Author: George J. KovtunPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Czech and Slovak literature in English
Author: George J. KovtunHistory of Slovak Literature
Author: Peter PetroPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773514027
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Petro (Russian, East European, and comparative literature, U. of British Columbia) writes a concise history of Slovak literature, examining in turn the medieval, Renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, realist, and modern periods. Authors examined include Hronsky, Hviezdoslav, Killar, and others; some authors are presented to English-speaking audiences for the first time. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Czech and Slovak literature in English : a bibliography
Author: George J. KovtunThe Czech and Slovak Republics
Author: M. Mark StolarikPublisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9633861543
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The essays in the book compare the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The papers deal with the causes of the divorce and discuss the political, economic and social developments in the new countries. This is the only English-language volume that presents the synoptic findings of leading Czech, Slovak, and North American scholars in the field.The authors include two former Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, eight leading scholars (four Czechs and four Slovaks), and eight knowledgeable commentators from North America. The most significant new insight is that in spite of predictions by various pundits in the Western World that Czechia would flourish after the breakup and Slovakia would languish, the opposite has happened. While the Czech Republic did well in its early years, it is now languishing while Slovakia, which had a rough start, is now doing very well. Anyone interested in the history of the Czech and Slovak Republics over the last twenty years will find gratification in reading this book.
Handbook of Polish, Czech, and Slovak Holocaust Fiction
Author: Elisa-Maria HiemerPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311066741X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
The Handbook of Polish, Czech, and Slovak Holocaust Fiction aims to increase the visibility and show the versatility of works from East-Central European countries. It is the first encyclopedic work to bridge the gap between the literary production of countries that are considered to be main sites of the Holocaust and their recognition in international academic and public discourse. It contains over 100 entries offering not only facts about the content and motifs but also pointing out the characteristic fictional features of each work and its meaning for academic discourse and wider reception in the country of origin and abroad. The publication will appeal to the academic and broader public interested in the representation of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and World War II in literature and the arts. Besides prose, it also considers poetry and theatrical plays from 1943 through 2018. An introduction to the historical events and cultural developments in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Czech, and Slovak Republic, and their impact on the artistic output helps to contextualise the motif changes and fictional strategies that authors have been applying for decades. The publication is the result of long-term scholarly cooperation of specialists from four countries and several dozen academic centres.
Czech and Slovak Literature in English
Author: George J. KovtunPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Czech literature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
I Am a Brave Bridge
Author: Sarah Hinlicky WilsonPublisher: Thornbush Press
ISBN: 1736013602
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Once upon a time an American girl moved to a little town in Slovakia. And she fell in love with the country, and with a boy. And then another boy. And then about a dozen boys fell in love with her. Many linguistic and romantic antics ensued, and a happy ending unlike any she could have foreseen. This is a story for everyone—the armchair traveler and the real one, the lover of love stories and the connoisseur of culture clash—but above all, it’s a story for anyone who is always homesick for somewhere else.
Sunshine Country
Author: Kristiny RoyovejPublisher: Christian Heritage
ISBN: 9781857928556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Palko discovers a hidden treasure, but not what you would expect. It is like a map that can share with you the secret of life and how to get to the Sunshine country.
Czech and Slovak Literature Outside of Czechoslovakia
Author: The Czech and Slovak Legion in Siberia, 1917-1922
Author: Joan McGuire MohrPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786488514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
During World War I, a specialized Russian battalion comprised of ethnic Czechs and Czech and Slovak prisoners of war--the Legion--became a pawn in an international game of power and deceit. The Legion's detour through Siberia became the greatest human interest story of the war, chronicled weekly in the New York Times and New York Herald. More than half of the Legion's troops lost their lives as the evacuation of Czech and Slovak POWs through Vladivostok precipitated the murder of the Russian royal family and forced the Legion to act as protectors of the Russian treasury and the Trans-Siberian Railway while the White and Red armies battled. For political purposes, tales of the Legion's odyssey have been buried or expunged. This volume offers the seminal account of this hidden yet epic journey, shedding light on a fascinating but forgotten facet of World War I.