Ignác Cornova a Václav Stach Kapitola z počátků novočeského básnictví
Ignác Cornova and the Birth of Modern Era Czech Poetry
Author(s): Dalibor DobiášSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Music, Czech Literature, 18th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: Ignác Cornova; Václav Stach; 18th century; Czech literature; religious song;
Summary/Abstract: Was Ignác Cornova’s contribution to Czech-language literature only that of a historian? In the 1770s and 1780s he also happened to be the most acclaimed poet in Bohemia. Of the many reactions to Cornova’s work from German and Czech writers, this study focuses on Nábožné písně pro katolického měšťana a sedláka k veřejným a domácím službám božím (Religious Songs for the Catholic Townsman and Countryman for Use in Public and Domestic Divine Service, 1791) by Václav Stach, with a verse dedication to Cornova. It emphasises that under the Habsburg monarchy the genre of religious songs and hymns was also a platform for forming a new readership and literary public, providing a vehicle for writers such as Michael Denis, Ignaz Cornova, Johann Peter Hofmann and Václav Stach himself for creative experimentation and a mutually beneficial communication of their work to the public. In this context, our study examines the conceptual and aesthetic links between Stach and the poetic models of Ignác Cornova.
Journal: Cornova
- Issue Year: 12/2022
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 7-18
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Czech
