SCHMIDOV OBRAZ DIET’AT’A A DETSTVA

Abstract

Article explores how Christopher von Schmid created child character and childhood in collection of stories Veškeré spisy pro mládež a přátelé její (1858 ‒ 1870). Their common feature is sophistication and playfulness as a distinctive attribute of childhood is missing. Schmid children's characters are lifeless, unrealistic, portraying as small adults and moral model, which does not correspond to contemporary knowledge of child development.