Trojí stav en ve staroeské literatue

• Published in: Bohemica litteraria Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 7 - 20
• Main Author: Machalová, Lucie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Czech
• Published: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství 2022; Masaryk University Press
• Subjects: Czech Literature; Language and Literature Studies; Studies of Literature; Old Czech literature; literary character; ena ve stedovku; literární postava; woman in the Middle Ages; staroeská literatura
• ISSN: 1213-2144

Due to the expansion of the old Czech literary production during the 14th century, the Luxembourg era in the Czech lands is characterized by a large number of literary monuments. While creating their texts, medieval authors followed established rules which were reflected not only in the individual literary genres but also in the types of characters depicted. The study focuses on women and the possible ways of describing them, all with emphasis on virgins, wives, and widows. For these categories, external and internal characteristics are examined, while the characters' appearance or activity in the plot is not omitted.