Realms of Memory in the Process of Shaping the Modern Czech Nation
Author:
Petr Čornej, Václava Kofránková et al.
Year of publication:
2021
Publisher:
Historický ústav
ISBN:
978-80-7286-381-5
The book traces the changes in the perception and interpretation of profile historical figures (Přemysl Otakar II, Charles IV and George of Poděbrady, Jan Žižka, St. Cyril and Methodius, St. Wenceslas, Mayor Kubata) and phenomena (relation to the monarchy, Hussites, rural emancipation, Czech-German relations, the attitude of Czech society towards the Church and its symbols, family memory and its public manifestations) in the Czech historical tradition from the late 18th century to the first quarter of the 20th century. The text deals mainly with the updating potential of these historical figures and phenomena as realms of memory in the Czech national-emancipation movement of the 19th century and in the very process of shaping the modern Czech nation.
