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M. J. Fesl, J. F. Hurdálek and the Bolzanism in the Litoměřice Priestly Seminary
Pichnerová, Anna ; Tinková, Daniela (advisor) ; Pokorná, Magdaléna (referee)
The present thesis deals with the life and work of the Czech-German priest Michael Joseph Fesl (1788- 1864), one of the most important followers of Bernard Bolzano and a leading representative of his school of thought. It follows him especially in the context of Bolzanism as it developed in the Leitmeritz seminary where Fesl was a preses. In this context, the thesis also notes the personality and work of Bishop Josef František Hurdálek (1747-1833), who was affected by the trial of the Bolzanians in a similarly tangible way as Fesl. However, it does not neglect the fate of these personalities after they were forced to leave the seminary. It follows Fesl during his years of involuntary exile in Austria. It does not omit also other aspects of Fesl's activities either, such as the publication of Bolzano's works abroad (especially in Sulzbach, Bavaria), or the bequest of books to the Czech National Museum in the spirit of Bolzanist charity. With the help of sources such as correspondence and articles of reminiscence in the contemporary press, the thesis tries to capture the way of working and the atmosphere of the Leitmeritz seminary. It seeks to interpret in the light of the religious thought of the Bolzanists and in the context of Enlightenment Catholicism in general Fesl's works, for the example the...
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P. Franz Schneider: Portrait of a Bolzanist
Pichnerová, Anna ; Tinková, Daniela (advisor) ; Zdichynec, Jan (referee)
Abstrackt (in English) This bachelor thesis deals with the life and work of the German Bohemian priest, teacher and writer P. Franz Schneider (1794-1858), a leading member of the Bolzanist movement and a significant figure of the cultural life of Prague in the first half of the 19th century. It reconstructs his curriculum vitae through biographical sources, especially with respect to the contexts of nationality and ecclesiastical history. The thesis also presents an analysis of the content and literary aspects of Schneider's fictional works, journalism and religious texts and follows the nachleben of this historical personality as a figure in Czech literature. In its conclusion this bachelor thesis describes Schneider's gradual disappearance from public memory. This thesis uses the methods of literary science and historiography. Its basic tool is text analysis. To the describing of Schneider's life and his own work, but also the documents of his contemporaries who left written mentions of him. Its other sources are material such as the tombstone by sculptor František Šebek. The bachelor thesis strives for a biography in a modern sense - it means that it does not separate the personality from his or her historical context, but it does not diminish his or her role in historical processes. It shows that Franz...
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