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Non so se a qualcuno di voi sia mai capitato di innamorarsi di un luogo quando l'ha visitato per la prima volta ed ha avuto l'impressione di esserci già stato, di essere finalmente tornato a casa. Eppure e così che a volte accade. Decidiamo di andare in un posto, che per puro caso è proprio quella città invece di un'altra e quando ci troviamo lì e la osserviamo, tutto ci sembra ovvio e già visto, e abbiamo la sensazione di averci già vissuto in un'altra vita anche se sappiamo bene che, non avendo ricordi precedenti, la vita è una sola e la stiamo vivendo ora.
A collection of twenty-nine tales or legends associated with several well-known sites of old Prague. These buildings, landmarks, and whole areas are woven through with stories that bear the weight of many long centuries of Bohemian history.
For more than eight centuries, the Jews of Prague lived in the Prague ghetto. During that time, Jewish Prague had always been a place of much mystery to outsiders, even to the closest Christian neighbors. Uncover the secrets of this long forgotten world. Learn about how the famous Old-New Synagogue received its name; about the four words that saved the Prague Jews in the Middle Ages; about Rabbi Loew and his Golem who could be brought to life by inserting a magic card into his mouth; about the Candelabra of Jerusalem finding its way to Prague; about hard-working Maisel and his inheritance; about how the faith of Pinkas was tried; about learned Rabbi Rashi's grave; and about much more.
Written in the early 1890s, before Czech independence and in an age of patriotic upsurge and romanticism, these thirty-four tales quite naturally reflect a glorification of the Czech past. While the details of the legends are necessarily archaic, peopled by kings and noblemen, ghosts and magic, the themes are universal. Now at the dawn of a new era of Czech independence, they provide a fascinating new perspective to the contemporary situation.
History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe by Marcel Cornis-Pope,John Neubauer Pdf
Types and stereotypes is the fourth and last volume of a path-breaking multinational literary history that incorporates innovative features relevant to the writing of literary history in general. Instead of offering a traditional chronological narrative of the period 1800-1989, the History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe approaches the region’s literatures from five complementary angles, focusing on literature’s participation in and reaction to key political events, literary periods and genres, the literatures of cities and sub-regions, literary institutions, and figures of representation. The main objective of the project is to challenge the self-enclosure of national literatures in traditional literary histories, to contextualize them in a regional perspective, and to recover individual works, writers, and minority literatures that national histories have marginalized or ignored. Types and stereotypes brings together articles that rethink the figures of National Poets, figurations of the Family, Women, Outlaws, and Others, as well as figures of Trauma and Mediation. As in the previous three volumes, the historical and imaginary figures discussed here constantly change and readjust to new political and social conditions. An Epilogue complements the basic history, focusing on the contradictory transformations of East-Central European literary cultures after 1989. This volume will be of interest to the region’s literary historians, to students and teachers of comparative literature, to cultural historians, and to the general public interested in exploring the literatures of a rich and resourceful cultural region.
Haunted Prague by Esther Feske,Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret,Deb Schense Pdf
Prague is the most haunted of places. It is a city where magic and mystery can be found at every turn. The thirty-nine supernatural legends in this book, all but one associated with notable tourist attractions, are more than fascinating stories set in Prague. They also capture the city's images and imagination better than any guidebook or history book. This is not a collection of folktales, but only of supernatural legends for which Prague is unsurpassed. The writing is original, and the setting of each tale is described in detail to allow even an armchair traveler a magical tour of this captivating city. The stories also serve as the framework for providing an overview of Czech history and culture as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the First Czechoslovak Republic.
A Companion to Clare of Assisi by Joan Mueller Pdf
Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings and Spirituality examines Clare not merely as an obedient footnote to the friars, but as a Franciscan founder in her own right who kept primitive Franciscan ideals alive into the middle of the thirteenth century and transposed them into a woman s key. Bringing together the best of international research, the text examines Clare s importance within the early Franciscan milieu and her contribution to the thirteenth-century women's movement. It studies the radicalism of Clare's Franciscan choice, her life within the Monastery of San Damiano, her politicking with Agnes of Prague for the privilege of poverty," and her uniqueness among other women in Gregory IX's Damianite ordo. Following this historical study are critical translations and literary analyses of Clare's four letters to Agnes of Prague as well as a new translation and commentary on Clare s Forma Vitae."
