Anthology of Czech Literature

A selection of Czech literature beginning with neo-classicism, through pre-realism, to the World Wars. Focuses on shorter selections including poetry and short stories. PREFACE CONTENTS NEO-CLASSICISM AND THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CZECH REVIVAL 1774–1815 PRE-ROMANTICISM 1815–30 ROMANTICISM 1830–59 PRE-REALISM 1860–79 NATIONALISM AND COSMOPOLITANISM TOWARD THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 1879–94 REALISM 1694–1914 SYMBOLISM AND DECADENCE 1895–1914 CZECH LITERATURE BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS NOTES