The article overviews the evolution of The Art of Translation by Jiří Levý starting with the genesis of the original Czech version, which can be considered the culmination of the author’s academic career. The first foreign languages the book was translated into were Ger...

The article deals with three short stories from Karel Milota’s collection The Night of Mirrors (Noc zrcadel; 1981, rev. ed. 2005): the eponymous text, “Carol” (“Koleda”) and “Pastoral” (“Pastorála”). These second-person narratives foreground the character of the writer ...

The paper focuses on the functions of detailed analyses and pedantic explanations of situations and events provided by Kafka’s characters. Taken together, they create the impression of a solid orientation within the system. Nevertheless, the more elaborate and compact t...

It seems most likely that Richard Messer (born in 1881 in Pančevo, died in 1962 in Prague) came to Budapest in 1900; in any case, at the end of that year he had his surname officially changed to Meszlény. This is how he subsequently signed his — apparently somewhat spor...

In this study, I discuss Roger Scruton’s last book, devoted to Wagner’s Parsifal, in the light of Scruton’s previous books on Wagner (particularly his book on Wagner’s Ring) and his aesthetics of music in general. This is done against the background of Scruton’s differe...

This study describes a variety of approaches to communication by museums involved in cultural heritage exchange. It focuses on the High Tatras region, which is the most important centre of tourism in Slovakia. It also looks at the specifics of how tourism developed in t...

The paper elaborates on the Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Art established in 2017 in the Czech Republic by the Ministry of Culture. Paradoxically, this fund is perceived both positively and negatively by various institutions. On the positive side, from the year 2017...

The events of the mid-19th century marked a fundamental change for Central Europe, and the Austrian monarchy was no exception. Although the revolution of 1848 did not mean the permanent entrenchment of liberal changes (which did not occur until the adoption of the Febru...

A comprehensive guide on how to treat and photograph portable antiquities recovered especially by metal-detectorists. Návod k tomu, jak správně fotografovat archeologické nálezy učiněné amatérskými spolupracovníky, především detektoráři.

A comprehensive guide to AMČR-PAS, evidence of portable antiquities found by members of public in the Czech Republic. This guide is intended for professional archaeologists, a guide for general public can be found here 10.5281/zenodo.4114082 Návod k modulu AMČR-PAS, por...