· Karel Capek- apocryphal tales. I first read Karel Capek probably in I can recall meeting Odia Ofeimun, walking towards Trenchard Hall, just by the car park in front of the Theatre Arts department at Ibadan and I was walking in the opposite direction. We stopped briefly to www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 7 mins. 8 rows · Karel Čapek. Catbird Press, Apocryphal tales: with a selection of fables and Author: Karel Čapek. by Karel Čapek ; translated from the Czech and with an introduction by Norma Comrada. Abstract: The stories in this collection tackle great events and figures of history, myth, and literature in unexpected ways, questioning views on such basic concepts as justice, progress, wisdom, belief, and patriotism.
Apocryphal Tales, (in Czech), May , Catbird Press Paperback ISBN , Translated by Norma Comrada; An Atomic Phantasy: Krakatit or simply Krakatit, (in Czech) Believe in People: the essential Karel Čapek: previously untranslated journalism and letters Faber and Faber, ISBN It presents the summary of all Karel Čapek's personal and professional experience preceding the formation of this collection. This thesis contains a reflection of his work in connection with the development of the collection and explains the importance and a role of Apocryphal Tales within the scope of Čapek's wide work. Apocryphal Tales is a journey through the history of the world. In a series of short stories from the discovery of fire through Napoleon, Capek presents a little vignette with a viewpoint slightly different from our received wisdom. The tales begin with the Punishment of Prometheus, in which Prometheus is sentenced to death for his discovery of.
Translated from the Czech by Norma Comrada,A grand collection of tales and fables from one. by Karel Čapek ; translated from the Czech and with an introduction by Norma Comrada. Abstract: The stories in this collection tackle great events and figures of history, myth, and literature in unexpected ways, questioning views on such basic concepts as justice, progress, wisdom, belief, and patriotism. Apocryphal Tales is a journey through the history of the world. In a series of short stories from the discovery of fire through Napoleon, Capek presents a little vignette with a viewpoint slightly different from our received wisdom. The tales begin with the Punishment of Prometheus, in which Prometheus is sentenced to death for his discovery of fire.
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