Svatopluk Čech and his "Lešetínský kovář" in the Shadow of the Two-Headed Eagle: About the Beginning of Czech Border Guard Literature

Abstract

This comprehensive study examines the content of a popular work of Svatopluk Čech 'The Blacksmith of Lešetín', the context of its germination and, in particular, changes of its understanding in different historical periods. It evokes the original life of the story in its musical and theatrical forms.

Keywords

• Svatopluk Čech
• ‘The Blacksmith of Lešetín
• press censorship