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The Literary Works of G. Angiolini and J.-G. Noverre in the context of the 18th century
Dotlačilová, Petra ; KAZÁROVÁ, Helena (advisor) ; BRODSKÁ, Božena (referee)
This dissertation offers a commented translation into Czech language of works written by two most important choreographers of the 18th century, Italian Gasparo Angiolini and French Jean-Georges Noverre. It is a selection of their most important texts where they develop an inovative aesthetics of the dramatic ballet – ballet en action. An introductory chapter about theatre aesthetics of the first half of the 18th century is included in the beginning of the work where I summarize the most important discussions of the period and topics that inspired the choreographers to their reform in the art of dance. Futhermore, a chapter refering to the sources for this work is attached to each commented translation.
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Terrasson's novel Sethos and englightenment Egyptomania
MEDKOVÁ, Markéta
This bachelor thesis is focused on understanding of the early egyptomania, namely a detailed analysis of the French novel Sethos. On quated philosophical works attemps to present opinion of some philosophers to ancient Egypt. The aim is to analyze religion in the novel and to contribute to the view that the interest in ancient Egypt counts before Napoleon's expedition to Egypt. To this view, the work seeks to reach using selected philosophical and contemporary works by comparing the rituals of Freemasonry and the ancient Egyptians focused on the so-called ritual of the four elements. The main part of the thesis is based on the novel of the enlightened priest Jean Terrasson - Sethos. The thesis summarizes the plot and focuses on the comparison of ancient Egyptian religion and rituals in the novel with reality. Also on the author's life and its integration into contemporary context. The second part of the essay is based on a philosophical view of Athanasius Kircher, Voltaire, Giambattista Vico and Johann Jakob Brucker. The last part of this work compares rituals of ancient Egypt with rituals of Freemasons. Brief history of Freemasons is also mentioned in this work.
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The patronage of the Schwarzenberg family in the 18th century on the example of the parish of Němčice
HOSPASKOVÁ, Eliška
This diploma thesis deals with patronage of the Schwarzenberg family in the 18th century over the parish of Němčice, which fell into the Netolice Manor, and tries to describe the patronage administration of the Schwarzenbergs in general. For basic explanation of its topic the thesis is prefaced by chapters about the patronage in general and the history of Němčice and of the local parish. Basic spheres of the patronage of the Schwarzenberg family over parishes in their manors (on the example of the parish of Němčice) are presented after that. This thesis studies the rights of patronage primarily with respect to the administration. It also deals with the symbolic manifest of the patron's authority and focuses on the analysis and interpretation of the most important types of documents of the patronage administration and communication of the patronage offices. Next chapters deal with founding of the parish of Němčice as an example of parish foundation and with its incomes. They also analyze granting of presentations, installations of the parish priests, involvement of the patronage officers in canonical visitations and with the pendency of the estates of the deceased parish priests. The addendum supplements the text of this thesis by an edition of the founding charter of the parish of Němčice, by a table of local parish priests and by reproductions of some sources.
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Czech cookbooks 18th century
SOBOTKA, Roman
The thesis is called ?Czech cookery-books of 18th century?. During 18th century there were editted by printing-press totally 5 cookery-books that have come down just till today and are saved in our libraries, museum and archives. This thesis is concentrated on 4 of these books and is divided into 5 chapters. Each cookery-book is interpreted separately in its particular chapters. The main themes of these chapters there are the formal traits of each cookery-book and secondly inner analysis of the recipes. Mainly there was placed emphasis on the ingrediences that were used during cooking in the 18th century (meat, fish, vegetables and herbs, fruits, spices and other ingrediences). There is included the resume after the fourth book of Leopold Neubauer. All books are already presented together there. At the end the obtained pieces of information are summarized and the cookery-bookes from 16th century are partly compared with the ones from 18th century. The enclosure of this thesis is created by edition ?The cookery-bookes of Vienna? by Leopold Neubauer. The complete text was edited (except indexes at the end of the book).
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The Women of literature salons: Madame de Stäel and Maria Anna von Schwarzenberg
TAUCHMANOVÁ, Monika
In Paris, in 1766 was born one of the most famous saloniérs at the turn of the 18. century Anne-Luise-Germaine de Necker later known as Madame de Staël. Only one year later came Marie Anna von Hohenfeld to life, later married to Schwarzenberg noble family, who was one of the important organizers of literature salons in Vienna.What influence had the interest on French milieu on Anna Maria and what influence had on the contrary the travels through Germany on Madame de Staël? What was common for these two women and what was different? What were their views about education, politics, culture and how they lived their religion?This diploma thesis is an attempt to unconventional images these two women, their salons, culture influences and above all motivations for organizing social life.The thesis results from yet not processed sources to Maria Anna as well as from published studies to Madame de Staël and salons as well. The thesis will certainly not to repeat what was written previously and to outline still missing comparison of mental worlds of both noblewomen.
