The present essay deals with Slovak-Slovenian contacts from the beginning of 1860s to the end of the 19th century. Cultural and political situation of two nations during the mentioned period is compared. The author describes their cultural collaboration through the national Maticas (national advancement leagues) as well as through the Slovak Museum Society. He presents life of the pharmacist family Ubald Trnkóczy coming from Slovakia. He pays attention to the articles published in Slovak periodicals which brought the information about a national movement of Slovenians. The contacts of several Slovak personalities with representatives of the Slovenian national movement are dealt with and a special attention being focused on Ondrej Bella, the first known translator of Slovenian belles-lettres into Slovak. Finally, a review of articles about Slovaks published in the Slovenian political journals 'Slovenski narod' and 'Slovenec' is presented.
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The contribution presents a theoretical definition of the dance anthropological study aimed at the issue of gender and social and political aspects. The above is based on post-structuralist tendencies and especially on possible semiotic analysis. The comprehension of dance expression as a symbol (which can be understood only if beany a part of so-called performance) and the reference to its multi-dimensionality have become a significant point of the study. Dance as a visual expression significantly contributes to the study of gender relations, especially because of the gender performativity whose essence is created by repeated and ritualized acts and gender body stylizations. There is pointed out the fact that dance disposes of unique power thanks to which it can support and change the existing social and political structure simultaneously. In this sense, there is developed the possibility to use the dance as a symbol of national identity whereby the deliberate manipulation with this symbol is an essential element. The manipulation then becomes an efficient weapon in reaching the political goals. Important remains the fact that the dance as a clearly visible (and audible) hallmark improved by the entertainment experience is - in this case - a suitable mean of expression, which can be understandable for the widest social groups within the given culture.
Based on the analysis of two period newspaper articles published in 1846, the contribution provides a glimpse into the shaping of the position of women in society during Romanticism with a special accent on women’s involvement in the national movement. The Protestant priest Štefan Václav Homola (1820 – 1881) published an article addressing girls’ and women’s education in Slovak entitled Ústavy pre vychovávanie dievčat [Institutions for girls’ education]. His text triggered a response from Johana Miloslava Lehocká (1810 – 1849), a published poet and wife of a Protestant priest from Liptovský Trnovec. Period intellectuals aimed at “awakening” the women and elevating them from the low “matter” to the higher level of national “spirit,” but they were primarily concerned with the interests of the national movement, not with women’s education. J. Lehocká accentuated the necessity of educating women and the need for professional training of Slovak women teachers. In her article, Lehocká – in line with period understanding of the function of the woman in society – interpreted the role of women in the Romantic national project as a duty. At the same time, however, she described various limitations that impeded women from self-realization.
The second lives of significant people, being remembered or not being remembered depend on a number of reasons and factors. They affect how and how often their lives and works are reflected on in the press, the re-editions are published and the commemorations and celebrations are held. The memories of the personalities seen by a national community as their representatives are some of the essential features of each nationalism. Such a memory is encouraged by commemorating them during various events and by placing them in the contexts reflecting the contemporary political needs. These needs have influenced the process of forming the individual layers of the memory of Ján Francisci (1822 – 1905), who was one of the leading figures amongst the national activists between the 1840s and the1890s. In case of Ján Francisci the most vivid memory is that of his appearance. Owing to several paintings capturing him in all the periods of his life, Francisci is usually presented as the epitome of the virtues of the Štúr generation, i.e. beautiful both in body and mind, dedicated to the national issues and the ideals of the national life. Another layer of the memory is related to his activities as the captain of the Slovak volunteers in the Revolution of 1848 – 1849. The credit he really deserves for the initiatives in the Memorandum movement, and establishing and managing the Matica slovenská is overshadowed by the memories of the first chairman Bishop Štefan Moyzes and the vice-chairman Karol Kuzmány, although the recorded agendas of the both national enterprises show a whole lot of organizational work done by Francisci. What is even less remembered is his organizational work in the student groups of the 1940s, although his leadership is accented it is usually only stated as a fact and left without argumentation. Similarly “poor” is the memory of his editorial activities in the Pešťbudínske vedomosti. The poorest is the layer of the memory of Ján Francisci´s activities during his Martin period of life, i.e. from the 1870s. He worked there as the manager of the Book Printing joint stock association organized the publishing of the literature in Slovak but this wide range of activities has not become part of the memory of Ján Francisci. The article draws attention to the selective and potentially manipulative approach, which is a side effect of the process of forming the memories of the personalities who are seen as the creators or the characters of the story of the nation.
