Jaroslav Kvapil

Projev českych spisovatelů r. 1917

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A Drama in Four Acts

The Will O' the Wisp

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: TO BE, OR NOT TO BE, ?AGAIN By Morris Ler.oy Arnold IN this age of warfare it is refreshing to find an intellectual antagonist who challenges one to a combat in the Shakespearean arena not for the joy of the fighting, but for the sake of the trophy Truth. Mr. Charles M. Street in a recent article on Hamlet's soliloquy, 'To be, or not to be, ' contends (1) that the speech is overheard by the King and Polonius, and (2) that Hamlet, conscious of their presence, pretends to soliloquize for the benefit of Claudius. Thus, this speech, hitherto regarded as the greatest soliloquy in English drama, is now presented as no soliloquy at all, in the technical sense of the term, but rather as a feigned soliloquy, in which Hamlet, pretending to meditate, purposely plays upon the suspicions and superstitions of the lurking King. Such an interpretation stimulates because of its novelty. Mr. Street courteously reminds me that I have not considered this interpretation in my study, f and he challenges me to answer six points which he makes in behalf of his contention. Therefore I take up the gauntlet, conscious that there is no glory in my position, as I am constrained to represent that most unpopular of types, a conservative. It is picturesque to be the herald of a new faith; it is a dreary task to champion an ancient tradition. I must needs be spokesman for the ordinary, obvious, generally accepted tradition and interpretation of a famous passage. Further, Mr. Street makes the very unlawyer- like stipulation that I pay no 'undue respect to any array of critics or stage tradition howsoever authoritative.' I must take the traditional view, but not go to tradition for my authority. Granted. Let us go to Shakespeare. But first let us go to Mr. Street. First?Says Mr. Street, 'Shakespeare has gi

A Drama in Four Acts, by Jaroslav Kvapil

Excerpt from The Will O the Wisp, Vol. 1: A Drama in Four Acts Reza (laughing). - And she hasn't the key to them, is that it? Let F ranta make them for her then! (suddenly) Heavens, here I am plunged in gossip - and at four I am due in Smichov. (seizes her little hat and sunshade which were lying on the divan.) To morrow at ten, Mr. Du's'ek? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Drama in Four Acts (Classic Reprint)

The Will O the Wisp, Vol. 1

Hermann Bahr

Kurt Ifkovits

Die in diesem Band erstmals publizierte Korrespondenz des österreichischen Schriftstellers Hermann Bahr mit dem tschechischen Autor, Theatermann und Politiker Jaroslav Kvapil beleuchtet ein weitgehend unbekanntes Kapitel der Berührung der slawischen mit der deutschsprachigen Kultur. Im Zentrum stehen dabei die vielfältigen ästhetischen wie (kultur-)politischen Aktivitäten der beiden Protagonisten, die zweifellos zu den exponiertesten Künstlern ihrer Zeit und ihres Sprachkreises zählten. Obwohl sie die engstirnigen nationalen Vorstellungen ihrer Zeit nicht teilten, werden die unterschiedlichen Ansichten der beiden Künstler spätestens in der Zeit des Ersten Weltkrieges transparent. Während Hermann Bahr die Beschäftigung mit Böhmen dazu diente, so etwas wie eine genuin österreichische (später: europäische) Identität zu konstruieren und an die Reformierbarkeit Österreichs in einen Staat sich selbst und frei bestimmender Völker glaubte, war Kvapil an der Entstehung der Tschechoslowakei entscheidend beteiligt. Trotz dieser Differenzen hielt der 1896 einsetzende Briefwechsel bis zu Bahrs Tod an.

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