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The core of the publication lies in an edition of less known or never published memorial texts related to Czech poet Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912). The book introduces memoirs of the Poet's brother, Bedřich Frída (1855– pokud možno na stejný řádek: 1855–1918), written shortly after Vrchlický's death and never edited before, which contains peculiarly stylized insight into the Poet's private life. This edition also focuses on texts of Jaroslav Vrchlický himself published so far only in periodicals, which reflect mainly the Poet's youth and so complete some of the passages of his brother's memoirs. The edited texts also contain expert medical report of Vrchlický written by Professor Josef Pelnář (1872–1964). Comprehensive commentary serves as an aid for understanding the facts present in the edited texts as well as provides period reflexions of some of the moments of Vrchlický's life known from other literature which shows various interpretations created by people living around him. The opening study firstly maps so far rarely reflected memorial literature related to Jaroslav Vrchlický, and provides its self‑ contained overview. Various types of texts with different qualities create an interesting whole interconnected by the need to remember the dead Poet, but also reflecting writers'relations to him. Second part of the study focuses on Bedřich Frída, the author of the most extensive parts of the edited texts, and tries to provide complex picture of the life of less known Czech translator, pedagogue, and dramatic adviser of the National Theatre. Most importantly the study follows period materials trying to map complicated and dynamically changing relation between the two brothers and so provides comparison between the period materials and the text of Frída's memoirs depicting his version of coexistence with his brother formed only after his death. |
