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Agricultural school of Písek from 1870 to 1927.
KUŽELOVÁ, Barbora
The bachelor thesis submitted deals with the creation, history and development of the agricultural high school in Pisek at the turn of the 20th century. The agricultural high school is one of the most prominent schools in the town of Pisek and its longstanding successful operations place it among the best high schools in Pisek. The thesis is based upon study of specialized literature, publications, printed yearly reports and yearbooks. The thesis is structured into 5 basic chapters. Since the agricultural high school is closely linked to agriculture practices, the second chapter outlines the history of agriculture at the turn of the 20th century and focuses more specifically on the period starting from the revolutionary year of 1848. The following chapter describes in general terms the history of agricultural education and the creation of agricultural and farming schools in the Czech lands within the context of agriculture history. It subsequently explains the gradual upswing of this type of school and the reasons for their creation in terms of educational needs of landowners and their national awareness. The fourth chapter deals with the history of the town of Pisek where the agricultural high school was created and run its operations with a particular focus on events that took place in the period starting from its foundation onwards. The last closing chapter is devoted to the history of the school from its foundation until the year 1949 with a small digression to the year 1970. It deals with the reasons and circumstances underlying its foundation, analyzes its upswing and expansion, touches on a few significant events in its history, contains a statistics of its student body and teachers and finally provides a list of specialized training courses on offer. An entire chapter is devoted to one of the most prominent figures in the school history, its longtime headmaster, Ladislav Burket.
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The memorial Bird´s Castle in Český Krumlov and the cultural and historical context of its origin.
MALCÁTOVÁ, Eva
This bachelor thesis focuses on unfinished monument of Karel I. Filip of Schwarzenberg, which is located near castle garden in Český Krumlov. It deals with the urbanism of the building and its description and also describes its current form. Author deals with the construction history of the monument, the person of the monument builder and also the Field Marshal Karel of Schwarzenberg, to whom the monument was dedicated. Important part of this thesis is the style of the English garden and sentimental gardens, as according to the author, this topic is closely related to the topic of the work. In final chapters, the author deals with buildings of a similar type in the Czech Republic and in Europe.
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The Story of Czech Immigrants in USA and their Legacy from the End of the 19th Century to Present: The Identity and Everyday Life of a Small Town in Minnesota
ZAVADILOVÁ, Eva
The aim of this thesis is to describe the fates, sorrows and joys of Czech peasants (and their descendants) who decided to emigrate to the USA between the second half of the 19th century and the First World War, where they left a legacy that persists to these days. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the general history and knowledge of the emigration of Czechs to the USA, its causes and course. Using collected letters, pamphlets and archival records, it then attempts to reconstruct the journeys of emigrants from Bohemia to their new home across the ocean. The work then describes the various problems that the compatriots had to deal with immediately after landing in the United States, on their way to find available land or to build their homes. The thesis also depicts the efforts to create expatriate communities and societies along with the traditions that Czech immigrants brought with them. The second part focuses on a specific town in Minnesota, but also mentions nearby settlements and towns whose names attest to the Czech origins of their founders. The work focuses on the history of New Prague and its surroundings, associations and traditions that are connected to Czech cultural heritage and still play an important role in maintaining the Czech-American identity of the local population. With the help of the informations from local residents, the thesis seeks to capture and then analyse their perception of their Czech origins and their efforts to maintain awareness of Czech culture and language. Finally, the thesis will focus on specific events and festivals in and around New Prague that serve as evidence of the continuing awareness of Czech culture among Americans.
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Three Women and Italy. Travel Diaries of Zdenka Braunerová, Marie Riegrová-Červinková and Anna Řeháková and Their Literary and Cultural Context
BLAŽKOVÁ, Saša
The bachelor thesis deals with travel notes of three Czech female travellers from the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of 20th century, Zdenka Braunerová, Marie Červinková-Riegrová and Anna Řeháková, from their literary and secondarily their cultural and historical aspect. The aim is also to introduce the conception of a woman who is a traveller at a time this hobby was far from a commonly acceptable female activity. Therefore, we look at the mentioned notes as i tis the evidence of the transformation of social conventions, when the idea of a woman as a mere protector of the household is fading and it is replaced with an image of an emancipated, independent woman, perhaps just in the role of a female traveller.
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An Ideal Czech Female Poet. The Poetry of Czech Woman Authors in 1870s According to Contemporary Critics
KLIKOVÁ, Marie
The diploma thesis focuses on the poetic writings of Czech poets: Albína Dvořáková-Mráčková, Berta Mühlsteinová, Eliška Krásnohorská and Irma Geisslová. These authors published their first poetry collections in the 1870s and thus actively participated in shaping Czech poetry. The poetic works of these authors are highly critically appraised (for example, and quite systematically, by Jan Neruda). Also, the thesis presents the authors' biographies and their literary activities in the 1870s (provided in the form of a complete bibliography overview). The aim of this thesis is to analyse the contemporary "ideal" image of the Czech poets and to answer the question regarding how this "ideal" image was required by contemporary reviewers and accepted by contemporary readers. The authors' poetic works are analysed with the use of electronic databases such as Retrobi and Kramerius. Also used were archival materials from the Memorial of National Literature in Prague.
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The chateau Český Rudolec. Building history and stylistic context.
SMRŽOVÁ, Eva
The Bachelor Thesis The chateau Český Rudolec - building history and arts-historical context summarizes the basic information related to the chateau itself, but also to its close surroundings, with a focus on the last reconstruction into neogothic form and on the prospective owner Michael Angelo Picchioni. The chateau is then set in the context of similar 19th-century historicist buildings.
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Biography of Zdenka Hlávková (1843-1902)
REGNEROVÁ, Kristýna
This thesis presents biography of Zdenka Hlávková (1843-1902), second wife of the czech entrepreneur and philanthropist Josef Hlávka (1831-1908), which came from the family of prominent lawyer Matěj Havelka (1809-1902). Zdenka Hlávková was not just daughter and wife, but also an artist and a member of the Americký klub dam. The thesis is gradually being dealt with family backgrounds of Zdenka Hlávková, her carrer, late marriage and social life. Since childhood moved she to the society of czech patriots and artists. Focus is dedicated her contacts especially in connection with the palace in Lužany. The thesis classifies life of Zdenka Hlávková into the context of women´s history in the second half of 19th century. Female education and their employment are primarily subject of interest. Zdenka Hlávková has remained unmarried for a long time and therefore performed one of the possible female professions.
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