The May

Karel Hynek Mácha (1810–1836) was a Czech poet and author of prose, a representative of Czech Romanticism and a founder of Czech modern poetry. He published his lyrical epic poem, Máj (May) at his own cost shortly before his untimely death. His contemporaries did not understand Máj. Mácha was accused of excessive individualism and dissonance with the national ideas. Mácha’s genius was not discover…