Dantovská povídka Jaroslava Vrchlického | Jaroslav Vrchlický's dantesque short story

The study analyses Vrchlický’s short story Růže (Povídky ironické a sentimentalní, 1886) which is an original interpretation of a passage from Dante Alighieri’s Vita Nuova. It shows Vrchlický’s elaborate work with intertextual references to Dante’s literary work, which simultaneously construct a unique portrait of Dante’s life and work. The creation of this image was intentional as is showed in connection with Vrchlický’s poetry, where he often deals with Dante Alighieri as a subject.