Václav Tille
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Václav Tille (born February 16, 1867 in Tábor , † June 26, 1937 in Prague ) was a Czech literary historian, ethnographer, comparator and writer. In his literary works he used the pseudonym Václav Říha .
life and work
Václav Tille was a person with a wide range of interests, but who always focused on the history of folk literature, traditional sagas, fairy tales and stories. After all, he was one of the most famous connoisseurs of this genre in the Czech Republic.
Tille went through a typical academic career, studying Slavic and Romance studies at Charles University in Prague and in Paris. The thoughts of the historian Jan Gebauer had a great influence on him . He worked as a librarian in the university library until 1912, when he succeeded Jaroslav Vrchlický when he was appointed full professor of comparative literary history.
In the 1880s he discovered the landscape of the Wallachia region , which he visited regularly. He devoted himself more and more to the study of folk tales. However, he was also active as a journalist and wrote reviews of theater premieres and contributions for the cultural section of newspapers and magazines. From his study trips abroad, he brought the acquired knowledge into the organization of the university and actively participated in scientific and public discussions.
In his interpretations of folk tales, he tried to free them from later additions and interpretations and thus to preserve the original core of the narrative. In 1909 he wrote his Analytical Study of Czech Fairy Tales since 1848 , in which he deepened the scientific work of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová .
His methodological work is his Soupis českých pohádek (1929–1934; inventory of Czech fairy tales ). He wrote his own fairy tales under the name Václav Říha. It is also known to the general public by this name. His stories are a commitment to the classic form of folk inspiration. His works as a whole are an extensive collection of material that has been published in numerous monographs and specialist publications. Albert Pražák continued his work .
Web links
- Literature by and about Václav Tille in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tille, Vaclav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Říha, Václav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak literary historian, ethnographer, comparator and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tábor |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1937 |
| Place of death | Prague |