![]() Nezval's ideal was to produce art that reflected and enhanced people's lives. Two gags which stop mouths for all eternity Like an inmate looking for the end of the prison-yard Two shots in the dark round the corner of the street that I walked down Two shots in the dark which don't miss their target As the title would suggest, it is Nezval at his most lyrical: The 'Song of Songs' comes from a collection called 'Edison' published in 1928. It is often said that he produced his best work during this period. He headed numerous revues and literary groups and later wrote of the time that 'such an atmosphere of miracles can only ever be experienced once'. He was enchanted by the city and wrote a book about it, called 'the Prague Pedestrian'. The mid twenties were a golden period for Nezval in Prague. At the time the young rogue was busier writing stuff like this. While submitting articles to periodicals left right and centre, Nezval never finished his degree because he didn't hand in his written thesis. ![]() Its members were influenced by the extravagant and nonsensical actions of the Dadaists elsewhere in Europe. ![]() 'Devetsil' translates botanically as 'butterbur', or more literally as 'nine forces'. He became a member of the avant - garde 'Devetsil' group at its inception. He was dazzled by the big city lights, and all of the literary possibilities that Prague presented him with. Nezval took to the Czech capital like a duck to water. ![]()
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