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Author : Alena Ježková
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788072521395
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Seventy-seven Prague Legends written by Alena Ježková and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Magdalena Wagnerová
Publisher : Nakladatelství PLOT
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Old Prague Legends written by Magdalena Wagnerová and published by Nakladatelství PLOT. This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 29 tales of legends associated with several well-known sites of old Prague
Author : František Langer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Legends of Prague written by František Langer and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : V. V. Tomek
Publisher : Sharpless House
ISBN 13 : 1438230052
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (382 download)
Download or read book Jewish Stories of Prague written by V. V. Tomek and published by Sharpless House. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than eight centuries, the Jews of Prague lived in the Prague ghetto. During that time, Jewish Prague had always been a place of much mystery to outsiders, even to the closest Christian neighbors. Uncover the secrets of this long forgotten world. Learn about how the famous Old-New Synagogue received its name; about the four words that saved the Prague Jews in the Middle Ages; about Rabbi Loew and his Golem who could be brought to life by inserting a magic card into his mouth; about the Candelabra of Jerusalem finding its way to Prague; about hard-working Maisel and his inheritance; about how the faith of Pinkas was tried; about learned Rabbi Rashi's grave; and about much more.
Author : Peter Demetz
Publisher : Hill and Wang
ISBN 13 : 1429930640
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Prague in Black and Gold written by Peter Demetz and published by Hill and Wang. This book was released on 1998-03-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prague is at the core of everything both wonderful and terrible in Western history, but few people truly understand this city's unique culture. In Prague in Black and Gold, Peter Demetz strips away sentimentalities and distortions and shows how Czechs, Germans, Italians, and Jews have lived and worked together for over a thousand years.
Author : Alois Jirásek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Old Czech Legends written by Alois Jirásek and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the early 1890s, before Czech independence and in an age of patriotic upsurge and romanticism, these thirty-four tales quite naturally reflect a glorification of the Czech past. While the details of the legends are necessarily archaic, peopled by kings and noblemen, ghosts and magic, the themes are universal. Now at the dawn of a new era of Czech independence, they provide a fascinating new perspective to the contemporary situation.
Author : Alois Jirásek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Stories and Legends of Old Prague from "Old Czech Legends," written by Alois Jirásek and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of old Czech stories and legends.
Author : Irène Cohen-Janca
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554518883
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (188 download)
Download or read book The Golem of Prague written by Irène Cohen-Janca and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This retelling of an ancient Jewish legend will capture a new audience with its powerful illustrations and timeless text.
Author : Alois Jirasek
Publisher : UNESCO
ISBN 13 : 9789231028281
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (282 download)
Download or read book Old Czech Legends written by Alois Jirasek and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the early 1980s, at a time of patriotic upsurge and romanticism, these legends reflect a glorification of the Czech past, tempered by a sense of nostalgia reflected in old Czech legends, tales of Old Prague, myths of the Middle Ages and ancient prophecies.
Author : Peter Demetz
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429930357
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Prague in Danger written by Peter Demetz and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic account of life in Czechoslovakia's great capital during the Nazi Protectorate With this successor book to Prague in Black and Gold, his account of more than a thousand years of Central European history, the great scholar Peter Demetz focuses on just six short years—a tormented, tragic, and unforgettable time. He was living in Prague then—a "first-degree half-Jew," according to the Nazis' terrible categories—and here he joins his objective chronicle of the city under German occupation with his personal memories of that period: from the bitter morning of March 15, 1939, when Hitler arrived from Berlin to set his seal on the Nazi takeover of the Czechoslovak government, until the liberation of Bohemia in April 1945, after long seasons of unimaginable suffering and pain. Demetz expertly interweaves a superb account of the German authorities' diplomatic, financial, and military machinations with a brilliant description of Prague's evolving resistance and underground opposition. Along with his private experiences, he offers the heretofore untold history of an effervescent, unstoppable Prague whose urbane heart went on beating despite the deportations, murders, cruelties, and violence: a Prague that kept its German- and Czech-language theaters open, its fabled film studios functioning, its young people in school and at work, and its newspapers on press. This complex, continually surprising book is filled with rare human detail and warmth, the gripping story of a great city meeting the dual challenge of occupation and of war.
