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Complex Words, Causatives, Verbal Periphrases and the Gerund
This book focuses on the typological differences among the four most widely spoken Romance languages--French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish--and Czech. Utilizing findings from …
In Quest of History
In honor of the 2018 centennial of Czech independence, philosopher of law Jiri Priban and award-winning Czech journalist Karel Hvizdala took the opportunity to examine key moments …
Trial by Theatre
The motto "e;Narod sobe"e;-"e;From the Nation to Itself"e;-inscribed over the proscenium arch of Prague's National Theatre symbolizes the great importance theater …
Homelessness among Young People in Prague
The chronically homeless face a stark reality: lack of access to support systems, adequate shelter, and sustenance, with little hope for something better. For young people, …
Bohumil Hrabal
Described by Parul Sehgal in the New York Times Book Review as "e;one of the great prose stylists of the twentieth century; the scourge of state censors; the gregarious bar …
World Apart and Other Stories
A collection of short stories by Czech women from the turn of the twentieth century.A World Apart brings together translations of eight stories by Czech women from the turn of the …
Philosophy of Living Nature
The Philosophy of Living Nature focuses on the approach of the Western philosophical tradition to physis, or nature. Zdenek Kratochvil reveals, on a philosophical level, the roots …
Well at Morning
Springtide A chaffinch in a treeof cherry sings merrilyspring s introit. Its blazing bobble dwellsin leaves, alive, and swellsin scarlet. The flowers are flares of white.The …
Evolution Myth
The origins of life, species, and man continue to interest scientists and stir debate among the general public more than one hundred and fifty years after Charles Darwin published …
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Compassion, levity, and laughter can be found in the darkest of places-and even in the smallest of creatures. Set in 1943 Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, J. R. Pick's novella Society …
Queer Encounters with Communist Power
In the repressive context of East European Communist regimes, how did young girls and boys come to realize their sexuality? What did they do with that self-awareness-and later on, …
Passionate Copying in Late Medieval Bohemia
A case study of the unusual liberties taken by the fifteenth-century Bohemian scribe Crux of Telcz.?Passionate Copying in Late Medieval Bohemia addresses a unique case in the …