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Title: Jean Ziska: épisode de la guerre des Hussites

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously
made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica).

Summary: "Jean Ziska: épisode de la guerre des Hussites" by George Sand is a historical narrative written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the tumultuous period of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia, focusing on the life and impact of the titular character, Jan Ziska, a notable military leader during this conflict. The narrative delves into the socio-political and religious turmoil of the time, particularly the struggle for power and justice that characterized the era. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the context of the Hussite Wars, highlighting the significant events leading to the conflict, including the aftermath of the Council of Constance and the martyrdom of Jan Huss. Sand reflects on the moral and ethical dilemmas of the time, critiquing the power dynamics within the Church and the implications of Huss's teachings. The opening establishes a parallel between the societal turmoil in Bohemia and broader European disarray, setting the stage for Ziska's rise as a leader in a time of fierce religious and political strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Sand, George, 1804-1876

EBook No.: 15584

Published: Apr 9, 2005

Downloads: 200

Language: French

Subject: Zizka, Jan, approximately 1360-1424 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Jean Ziska: épisode de la guerre des Hussites

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously
made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica).

Summary: "Jean Ziska: épisode de la guerre des Hussites" by George Sand is a historical narrative written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the tumultuous period of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia, focusing on the life and impact of the titular character, Jan Ziska, a notable military leader during this conflict. The narrative delves into the socio-political and religious turmoil of the time, particularly the struggle for power and justice that characterized the era. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the context of the Hussite Wars, highlighting the significant events leading to the conflict, including the aftermath of the Council of Constance and the martyrdom of Jan Huss. Sand reflects on the moral and ethical dilemmas of the time, critiquing the power dynamics within the Church and the implications of Huss's teachings. The opening establishes a parallel between the societal turmoil in Bohemia and broader European disarray, setting the stage for Ziska's rise as a leader in a time of fierce religious and political strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Sand, George, 1804-1876

EBook No.: 15584

Published: Apr 9, 2005

Downloads: 200

Language: French

Subject: Zizka, Jan, approximately 1360-1424 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.