Kamil Bednář Books

A beautiful collection of puppet shows, showing the importance of puppet theater in Czechoslovakia.

Throughout the decades since 1877, when Marius Petipa first devised "Swan Lake" for his students in the Imperial Russian Ballet, and later when Tschaikovsky gave it magical music, the story has cast its spell. Each era has seen variations in the roles of he Prince, the Odette-Odile Swan Queen, the Queen Mother, as performed by distinguished dancers, and as portrayed by notable graphic artists. Petipa borrowed from a German legend; the present retelling goes back to a different traditional version to let the reader know that the sorcerer's wickedness was defeated by Prince Siegfried, and the lovers were united.

Edice pro malé čtenáře, ilustrovaná Ludmilou JIřincovou, převyprávěná na motivy klasického baletu Kamilem Bednářem. Medailón napsal Dr. Vladimír Vašut.

This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII’s reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand’s extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero—Cyrano De Bergerac—and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage. This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.