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Martin Hilský

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Czech literature historian, translator and university educator

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Prof. Martin Hilský is professor emeritus of English literature at Charles University in Prague and a translator. He is most acclaimed for his translations into Czech of William Shakespeare's works for which he was awarded the 2011 Czech State Award for Translation.

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2015Česká hlava
2011Czech Medal of Merit
2011Czech State Award for Literature
2003Tom Stoppard Prize
2001Member of the Order of the British Empire
1992Josef Jungmann Award

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Prof. Martin Hilský is professor emeritus of English literature at Charles University in Prague and a translator. He is most acclaimed for his translations into Czech of William Shakespeare's works for which he was awarded the 2011 Czech State Award for Translation. In 2001 he was named an honorary holder of the Order of the British Empire. He has also written extensive prefaces and epilogues for several books.

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