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9788086264431 English 8086264432 Medieval Bohemia, the petty nobility are nothing more than highwaymen, literally robber barons, and the king has to dispatch troops to restore order. At birth, Marketa Lazarová was promised to God, a bride of Christ to live her life in a convent, but she is abducted by one of the neighboring KozlÃk clan, who seek allies to oppose the king. Told in shifting perspectives, mixing the archaic with the modern, the elevated with the vulgar, VanÄura's tale is a compressed epic, less historical novel (the history of his ancestors) than paean to honor, courage, life, carnality, and above all a love that undermines conventional notions of the profane as it shifts to a sacred outside the sanctions of religious dogma. In so doing, he shows the nexus between Crown and Church to subjugate those who prefer to follow their own natures over following imposed laws and precepts. Adopting a cinematic approach to draw the reader into the action, to witness it as if it were happening right before one's eyes, VanÄura incorporates elements of his Poetist affinities from a decade earlier to create a text that deserves to be placed among the classics of interwar modernism. Awarded Czechoslovakia's State Prize for Literature upon its publication in 1931 and unavailable in English until now, Marketa Lazarová has been largely known by Frantisek VláÄil's 1967 film adaptation, which is generally considered one of the greatest achievements of Czech cinema., Medieval Bohemia, the petty nobility nothing more than highwaymen, literally robber barons, and the king has to dispatch troops to restore order. Marketa Lazarová was promised to God at birth, destined to live her life in a convent, but she is abducted by one of the neighboring KozlÃk clan and discovers her sensual self. Told in shifting perspectives, mixing the archaic with the modern, the elevated with the vulgar, VanÄura's tale is a compressed epic, less historical novel (the history of his ancestors) than paean to honor, courage, life, carnality, and above all a love that undermines conventional notions of the profane as it shifts to a sacred outside the sanctions of religious dogma. In so doing, he shows the nexus between Crown and Church to subjugate those who prefer to follow their own natures over following imposed laws and precepts. Cinematic in approach to draw the reader into the action, as if it were happening right before one's eyes, Marketa Lazarová deserves its place among the classics of interwar modernism, and it was awarded Czechoslovakia's State Prize for Literature upon its publication in 1931. Yet the novel has been largely known by Frantisek VláÄil's 1967 film adaptation, generally considered one of the greatest achievements of Czech cinema, and unavailable in English until now., Thirteenth-century Bohemia, the petty nobility nothing more than highwaymen, the king has dispatched troops to restore order. At birth, Marketa Lazarov� was promised to God, a bride of Christ to live her life in a convent, but she is abducted by one of the Kozl�k clan, bandits who are seeking allies to oppose the king. Told in shifting perspectives, mixing archaic language with the modern, the vulgar with the elevated, Vancura's tale is less epic historical novel (the history of his ancestors) than ballad to honor, courage, and love, albeit profane, albeit in the service of banditry. In so doing, he serves a warning to Czechs that they have become too complacent in their bourgeois idyll and might be better served by looking to the ferocity of their forebears (some of whom were more pagan than Christian). Adopting a cinematic approach to draw the reader into the action, to witness it as if it were happening right before one's eyes, Vancura's novel incorporates all the elements of his Poetist affinities from a decade earlier and deserves its place among the crowning achievements of prewar modernism. Originally published in 1931 and unavailable in English until now, Marketa Lazarov� has been largely known by Franti�ek Vl�cil's 1967 screen adaptation, which is generally considered the greatest Czech film ever made. The novel was awarded the State Prize for Literature in 1931.
9788086264431 English 8086264432 Medieval Bohemia, the petty nobility are nothing more than highwaymen, literally robber barons, and the king has to dispatch troops to restore order. At birth, Marketa Lazarová was promised to God, a bride of Christ to live her life in a convent, but she is abducted by one of the neighboring KozlÃk clan, who seek allies to oppose the king. Told in shifting perspectives, mixing the archaic with the modern, the elevated with the vulgar, VanÄura's tale is a compressed epic, less historical novel (the history of his ancestors) than paean to honor, courage, life, carnality, and above all a love that undermines conventional notions of the profane as it shifts to a sacred outside the sanctions of religious dogma. In so doing, he shows the nexus between Crown and Church to subjugate those who prefer to follow their own natures over following imposed laws and precepts. Adopting a cinematic approach to draw the reader into the action, to witness it as if it were happening right before one's eyes, VanÄura incorporates elements of his Poetist affinities from a decade earlier to create a text that deserves to be placed among the classics of interwar modernism. Awarded Czechoslovakia's State Prize for Literature upon its publication in 1931 and unavailable in English until now, Marketa Lazarová has been largely known by Frantisek VláÄil's 1967 film adaptation, which is generally considered one of the greatest achievements of Czech cinema., Medieval Bohemia, the petty nobility nothing more than highwaymen, literally robber barons, and the king has to dispatch troops to restore order. Marketa Lazarová was promised to God at birth, destined to live her life in a convent, but she is abducted by one of the neighboring KozlÃk clan and discovers her sensual self. Told in shifting perspectives, mixing the archaic with the modern, the elevated with the vulgar, VanÄura's tale is a compressed epic, less historical novel (the history of his ancestors) than paean to honor, courage, life, carnality, and above all a love that undermines conventional notions of the profane as it shifts to a sacred outside the sanctions of religious dogma. In so doing, he shows the nexus between Crown and Church to subjugate those who prefer to follow their own natures over following imposed laws and precepts. Cinematic in approach to draw the reader into the action, as if it were happening right before one's eyes, Marketa Lazarová deserves its place among the classics of interwar modernism, and it was awarded Czechoslovakia's State Prize for Literature upon its publication in 1931. Yet the novel has been largely known by Frantisek VláÄil's 1967 film adaptation, generally considered one of the greatest achievements of Czech cinema, and unavailable in English until now., Thirteenth-century Bohemia, the petty nobility nothing more than highwaymen, the king has dispatched troops to restore order. At birth, Marketa Lazarov� was promised to God, a bride of Christ to live her life in a convent, but she is abducted by one of the Kozl�k clan, bandits who are seeking allies to oppose the king. Told in shifting perspectives, mixing archaic language with the modern, the vulgar with the elevated, Vancura's tale is less epic historical novel (the history of his ancestors) than ballad to honor, courage, and love, albeit profane, albeit in the service of banditry. In so doing, he serves a warning to Czechs that they have become too complacent in their bourgeois idyll and might be better served by looking to the ferocity of their forebears (some of whom were more pagan than Christian). Adopting a cinematic approach to draw the reader into the action, to witness it as if it were happening right before one's eyes, Vancura's novel incorporates all the elements of his Poetist affinities from a decade earlier and deserves its place among the crowning achievements of prewar modernism. Originally published in 1931 and unavailable in English until now, Marketa Lazarov� has been largely known by Franti�ek Vl�cil's 1967 screen adaptation, which is generally considered the greatest Czech film ever made. The novel was awarded the State Prize for Literature in 1931.