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The Slovak Poet
Milan Rufus:
And That's
the Truth!
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Slovak-English edition of selected poems (54 poems) of Milan Rufus,
poet laureate of Slovakia, illustrated with paintings by Koloman Sokol,
translated from Slovak to English by James Sutherland-Smith and Viera
Sutherland-Smith.
Features: First edition in English and Slovak, 54 poems by Milan Rufus,
with twelve illustrations by Koloman Sokol.
Slovak poet laureate Milan Rufus is the most translated Slovak poet
into foreign languages. His selected poems have been published in German,
Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, Macedonian,
Polish, Ukrainian, and Baltic languages. Recipient of many highest awards,
Rufus has been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year
since 1993. Like his counterpart Vaclav Havel, Rufus was silenced by
the communist regime from writing such "dangerous" thoughts. Being a
poet of unusual moral strength, Rufus went underground, becoming a kind
of national conscience for Slovakia. His aim is humanistic values and
poetic purity. Foreign translators and literary critics extol not only
his heroic courage to put his faith in the resiliency of man under oppression
and deprivation of human rights, but also his original ability to synthesize
universal humanistic values with the values of his distinctive Slavic
ethnicity
A leading personality of twentieth century art, Koloman Sokol is one
of those few artists born in Slovakia whose art has reached beyond his
country's borders. Sokol's wide-ranging artistic agenda originated in
his unceasing powerful inner energy devoted to the oppressed and humiliated.
However, he was also able to express uncompromised views and judgments.
In 2002, he celebrated his 100th birthday living here amongst us in
USA.
The first collaborative work in English on Slavic mythology
The STORY-NARRATIVE by Dr. Ivan Hudec, former Minister of Culture,
and by Jeff Schmitz, an American journalist
SCHOLARSHIP by Dr. Dusan Caplovic, Dr. Emma Nezinska, and by Dr. Albert
Devine, Jr.D., Ph.D.
ENGLISH VERSION by Drs. Nezinska and Devine and Mr. Schmitz
Student Edition: 168 pp. (Forthcoming)
97 B&W Illustrations, Paperback,
ISBN 0-86516-503-3
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Illustrated Slovak History:
A Struggle for Sovereignty in Central Europe
by Anton Spiesz; Foreword by Dusan Caplovic
Translation and Notes for the English-language edition
by Dr. Martin Votruba, Dr. Michael Kopanic, Dr. John Karch, Dr. Albert
Devine, Dr. David Daniel, Charles Sabatos, and Joseph J. Palus, Jr.
This title presents the history of Slovakia in the
context of Central Europe in terms of the latest scholarship and in
context of on-going historical debate about Slovak history and its
presentation in post-socialist world. The translation and extensive
original footnotes by a team of distinguished North American scholars
contribute to making this the newest text about Slovakia based on
recent scholarship and contemporary historiographical debate. This
book also features over three hundred and fifty full-color illustrations,
maps, figures, and index.
(Forthcoming)
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