Alois Bejblík

Alois Bejblík (2 January 1926, Prague – 23 June 1990, Prague) was a translator and scholar of English and theatre studies. He studied English and Czech philology and comparative literature at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. In 1967, he spent a year at Cambridge on a scholarship. From 1983, he taught at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He translated from English, French, and Italian, and focused on Elizabethan poetry, drama, and prose.

Translations (selection)

  • William Shakespeare: Sen svatojánské noci, Komedie masopustu, Macbeth, Bouře, Oko za oko, Othello, and other plays
  • Francis Bacon: Nová Atlantida, Eseje
  • John Webster: Vévodkyně z Amalfi
  • Philip Sidney: Astrofel a Stella

Bibliography (selection)

  • John Webster: 3 pohledy na jeho dílo (1949)
  • Alžbětinské divadlo: Shakespearovi předchůdci (1978), Shakespearovi současníci (1980), Drama po Shakespearovi (1985), together with Milan Lukeš and Jaroslav Hornát
  • Shakespearův svět (1979)
  • Život a smrt renesančního kavalíra (1989)
  • Shakespeare a dobrá královna Anna (1989)