The best of all worlds: Josef Lada’s fairy tale Kocour Mikeš as Czech idyll and novel of education
The article discusses Josef Lada’s very popular children’s book Kocour Mikeš [Mikeš, the cat] (1934–1936), which is still a part of Czech schools’ curriculum. The series was inspired by Lada’s own childhood as well as by “Puss in Boots” fairy tales. Lada had created his fairy tale by uniquely mergi...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) RAS
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Детские чтения |
| Online Access: | https://detskie-chtenia.ru/index.php/journal/article/view/464 |