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An Austrian poet and dramatist (1801-82); born at Prague. He began with dramas of Bohemian history, many of which were staged but only one printed, "Wratislav and Jutta" (1835). As a lyric poet and balladist he was more successful; his "Poems" (1824) contain fine lyrics, and "Schwerting the Saxon Duke" is still high in popular favor. His longer poems- "Vlasta, a National Hero-Poem of Bohemia", and "The Monastery", are fluent in style, pure and elegant in language. "A Monument to Karl Egon, Prince of Furstenberg" consists of a garland of sonnets; "Devout Meditations of a Man of the World" is a didactic poem.