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" ... Demetz begins with the intriguing myths about Prague's origins--told and retold by generations of artists--contrasting them with confirmed archaeological truths about the site's pre-Roman settlements. He weaves together the colorful strands of Prague's literary traditions (Latin, Czech, German, and Jewish) with the story of its scintillating political and cultural advances, and focuses on key moments in its multicultural life: under King Charles, when it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire; in the turbulent years of the Hussite rebellion; under Emperor Rudolf II, during the Renaissance, when it was home to Europe's best rationalists and most famous occultists; in the time of Mozart; and in the ages of revolutionary nationalism and of T.G. Masaryk, heroic first president of Czechoslovakia. Throughout, Demetz shows how Czechs, Germans, Italians, and Jews hve lived and worked together in Prague for a thousand years ..."--Jacket.
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Prague in Black and Gold, Peter Demetz
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- Prague in Black and Gold
- Subtitle
- Scenes from the life of a European city
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Demetz
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN10
- 0809016095
- ISBN13
- 9780809016099
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, Travel, Czech Literature, Culture and Society, History of Europe, Prague, Litteraria Pragensia, Cities
- First published
- 2004
- Original title
- Prague in black and gold
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- " ... Demetz begins with the intriguing myths about Prague's origins--told and retold by generations of artists--contrasting them with confirmed archaeological truths about the site's pre-Roman settlements. He weaves together the colorful strands of Prague's literary traditions (Latin, Czech, German, and Jewish) with the story of its scintillating political and cultural advances, and focuses on key moments in its multicultural life: under King Charles, when it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire; in the turbulent years of the Hussite rebellion; under Emperor Rudolf II, during the Renaissance, when it was home to Europe's best rationalists and most famous occultists; in the time of Mozart; and in the ages of revolutionary nationalism and of T.G. Masaryk, heroic first president of Czechoslovakia. Throughout, Demetz shows how Czechs, Germans, Italians, and Jews hve lived and worked together in Prague for a thousand years ..."--Jacket.