Františka Antonie Kajetána Kerschnerová, better known as Františka Stránecká (March 9, 1839 – May 27, 1888) was a Czech writer and collector of Moravian folklore.
Františka Stránecká | |
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| Born | Františka Antonie Kajetána Všetečková March 9, 1839 |
| Died | May 27, 1888 |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Occupation(s) | writer, folklore collector |
Life edit
Františka Stránecká née Všetečková, was born on March 9, 1839, in Velké Meziříčí, in the family of the local burgrave František Všetečka.[1] She grew up in Stránecká Zhoř, and used the name of the village in her pseudonym "Stránecká" later in life.[1] At sixteen, she married Ignác Kerschner.[1] The couple spent their first five years in Berehove, then they moved to Uherské Hradiště.[1] In 1874, the couple settled in Brno.[1] Stránecká lived there until her death on May 27, 1888.[2][3]
Career edit
Stránecká started writing after the death of her father and brother, as a way of coping with the situation.[2] She wrote under the pseudonym Františka Stránecká and debuted in 1868 with a collection of fairy tales titled Pohádky z Moravy, published thanks to Karel Jaromír Erben, who recommended them to the publisher Eduard Grégr.[2] She kept her real identity secret; it was uncovered in 1882, in a lecture on Czech and Moravian writers by Jan Herben.[1]
Stránecká collected fairy tales and folklore of Moravia and Slovácko and wrote about the local traditions and history,[1] including drawing patterns of embroidery, writing down recipes,[2] songs, sayings[2][3] and children's games.[3] She also wrote down detailed descriptions of traditional costumes.[2] She retold local tales and wrote short stories about the life of the local villagers.[4] Her works were published in newspapers and magazines, such as Ženské listy, Světozor, Zlatá Praha, Zora,[4] Beseda, Časopis Matice moravské, Květy,[3] as well as published as stand-alone books.[4]
Stránecká was called a "Moravian Božena Němcová".[4]
Published works edit
- Pohádky z Moravy (1868)
- Z našich hor (1877)
- Z našeho lidu (1882)
- Některé črty (1885)
- Z pohoří moravského (1886)[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Spisovatelka Františka Stránecká". Vlastivědný věstník moravský (in Czech). 13 (2): 129–130. 1958 – via Digitalni knihovna.
- ^ a b c d e f "Františka Stránecká". Stránecká Zhoř (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ a b c d "Stránecká, Františka; verehel. Kerschner, hieß eigentl. Všetečková". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische (in German). 2003. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Františka Stránecká". Město Velké Meziříčí (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-06.