Czech Literature

Czech literature is the literature written by Czechs or other inhabitants of the Czech state, mostly in the Czech language, although other languages like Old Church Slavonic, Latin or German have been also used, especially in the past. Modern authors from the Czech territory who wrote in other languages (e.g. German) are however sometimes considered separately, thus Franz Kafka, for example, who wrote in German (though he was also fluent in Czech), is often considered part of Austrian or German literature.
Czech literature is divided into several main time periods: the Middle Ages; the Hussite
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The Czech Republic in English
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Jonathan Littell
“ Političtí filozofové často upozorňují, že v době války ztrácí občané, tedy přinejmenším občané mužského pohlaví, jedno ze svých nejzákladnějších práv, právo na život, a to od francouzské revoluce a vynálezu branné povinnosti, principu, který je dnes uplatňován všeobecně či téměř všeobecně. Zřídkakdy ovšem poznamenávají, že občan zároveň ztrácí i jiné právo, stejně základní a pro něj možná životně důležitější, co se týče představy, kterou si sám o sobě vytvořil coby o civilizovaném člověku: právo ...more ”
― Jonathan Littell, The Kindly Ones

“ Ne, nejsme na kolenou, ryjeme držkou v zemi. ”
― Karel Kryl, Kníška Karla Kryla

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