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The Education for Czech Languague at the Family of Johann Nepomuk von Schwarzenberg
PSOTKOVÁ, Jana
The present Bachelor's thesis deals with the education for Czech language at the family of Johann Nepomuk von Schwarzenberg. Our account is based on the textbook Knjžka k učenj se česky, which was written in 1778 for the young prince Joseph of Schwarzenberg. The study endeavours to reconstruct the contents and the form of the manual. Secondly, I attempt to make a comparative analysis of our textbook with Czech grammar manuals from the 18th century. Furthermore, I try to identify its author. The Bachelor's thesis is divided into five chapters. The introduction surveys the current scholarship related to the subject of our research and the archival sources. The first two chapters discuss the development of Czech language in the 18th century. I describe the situation of the Czech language in the 18th century and the developments of the Czech linguistic research in the 18th century. The third chapter explores the Bohemian aristocracy?s relation to the Czech language in the period from the 16th to the 18th century. The fourth chapter presents the history of Czech language within the Schwarzenberg family. The fundamental part of our work is the fifth chapter, which analyzes the Schwarzenberg textbook and addresses the following problems: the method of the linguistic education, the contents, the language and the authorship of the textbook. In conclusion I sum up the results of my research.
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Orphan's agenda and care for orphans in region Prácheň in 18th century
FUČÍKOVÁ, Lucie
This work is engaged in theme of orphan's agenda and care for orphans in region Prácheň in 18th century. First part this work is engaged in law limitation of orphan's position and insurance orphan's and guardian's charge in law codices. This part represents evolution of law position from Roman period until law codification of Pavel Kristian from Koldín. One of important factor for orphan's life was guardian, therefore is in this part also limitation for guardian's charge. Second part of work is engaged in position of orphans in Czech towns in 18th century. Work is in next chapters engaged in towns that were in property of family Schwarzenberg. In this chapter are this town introduce. In this part of work are further manners of leading of orphan's agenda and his regulating, then how intervened suzerain in leading of orphan's agenda. Also this chapter describe instruction for leading of orphan's agenda in manor Netolice, what is preserved in State regional archives in Třeboň. Fundamental chapters are engaged in orphan's agenda in a several towns in region Prácheň. This chapter above all engage in three kinds of orphan's agenda, then orphan's books, orphan's accounts and confronting of orphans. Orphan's books are introduced from towns Lhenice, Netolice, Volary and Bavorov. Orphan's accounts are introduced from towns Lhenice, Netolice, Volary and Záblatí and confrontig of orphans are introduced from towns Lhenice, Netolice and Volary. All kinds of orphan's agenda are presented in their formal aspect and also in contents aspect. Here is put down evolution of orphan's agenda and changes in their leading. All work goes out from wells, which are deposited in State district archives in Prachatice, State district archives in Strakonice and also in State regional archives in Třeboň. In Prachatice and Strakonice are depositing all kinds of orphan's agenda and this is important for comparing their method of leading.
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Moral weeklies of the prague enlightenment. Confrontation and literary analysis of "Die Sichtbare" and "Die Unsichtbare"
STRACHOVÁ, Kristina
This diploma paper deals with the two very first purely moral weekly magazines that used to appear in Prague in the beginning of the 70's of the 18th century, Die Unsichtbare and Die Sichtbare. The goal of the diploma paper is to describe the contentual and also the formal aspect of the text in order to enable depicture of the genre's function and its influence on public. There are questions established concerning the source basis and the used methodics in the first chapter. The second chapter tries to get into the history and the structure of the moral magazines using the period hand-books and all available literature. There are the Prague enlightenment and the task of the moral magazines in it brought closer in the third chapter. The fundamental part of my work is the fourth chapter that contains the analysis of the surveyed magazines from the view of the subject-matter, content and marginally language. The last chapter outlines the end of both of the magazines and the fading of this genre in czech lands. The supplement is made of photocopies of the front pages of both of the magazines and examples of the text.
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Te Deum in a Bohemian music of the 18th century, edition of selected compositions, analysis
KUBA, Petr
The goal of this thesis is observing the functions that the setting of the text Te Deum laudamus had throughout the musical history, approximately since the fifteenth century. It examines the occasions for which the Te Deum was written by important composers of their times. The study focuses on Czech eighteenth-century music, addressing the lack of research in this period. Works of two important Czech composers of Classicism, Jan Zach and Vojtěch Jírovec, were chosen for edition, which consists in transcribing the works into today{\crq}s clefs and presenting them in scores. The study further deals with the form and style of the selected works.
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