Czechoslovak Tales
1 › 1 › 23		Afterword Perhaps the spirit of the nation manifests itself in its folktales. Czechs have a tendency to satire. It can be glimpsed where the story-teller makes fun of the folly of the world, the frailty of fellow-men, and perhaps his own. Hence, in Czech tales there are many who are bad and stupid, and some foolish kings are also prone to break their word.       All the same, the story-teller revels how bad ones are vanquished and the foolish put to shame. He nourishes that hope. And in Czech tales there is a search for a haven of refuge from a often cruel and bad environment. We find fond dream-pictures of circumstances where all is beneficent and every important thing ends well. Great truth and justice have finally conquered and cruel tyrants are taken out. Very many tales nourish such deep-set hopes and longings. Literature            USER'S GUIDE to abbreviations, the site's large bibliography, letter codes, dictionaries, site design and navigation, tips for searching the site and page referrals. [LINK]    DISCLAIMER: To help us out: [LINK]    © 2004–2008, Tormod Byrn Kinnes. All rights reserved. [E-MAIL]