Původ a osud hrdiny
The origin and destiny of a hero
A probe into the Czech view of the personality of the TGM
Author(s): Ivan ŠedivýSubject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro soudobé dějiny
Keywords: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk;Czechoslovakia 1918 - 1938;historical myths;
Summary/Abstract: In his essay, the author draws from a presumption that the strong Masarykian myth that was being formed since 1918 and that became a part of a broader founding Czechoslovak myth represents several basic archetypes characteristic for different periods of the life of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), as well as different roles he found himself in the course of time: a Hero (mainly until 1918), a Father (mainly since 1914), and a Philosopher (continuously). Referring to period publications and press, the author sketches contours of that part of the Masarykian myth which deals with his youth, growing up, and predestination, attempting at its de-construction.
Journal: Soudobé Dějiny
- Issue Year: XXV/2018
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 331-337
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Czech