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Intro A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle

A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle

The walk follows the path depicted in Kafka's 1904-1910 work Description of a Struggle. We will follow the two main characters of this story (the narrator and his acquaintance) on a journey through snowy Prague, which begins at an unspecified time on Národní třída, continues through Smetanovo nábřeží, Charles Bridge and Mala Strana, and ends at Petřín. Petřín is also the place where the final scene of Kafka's Trial takes place, which is why it will also be mentioned.

The walk (which will be supplemented by a return from Petřín, which Kafka no longer describes) will also portray well-known Prague landmarks in a contemporary light, not only in relation to Kafka but also to other important Prague literati (be they German, such as Max Brod, Ota Filip, Jaroslav Hašek, Egon Erwin Kisch, Milan Kundera, Paul Leppin, Reiner Maria Rilke, Jaroslav Seifert, Johannes Urzidil, Franz Werfel and others…

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Topic places

Location

The former Reading and Rhetorical Club of German Students 

Kavárna Slavia

Ferdinandova třída

Café Louvre

The former Františkovo nábřeží a Monument of the Emperor Franz I. (Krannerova kašna)

Novotného lávka

Square of the Order of the Knights of the Cross with a Red Star or Kreuzherrenplatz

Statue of St. Ludmila on Charles Bridge

Velkopřevorské náměstí

Former Hotel “ Zur alten Post“

Church of Our Lady Victorious – Panna Marie Vítězná

Schönbornský palác

Petřín

Nebozízek

Former garden house

Memorial to Karel Hynek Mácha

Bridge of the Legions

The former Reading and Rhetorical Club of German Students 
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Kavárna Slavia
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Ferdinandova třída
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Café Louvre
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
The former Františkovo nábřeží a Monument of the Emperor Franz I. (Krannerova kašna)
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Novotného lávka
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Square of the Order of the Knights of the Cross with a Red Star or Kreuzherrenplatz
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Statue of St. Ludmila on Charles Bridge
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Velkopřevorské náměstí
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Former Hotel “ Zur alten Post“
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Church of Our Lady Victorious – Panna Marie Vítězná
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Schönbornský palác
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Petřín
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Nebozízek
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Former garden house
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Memorial to Karel Hynek Mácha
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle
Bridge of the Legions
A literary walk through Kafka’s Prague on the trail of his story Description of a Struggle

See also

SoPaDe

Období: 1918–1945
Štítek: refugees

German Social Democracy in Exile in Czechoslovakia.

Paths of Prague’s German-Language Writers

Období: 1945–1989, 1918–1945, 1850–1918
Štítek: Literature, Německá menšina, German minority

The topic introduces five German-writing authors, both men and women, who described Prague’s streets, secluded places and inhabitants.

Notable Women of German-Speaking Prague

Období: 1918–1945
Štítek: Historie žen, German minority, History of women

The theme maps important places connected with the history of women's emancipation with a focus on the German minority living in Czechoslovakia in the interwar period.

All topics