sued the newspaper for a libel In 1872 in an unofficial trial by a self appointed jury of eight Czech intellectuals including Jan Neruda and Vitezslav Halek Karel Sabina was found guilty of being an informant Sabina unable to find exile abroad was forced to live in hiding in Prague For the rest of his life Karel Sabina denied the accusations 3 The reasons of Sabina s alleged cooperation with the police are not quite clear if it happened it might have been a combination of disillusion with the failed revolution which resulted in his long imprisonment constant police pressure afterwards and his extreme poverty 4 Being an outcast his books were no longer sold on posters such as the one for the Prodana nevesta whose libretto was seen by some people as Sabina s refutation of the accusations until Miroslav Ivanov s investigation in 1971 published in Ivanov s book Labyrint proved them incorrect his name was replaced by his initials and he risked physical attacks whenever he appeared on the streets However he continued to write under pen names some of which are unknown today thus greatly complicating the historians effort to make Sabina s bibliography of articles complete Death editSabina died in poverty and scorn in 1877 general exhaustion being given as the cause of death 3 Selected works editAs a journalist he wrote mainly for Kvety Moravsky Tydennik Humorist Lipa Prazske noviny and Wcela he was an editor in the last two replacing Karel Havlicek Borovsky in both of them Novels edit Hrobnik 1837 Sexton Blouzneni 1857 Rapture Hedvika 1858 Hedwig Jen tri leta 1860 Three years only Na pousti 1863 In the desert Ozivene hroby 1870 Enlivened Graves inspired by his imprisonment his best novel Morana cili Svet a jeho nicoty 1874 Morana or The World and its NothingnessesPlays edit Cerna ruze The Black Rose Inzerat Advertisement Sasek Jiriho z Podebrad Jester of George of Podebrady Malomestske klepny Smalltown GossipmongersTales edit Obrazy ze 14 a 15 veku 1844 Tales from the 14th and the 15th century Povidky povesti obrazy a novely 1845 Stories legends tales and novellasLibrettos edit Prodana nevesta by Bedrich Smetana Branibori v Cechach by Bedrich Smetana Stary zenich by Karel Bendl V studni by Vilem BlodekOthers edit Basne 1841 Poems Uvod povahopisny 1845 Introduction to a temperament a very important book being the very first study on Karel Hynek Macha who was Sabina s friend This book recognised and illustrated Macha s importance and genius Duchovni komunismus 1861 Spiritual Communism about everyone s right for education Dejiny literatury ceskoslovenske The History of the Czechoslovakian LiteratureSabina in popular culture editKarel Sabina is mentioned in several poems in prose by Ivan Wernisch References edit 1844 1849 a b Karel Sabina Archived 2008 05 06 at the Wayback Machine Karel SabinaExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Karel Sabina M Ivanov Labyrint Prague 1971 Info and photo in Czech Info and photo in Czech Database of Czech history in Czech Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karel Sabina amp oldid 1128360251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
