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Vít Vlnas: Temno Jiráskovo a jiná barokní temna
Vít Vlnas: Temno Jiráskovo and other baroque temna
Event by: Knihovna Jiřího Mahena v Brně, Centrum pro studium raného novověku
Location: Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Kobližná 4, Brno-střed
About event
Alois Jirásek's novel Temno and its film adaptation by director Karel Steklé significantly marked the image of the Baroque era in Czech historical consciousness. What is myth and what is fact? Was Jirásek the creator of this idea, or was he based on older sources? Is there such a thing as a "Jirásk-Nejedlovské" conception of the Czech past? These are some of the questions that Professor Vít Vlnas' lecture will try to answer