Příhody Václava Vratislava z Mitrovic v kontextu dobových turcik
The Adventures of Václav Vratislav of Mitrovice in the Context of the Period Turkish Literature

Summary/Abstract: In the last decennium, The Adventures of Baron Václav Vratislav of Mitrovice has come into focus thanks to the intensively led research of early modern Turkish literature from the Bohemian lands and developing interest in Islam and its culture. Vratislav’s work is currently appreciated by historians for his observations about Turkish society as well as Islam and Muslim everydayness, which is in the sharp contrast with the older literature. It vaguely asserts that Vratislav literally borrowed the cited passages from the available Turkish literature and has brought nothing new in this respect. In the first part, the study analyses a reception of Vratislav’s work in the context of the Czech literary production as well as a point of view of individual authors on the origin of the text when taking into account intertextual links with the Czech version of Neuwe Chronica Türckischer Nation von Türcken selbst beschrieben written by Jan Kocín of Kocinét and Daniel Adam of Veleslavín in the year 1594. In the second part, based on the research, the study demonstrates that except for his personal experiences, Vratislav’s writing is grounded on the mentioned publication and his book is a compilation in a certain measure. Finally, the attention is given to borrowed passages – their character and proportional representation in the original author’s text, and Vratislav’s work with literary original is outlined.

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