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The study describes concrete social and political activities that influenced the conditions for existence and the processes of passing down the musical and dance folklore, namely the dance called sedlacka (farmer's dance) from the Moravian region of Hornacko. The historical probe carried out within the chosen regional and time limits, focuses on the documentation of social and political circumstances under which the expressions of traditional folk culture were applied. During the monitored period of time, the issues concerning the process of the Czech national movement and political emancipation as well as the issues related to the creation and confirmation of the feeling of Czech and Slovak mutuality come to the fore. Attention is paid to different political meetings, manifestations, festivals; the mass gymnastics displays whose main aim was to demonstrate the support and strength of the national movement could not be omitted. It was essential, however, to specify the role a concrete musical and dance expression closely connected with the local tradition played and to find out how its performance at social and political events was reflected in its following viability.
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The world historiography has so far paid attention to the well-known phenomena of PanSlavism and Austro-Slavism in connection with the unification process of Slavic nations. The author of this scholarly study defines the fundamental aims of each term and then points out the significant influence of the Slovak intelligentsia of the 19th century, standing in the origins not only of Pan-Slavism (Ján Kollár), but also of Catholic Slavism (Štefan Moyses), which were significantly followed and promoted in European society by the Croatian Bishop Jozef Juraj Strossmayer. The author describes the beginnings of Strossmayer’s collaboration with both Kollar and Moyses, as well as his change of attitude from Pan-Slavism through Austro-Slavism to Catholic Slavism, in which Moyses and Strossmayer played a decisive role. The study emphasizes the connection between the Slovak and Croatian national movements, which proves to be indicative for a better understanding of Slovak history, especially in the second half of the 19th century as well as in the first half of the 20th century. In the conclusion of the study, the author emphasizes the significance of the millennial celebrations of the arrival of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Great Moravia, which were the beginning of the public manifestation of Catholic Slavism in the Habsburg Monarchy.
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Even a cursory reading of the fiction work of Božena Němcová reveals frequent mentions of dance. The scenes often take place during dancing. The dancing assumes the role of the image in which the important moments of the plot structure are integrated. The patterns of behavior emerge during the dance that turn into testimonies of collectively shared reality. Therefore, the question arises on the sense of these reflections of the dance. Can they serve as a source of information on the dance practices of the time tance, or are they only a product of a literary fiction? This also provokes considerations as for the motivations for depicting the folk dance tradition and what else it reveals about the mutual relations in a given socio-cultural millieu. The article will consider if the dance situation can be considered as a literary device and if the description of the manifestations of folk dance culture could be understood as responding to the contemporaneous interest in traditional village culture as embodiement of positive values, as it reflected in the works of the so called village realists of the second half of the nineteenth century.
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The article focuses on the analysis of collections of fairy tales and legends of the Czech revivalist Božena Němcová, especially those in the Czech language. The specific clusters of tales are being analyzed one by one, as for the frequency of textual emendations made by B. Němcová. The most modified were the magical tales, less modified the anecdotic and humoristic ones, only slight changes were applied to animal, legendary and cumulative tales. All the changes correspond to the „mythological school“ of her time, but unlike Erben Němcová did not sought for the mythological origins of the texts, but rather aimed at expanding them and adapting them in accord with the conviction of the Czech National Movement on the crucial importance of the popular culture.
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