Alois Jirásek
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Alois Jirásek (ˈalojs ˈjɪraːsɛk) (August 23, 1851, Hronov
– March 12, 1930, Prague
) was a Czech
writer, author of historical novel
s and plays
. Jirásek was a secondary-school teacher until his retirement in 1909. He wrote a series of historical novels imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature
in 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1930.
Hronov
Hronov is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 6,500 inhabitants. It is located near the Polish border. The Festival of amateur theatre Jiráskův Hronov takes part here every year...
– March 12, 1930, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) was a Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
writer, author of historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
s and plays
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
. Jirásek was a secondary-school teacher until his retirement in 1909. He wrote a series of historical novels imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
in 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1930.
Novels
- Old Bohemian LegendsAncient Bohemian LegendsAncient Bohemian legends is a book by Alois Jirásek written in 1894. It includes legends such as Maidens' War, Libuše and Přemysl, Krok's Daughters and Bohemian Arrival.-Bohemian Arrival:...
(1894, Staré pověsti české), including The Maidens' War (English translation), on the legend of ŠárkaŠárkaThe story of Šárka is a character in the so-called "Maidens' War" in Bohemian tradition. It first appeared in the twelfth-century Chronica Boëmorum of Cosmas of Prague, and later in the fourteenth-century Dalimil's Chronicle.... - Between the Currents (1887–1890, Mezi proudy)
- Against Everyone (1893, Proti všem)
- The BrethrenThe BrethrenThe Brethren is a legal thriller novel by American author John Grisham, published in 2000.-Plot:Three former judges incarcerated at Trumble, a fictional, federal minimum security prison located in northern Florida, develop a scam to blackmail wealthy closeted gay men...
(1899–1908, Bratrstvo) - Darkness (1914, Temno, novel from post 1620 counter-reformationCounter-ReformationThe Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648 as a response to the Protestant Reformation.The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of four major elements:#Ecclesiastical or...
period) - F. L. VěkF. L. VekF.L. Věk is a historical novel written by a Czech writer Alois Jirásek. It is the largest and the most artistically valuable work by Jirásek. The novel is set during early stage of the Czech National Revival. Jirásek started to work on it in 1888, the first volume was published in 1891 and the...
(1888–1906, 5 volumes, about the beginnings of the Czech National RevivalCzech National RevivalCzech National Revival was a cultural movement, which took part in the Czech lands during the 18th and 19th century. The purpose of this movement was to revive Czech language, culture and national identity...
) - The Philosophers' Story (1878, Filosofská historie, about the revolutionary year of 1848Revolutions of 1848The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848. It was the first Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority, but within a year reactionary...
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Dramas
- Jan Hus (1911)
- Jan Žižka (1903)
- Jan Roháč (1914)
- Lantern (1905)
- Vojnarka (1891)
- Father (1895, Otec)