Author : Esther Feske
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781572161207
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (612 download)
Download or read book Haunted Prague written by Esther Feske and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prague is the most haunted of places. It is a city where magic and mystery can be found at every turn. The thirty-nine supernatural legends in this book, all but one associated with notable tourist attractions, are more than fascinating stories set in Prague. They also capture the city's images and imagination better than any guidebook or history book. This is not a collection of folktales, but only of supernatural legends for which Prague is unsurpassed. The writing is original, and the setting of each tale is described in detail to allow even an armchair traveler a magical tour of this captivating city. The stories also serve as the framework for providing an overview of Czech history and culture as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the First Czechoslovak Republic.
Author : Eli Valley
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 9780765760005
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe written by Eli Valley and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1999 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest is the most comprehensive guidebook covering all aspects of Jewish history and contemporary life in Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest. This remarkable book includes detailed histories of the Jews in these cities, walking tours of Jewish districts past and present, intensive descriptions of Jewish sites, fascinating accounts of local Jewish legend and lore, and practical information for Jewish travelers to the region.
Author : Nicole Jarvis
Publisher : Titan Books
ISBN 13 : 1789093961
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Lights of Prague written by Nicole Jarvis and published by Titan Books. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of VE Schwab and The Witcher, science and magic clash in atmospheric gaslight-era Prague. In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of otherworldly creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters - a secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the worst kind of evil: pijavica, bloodthirsty and soulless vampiric creatures. Despite this, Domek find solace in his moments spent in the company of his friend, the clever and beautiful Lady Ora Fischer - a widow with secrets of her own. When Domek finds himself stalked by the spirit of the White Lady - a ghost who haunts the baroque halls of Prague castle – he stumbles across the sentient essence of a will-o'-the-wisp captured in a mysterious container. Now, as it's bearer, Domek wields its power, but the wisp, known for leading travellers to their deaths, will not be so easily controlled. After discovering a conspiracy amongst the pijavice that could see them unleash terror on the daylight world, Domek finds himself in a race against those who aim to twist alchemical science for their own dangerous gain.
Author : David Wisniewski
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547531796
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Golem written by David Wisniewski and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. It also offers a thought-provoking look at the consequences of unleashing power beyond human control. The afterword discusses the legend of the golem and its roots in the history of the Jews. A Caldecott Medal Book.
Author : Sulamith Ish-Kishor
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048646766X
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book A Boy of Old Prague written by Sulamith Ish-Kishor and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young peasant in sixteenth-century Prague is caught stealing, the lord of the manor sentences him to service in the Jewish ghetto, where he discovers unexpected kindness.
Author : Richard Bassett
Publisher : Everyman's Library
ISBN 13 : 0525659579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)
Download or read book Prague Stories written by Richard Bassett and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously jacketed hardcover anthology of stories set in Prague, by an international array of brilliant writers. The Golden City of Prague has long been an intellectual center of the western world. The writers collected here range from the early nineteenth century to the present and include both Prague natives and visitors from elsewhere. Here are stories, legends, and scenes from the city’s past and present, from the Jewish fable of the golem, a creature conjured from clay, to tales of German and Soviet invasions. The international array of writers ranges from Franz Kafka to Ivan Klíma to Bruce Chatwin, and includes the award-winning British playwright Tom Stoppard and former American Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, both of whom have Czech roots. Covering the city’s venerable Jewish heritage, the glamour of the belle-époque period, World War II, Communist rule, the Prague Spring, the Velvet Revolution, and beyond, Prague Stories weaves a remarkable selection of fiction and nonfiction into a literary portrait of a fascinating city.
Author : Meir Seidler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415503604
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Rabbinic Theology and Jewish Intellectual History written by Meir Seidler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the thought and legacy of Rabbi Loew (the Maharal), one of the most important Jewish thinkers. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book encompasses organized perspectives that range from East European cultural and intellectual history, to Medieval Jewish intellectual history and its legacies, to Rabbinic theology, to Italian Jewish history, to Early Modern Jewish intellectual history, to Maharal Studies, to Postmodernism and Judaism, to Jewish political theory, Comparative Religion, and Cinematic Studies.