Graeco-Roman Antiquity and the Idea of Nationalism in the 19th Century by Thorsten Fögen,Richard Warren Pdf
This interdisciplinary volume explains the phenomenon of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe through the prism of Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through a series of case studies covering a broad range of source material, it demonstrates the different purposes the heritage of the classical world was put to during a turbulent period in European history. Contributors include classicists, historians, archaeologists, art historians and others.
Prague Between History and Dreams by Barbara Froula Pdf
Prague is one of the last great European cities where- as Ranier Marie Rilke once said- things are aware of us. Join renowned Czech author Vaclav Cilek and artist Barbara Froula for an unforgettable journey through Prague and the Bohemian Countryside! Prague is Central Europe´s most beautiful and mysterious city. Below her ancient stones lie secrets and stories from prehistoric, Celtic, Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque ages. Short of an actual visit, there is no better way to explore this legendary city than to settle back with a collection of paintings of the city and immerse yourself in the stories of a Czech writer. Those who treasure--or anticipate-- a visit to the entrancing city of Prague will find this vision difficult to resist. Prague is a labyrinth of venerable architecture permeated with myth and folklore. Dr. Cílek guides us through the ancient city with a keen respect for her mysteries and legends. Descriptive summaries give details and folklore of the buildings, music, personalities and history of this land. Barbara Froula´s passion for capturing the essence of place has been enlivened in this magical land, and a collection of over 100 paintings is shared in the pages of this book. Those who have visited the city will find that the softness of the images rekindles and enhances their own cherished memories. The immediacy of the sketches transports the reader to marble sidewalks traversed by Mozart and Kafka, Seifert and Smetana. Then we travel to countryside and villages where we find treasures such as Stones of Memory, the World Heritage Sites of Telc, Cesky Krumlov, and more. ..As a Czech expatriate who remained in love with the city where I spent my youth, I want to compliment you on the magical portrait of it and the sensitive text which I find unparalleled with any I have seen about the Golden City... Thank you for the pleasure your art has given me and for rekindling the genius loci for me.-D.Z., Evanston Prague is indeed a unique place where history and dreams are truly interwoven. There are only a few people who understand the alchemic processes that have resulted in such a bizarre, often paradoxical but wonderful amalgamation. Václav Cílek is definitely one of them, and the soft airiness of Barbara Froula´s paintings engages the reader in this genuine Central European message. His Excellency Martin Palous, Czech Ambassador to the U.S.
A poignant reflection on alienation and belonging, told through the lives of five remarkable people who struggled against nationalism and intolerance in one of Europe’s most stunning cities. What does it mean to belong somewhere? For many of Prague’s inhabitants, belonging has been linked to the nation, embodied in the capital city. Grandiose medieval buildings and monuments to national heroes boast of a glorious, shared history. Past governments, democratic and Communist, layered the city with architecture that melded politics and nationhood. Not all inhabitants, however, felt included in these efforts to nurture national belonging. Socialists, dissidents, Jews, Germans, and Vietnamese—all have been subject to hatred and political persecution in the city they called home. Chad Bryant tells the stories of five marginalized individuals who, over the last two centuries, forged their own notions of belonging in one of Europe’s great cities. An aspiring guidebook writer, a German-speaking newspaperman, a Bolshevik carpenter, an actress of mixed heritage who came of age during the Communist terror, and a Czech-speaking Vietnamese blogger: none of them is famous, but their lives are revealing. They speak to tensions between exclusionary nationalism and on-the-ground diversity. In their struggles against alienation and dislocation, they forged alternative communities in cafes, workplaces, and online. While strolling park paths, joining political marches, or writing about their lives, these outsiders came to embody a city that, on its surface, was built for others. A powerful and creative meditation on place and nation, the individual and community, Prague envisions how cohesion and difference might coexist as it acknowledges a need common to all.
