Vliv tridentského koncilu na česky tištěnou produkci druhé poloviny 16. století a počátek rekatolizace
The influence of the Council of Trent on Czech printed production in the second half of the 16th century and the beginning of recatholization

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on a hitherto understudied topic in the Czech printed production of the second half of the 16th century, namely the initiative of the Catholic intelligentsia after the Council of Trent. By probing into five categories of the very heterogeneous Catholic production, the study attempts to capture the main tendencies of its development. Categories which are taken into account are thus (1) the basic catechetical manuals, (2) popular patristic and pre-Hussite works, (3) works of the time translations of Catholic works, (4) polemics on brethren unity, and (5) original works. The issue is also viewed through the prism of three different generations of authors producing from the 1640s to the end of the 16th. While the first generation is characterized by a certain religious tolerance and an awareness of multilateralism, the middle generation is rather bland and concentrates on translations of the Catholic production of the time, while the last generation, which includes the first offsprings of the Jesuit order, is more reserved and concentrates on anti-brethren polemics.

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