„A man is worthless, when he is not inspired by presence of the great man.“ Personifications in Czech national festive culture in 1860s and 1870s

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of symbolic personification within Czech national festivals in 1860s and 1870s. Its main argument is that the personal symbolism played main role in identity-building process.

Keywords

• Personifications
• Czech national
• festive culture
• 1860s
• 1870s