RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hrdina, Martin
T1 
JF Musicologica Olomucensia
YR 2026
DO 10.5507/mo.2025.006
UL https://musicologica.upol.cz/artkey/mus-000000-0050.php
AB This paper deals with poetic texts in which Jaroslav Vrchlický reflected on the work of Bedřich Smetana between 1876 and 1903. It traces the content and form of his celebratory texts and the circumstances surrounding their dissemination in order to show to what extent Vrchlický's treatment of the Smetana theme highlighted the issue of the nationality of art, and to what extent it raised general questions surrounding the essence of artistic creation. The paper shows how an evaluation of Smetana's work is inseparable from Vrchlický's reflection on his own position in Czech culture and society. In the conclusion, attention is also paid to Vrchlický's possible creative inspiration thanks to Smetana's music.