Description
Alois Jirásek's Old Czech Legends are among the most read texts in Czech literature and have become an integral part of national culture. Almost everyone knows the stories of the forefather Czech, Princess Libuše, or Horymír and Šemík, as well as sayings like 'the promised land, full of beasts and birds, overflowing with honey' and 'I see a great city, whose glory will touch the stars.' This annotated edition contains the complete text of Old Czech Legends supplemented with informed commentary. These highlight the sources from which the author drew, provide more detailed information about the places, people, and events mentioned in the legends, and refer to other works, literary, artistic, musical, or cinematic, that draw from Jirásek's legends. In an engaging graphic design with rich visual material, these well-known stories gain another dimension and will delight both readers who already know them well and those who are encountering them for the first time.
Information
Author: Jirásek Alois, Burget Eduard
Publication date: March 27, 2018
Manufacturer: Euromedia Group, a.s.
Genres: Myths and legends, Books, Fiction
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 304
ISBN/EAN: 9788024258386