Antonín Dvořák as a Czech National Composer? Notes on How His Work and Personality Were Received

Abstract

The text dealswith the double aspect of Antonín Dvořák and his music "being Czech", i.a. how the composer perceived and presented himself, as well as how he and his music was perceived and appreciated by his colleagues and by period criticism.

Keywords

• Antonín Dvořák
• Czech identity
• period reception