Folklore & Mythology, World Literature, Fiction Subjects

Old Czech Legends

Name: Old Czech Legends
Author: Alois Jirasek, M. Holecek
ISBN: 9781856100205

by Alois Jirasek, M. Holecek

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Overview

Written in the early 1980s, at a time of patriotic upsurge and romanticism, these legends reflect a glorification of the Czech past, tempered by a sense of nostalgia reflected in old Czech legends, tales of Old Prague, and myths of the Middle Ages and ancient prophecies.