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. Many of his poems were satires of political and social conditions. In the poetic cycle ''The Conscience of the Ages'' (1901–1921), of which ''Golgotha'' was the initial volume, he contrasted antique with

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, favoring the former. His '' Magdalena'' (1893, translated into English by

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, 1916), a satirical novel in verse, concerns the treatment of women. Both Machar's use of colloquial diction and his skepticism greatly influenced Czech literature and public opinion. He was the father of Sylva Macharová, one of the first Czech nurses and first head of the Czech School of Nursing. He cooperated with T. G. Masaryk resistance organization Maffie from December 1914.PRECLÍK, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (Masaryk and legions), váz. kniha, 219 str.,first issue - vydalo nakladatelství Paris Karviná, Žižkova 2379 (734 01 Karvina, Czechia) ve spolupráci s Masarykovým demokratickým hnutím (Masaryk Democratic Movement, Prague), 2019, , pp. 4 - 6, 8 - 9, 21 - 22, 87 - 89, 124 - 128,140 - 148,184 - 199

References

External links

Several works by Josef Svatopluk Machar on the website of the Municipal Library in Prague
(in Czech) {{DEFAULTSORT:Machar, Josef Svatopluk 1854 births 1942 deaths Writers from Kolín People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Czech Realist Party politicians Czechoslovak National Democracy politicians Members of the Revolutionary National Assembly of Czechoslovakia Czech poets Czech male poets