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Michael Lužný – Dialog Matouše z Krakova: Bohemikální rukopisný trhák a jeho staročeské překlady
Michael Lužný - The Dialogue of Matouš z Kraków: A Bohemian Manuscript Blockbuster and Its Old Czech Translations
Event by: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, Staročeská literární beseda
Location: The Institute for Czech Literature, v.v.i., Na Florenci 1420/3, Praha 1
About event
On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Michael Lužný (National Library) will speak at the Old Bohemian Party with a paper on the Dialogue of Reason and Conscience about the frequent reception of Matthew from Krakow.
The lecture will take place from 5 p.m. in the lower hall of the Institute for Czech Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Na Florenci 3, Prague 1), admission is free and without registration.
Annotation:
Which work that emerged from the intellectual ferment around the University of Prague achieved the greatest popularity in the late Middle Ages? In how many manuscripts is it preserved? What forms did it take? Dialogue of Reason and Conscience about the frequent reception from the pen of the long-time Prague university student Matouš z Kraków, his manuscripts and vernacular translations, including a newly discovered partial translation into Old Czech.
The lecture will take place from 5 p.m. in the lower hall of the Institute for Czech Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Na Florenci 3, Prague 1), admission is free and without registration.
Annotation:
Which work that emerged from the intellectual ferment around the University of Prague achieved the greatest popularity in the late Middle Ages? In how many manuscripts is it preserved? What forms did it take? Dialogue of Reason and Conscience about the frequent reception from the pen of the long-time Prague university student Matouš z Kraków, his manuscripts and vernacular translations, including a newly discovered partial translation into Old Czech.