TagJosef Kajetán Tyl

What was the literary legacy of playwright Josef Kajetan Tyl during the Czech National Revival and Romanticism?

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  In the late 18th century, the Czech National Revival developed in the context of European Romanticism and nationalism, and Josef Kajetan Tyl became the leading literary and theatrical expression of this movement. He created plays and literary works in the Czech language to inspire national pride, most notably “Where is My Country?” from his work The May Dance is Not a Time for Quarrels...