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Symposium Young Prague and the Springgeneration

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Abstract

The Prague Literary House of German authors organized in cooperation with the Institute od Germanic Studies at Charles University in Prague an international scientific symposium, which focused on - so far- relatively unknown authors in literary studies, who formed a group among the "Young Prague" circle. The symposium was held to mark the anniversary of the Prague writer Victor Hadwiger (1878 - 1911).

The symposium focused not only on Hadwiger, but also on Paul Leppin, Oskar Wiener, Camill Hoffmann or Ottokar Winicky. There was also a panel discussion regarding the relevance of the "spring - generation" in the contenxt of Prague German literature and literary reading.