Anna Pravdová When you say “Czech artists in interwar Paris”, everyone today thinks of the names František Kupka, Josef Šíma, Jindřich Štyrský and Toyen. When the same thing was said to the art-loving Parisian of the twenties, the names Georges Kars, Othon Coubine and François Zdenek or François Maurice Eberl came to mind in the […]
Miroslav Bárta a Hana Vymazalová (eds.) Tento svazek suplement Pražských egyptologických studií je věnován památce profesora Břetislava Vachaly, dlouholetého pracovníka Českého egyptologického ústavu FF UK, zkušeného a světově uznávaného vědce a nadšeného popularizátora egyptologického bádání. Texty jsou připraveny pro širší českou veřejnost se záměrem přiblížit poslední výsledky v oboru egyptologie a egyptské archeologie. První […]
Michal Hořejší This book focuses on critical analysis of the discourse on the Bohemian Forest National Park (BFNP) between 1991 and 2010. This large-size protected area has over the long term been the subject of highly critical debate among various participants including top political representatives, particularly as a result of several cases of massive disturbances […]
Filip Coppens, Jiří Janák, Květa Smoláriková (eds.) Professor Bareš’s admirable passion for knowledge nicely corresponds to the main focus of the religious and magical spells from the Late Period shaft tombs in Abusir, whose ultimate goal was to acquire a sacred status by accumulating secret knowledge. It is hence with great pleasure that on […]
Šimon Haikl Koukal The book is divided into three parts. In the first part Bernard Williams’ internalist interpretation of reasons for action is presented. The second and third part deal with sceptical and constructive aspects, respectively, of his moral thoughts. This structure follows chronological order of Williams’ writing. The internalist theses precedes both his major […]
Hana Blažková This book aims to analyze Czech literary criticism of the 1990s from the perspective of political reading and tries to find the reasons for the depoliticization of the Czech literary field. It disputes the thesis that literature was stripped of its social roles and commitments at the beginning of this decade and […]
The edition of the diaries of one of the most prominent figures of the interwar avant-garde, Karl Teige (1900–1951), from 1912‒1925, represents a unique set of notes that Teige kept from childhood to early adulthood. Buy in e-shop
Alenka Jensterle Doležal The monograph brings thirteen studies by Alenka Jensterle Doležal focused on Slovenian literature and Slovenian-Czech relations. The contributions in the first part examine various areas of intercultural communication between two small Slavic nations in the context of the Central European area and focus on the influence of Slovenian intellectuals in the […]
Petra Polláková This study primarily focuses on the issues of circulation and various methods of appropriating calligraphic practices within the framework of transnational art history, as well as Czech art after 1948. Inspirations from the area of calligraphy have also contributed significantly to the development of interdisciplinary approaches, particularly in the context of the […]
Karolina Válová et al. The František Listopad’s centenary has been celebrated with an artistic-academic project called „100 František / Jorge Listopad“, also covering Czech and Portuguese culture. Since April 2021, the Portuguese Department of the Department of Romance Studies of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague (represented by Karolina Válová), the […]