Tábor - Town and its Journal

This work describes the life in the town Tábor in the second half of the 19th century. It is used the periodical Tábor as a major source. The town is specific from several points of view, the cultural effort and the limitation of czech nation originates i. a. from the Hussite tradition, the town was homogenous in nationality and relegion. A great deal of the work is dedicated to the fact, what was empasised and which topics were observed only in small scale and for which reasons. The periodical concerned chiefly on cultular life, the work is devoted to to the most improtant cultural and nation-making phenomenons of this age in Tábor {--} local theatre, singing club, Sokol organisation, sharpshooter´s club and an unconventional acession to education. Apart from that it is dedicated to to the influence of these agents on the nation {--} development process, followed by the awareness of Czech history, not only in Tábor. The nation and tradition are introduced as the top shelve themes in the cultural life of the society. The main characters of cultural life are introduced to the reader by mentions of famous personalities . Their activities built the nature of the Town for many years later. The changes, which the town went through in both levels {--} tangible and spiritual {--} are also noticed. The work concentrates on the reception of the Hussite tradion, which reinforced the Czech ethnic group gradually, during its transformation into modern nation