Alois Jirásek

Alois Jirásek (pronounced|ˈalojs ˈjɪraːsɛk) (August 23, 1851, Hronov – March 12, 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a secondary-school teacher until his retirement in 1909. He wrote a series of historical novels imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice.

Bibliography

Novels

* "Old Bohemian Legends" (1894, "Staré pověsti české"), including "The Maidens' War" ( [http://www.finitesite.com/dandelion/DIVVAL.htm English translation] ), on the legend of Šárka
* "Between the Currents" (1887 – 1890, "Mezi proudy")
* "Against Everyone" (1893, "Proti všem")
* "The Brethren" (1899 – 1908, "Bratrstvo")
* "Darkness" (1914, "Temno", novel from post 1620 counter-reformation period)
* "F. L. Věk" (1888 – 1906, 5 volumes, about the beginnings of the Czech National Revival)
* "The Philosophers' Story" (1878, "Filosofská historie", about the revolutionary year of 1848)

Dramas

* "Jan Hus" (1911)
* "Jan Žižka" (1903)
* "Jan Roháč" (1914)
* "Lantern" (1905)
* "Vojnarka" (1891)
* "Father" (1895, "Otec")

See also

* List of Czech writers