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    Czech literature can refer to literature written in Czech, in the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia, earlier the Lands of the Bohemian Crown), or...
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    development of Czech literature. The oldest Czech translation of the Psalms originated in the late 13th century and the first complete Czech translation...
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    During the two following centuries, Czech language had been more or less eradicated from state administration, literature, schools, Charles University, and...
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  • the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely...
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    Kosík, Ivan Sviták, Václav Havel). A source drawing from literature, however, distinguished the Czech national philosophy from the speculative tradition of...
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  • Bohemistics, also known as Czech studies, is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates Czech language and literature in both its historic...
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    Ladislaus Dussek. List of Czech laureates of international music awards Thomas, Alfred (1998-01-01). Anne's Bohemia: Czech Literature and Society, 1310–1420...
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  • The Czech State Award for Literature (Czech: Státní cena za literaturu) is an award given by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The Czech State...
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    The Good Soldier Švejk (category Male characters in literature)
    Švejk During the World War. The book is the most translated novel of Czech literature, having been translated into over 50 languages. Hašek originally intended...
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    The Czech literature of the Middle Ages is very rich in translations of Biblical books, made from the Vulgate. During the 14th century all parts of the...
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    The Czechs (Czech: Češi, pronounced [ˈtʃɛʃɪ]; singular Czech, masculine: Čech [ˈtʃɛx] , singular feminine: Češka [ˈtʃɛʃka]), or the Czech people (Český...
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  • independent, until 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded it, Czech literature enjoyed one of its high points. Czech writers developed their works as aesthetic pieces rather...
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    Czech Academy for Sciences, Literature and Arts (founded in 1890). The academy is the leading non-university public research institution in the Czech...
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  • list of literature pages categorized by country, language, or cultural group. Sometimes these literatures will be called national literatures because...
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  • student must take Czech language and world literature, consisting of a reading and grammar exam, a writing exam, and a literature oral exam. The second...
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    concept and form. The book remains the most widely read work of older Czech literature. The world is portrayed as a city which resembles a labyrinth, entered...
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    Paul Leppin (category Biography articles needing translation from Czech Wikipedia)
    German, he was in close contact with Czech literature. He translated Czech books and wrote articles on Czech literature. He was also an editor of two literary...
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    in Literature – since 1901 Hugo Award - since 1953 Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings – since 1966 Neustadt International Prize for Literature – since...
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  • Public holidays in the Czech Republic are defined by Act No. 245/2000, on national (public) holidays, on other holidays, on significant days and on days...
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    Milan Kundera (category Philosophers of literature)
    Kundera (UK: /ˈkʊndərə, ˈkʌn-/ KU(U)N-dər-ə, Czech: [ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra] ; 1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile...
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    Karel Čapek (category CS1 Czech-language sources (cs))
    Karel Čapek (Czech: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] ; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known...
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    "the poet of anxiety", others spoke of him as "the Odd-man out" of Czech literature. Karel Čapek, his contemporary, dubbed him "the man of pain." He was...
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    The Grandmother (category Culture articles needing translation from Czech Wikipedia)
    a classic piece of Czech literature. This most frequently read book of the Czech nation was published more than 300 times in Czech alone and translated...
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    literature Welsh literature in English Welsh-language literature Croatian literature Cypriot literature Turkish Cypriot literature Czech literature Danish...
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    Franz Kafka (category Pages with Czech IPA)
    be his "true blood brothers". Besides these, he took an interest in Czech literature and was also very fond of the works of Goethe. Kafka was awarded the...
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  • Czech alexandrine (in Czech český alexandrín) is a verse form found in Czech poetry of the 20th century. It is a metre based on French alexandrine. The...
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    Jaroslav Hašek (category CS1 Czech-language sources (cs))
    translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature. Jaroslav Hašek's paternal ancestors were farmers rooted in Mydlovary...
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  • span from the 11th to the 15th century. Literature in this period was written in Latin, Czech and slovakized Czech. Lyric poetry (prayers, songs and formulas)...
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    Máj (category Pages with Czech IPA)
    has gained the status of one of the most prominent works of Czech literature; in the Czech Republic, the poem is usually on must-read list for students...
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