Books about the Arts of Czechia
New Worlds of Dvořák: Searching in America for the Composer’s Inner Life by Call Number: ML410.D99 B42 2003Publication Date: 2003Focusing on Dvorák's eventful stay in the United States from 1892 to 1895, this book explores the world behind the public legend, offering fresh insights into the composer's music. "New Worlds of Dvorák" also presents us with a wealth of new information about the origins of the composer's "New World" Symphony.
Bedřich Smetana: Myth, Music, and Propaganda by Call Number: ML410.S63 S77 2017Publication Date: 2017Kelly St. Pierre investigates Smetana as both nationalist composer and national symbol, revealing the composer's legacy as a dynamic figure whose mythology has been rewritten time and time again to suit changing political perspectives.
The Architecture of New Prague, 1895-1945 by Call Number: NA1033.P7 S8313 1995Publication Date: 1995Prague is one of Europe's oldest and most beautiful cities. Originally published in Czech in 1985, this seminal work focuses on the architecture of Prague from the turn of the century to the end of the Second World War.
50 Masterpieces of Czech Cubism: From the Collections of the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen by Call Number: N6831.5.C8 A14 2022Publication Date: 2022Czech Cubism is one of the most important contributions of modern Czech art to world culture. These works, created approximately between 1910 and 1935, embrace painting, drawing, graphic art, collage, sculpture, architecture and applied art, and the movement’s leading lights were among the most exciting practitioners of Cubism anywhere in the world.
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 46 - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Golem of Prague | Mythology Unleashed
Books about the Folklore of Czechia
Old Czech Legends by Call Number: GR154 .J5713 1992Publication Date: 1992Series: UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. European Series
Read Online about the Folklore of Czechia
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