Kateřina Soukalová, Jiří Šubrt, Jan Štemberk
A Dangerous Mood
Číslo: 2/2020
Periodikum: Historická sociologie
DOI: 10.14712/23363525.2020.17
Klíčová slova: 18th century; Enlightenment; public opinion; mass communication; newspapers; the mood of the population; folk rumours
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opinion in the Czech lands in the 18th century. It traces the gradual penetration of Enlightenment
ideas, the development of intellectual life in aristocratic salons, the beginnings of Czech theater,
currents of opinion in the folk environment, and the birth of Czech journalism. Specific attention
is paid the French Revolution and its reflection in the Czech environment. The article deals with
unofficially disseminated information, censorship of the press, surveys of the mood of the population, and contemporary legends among the people. It shows that the observed period began to
give birth to modern public opinion in the Czech lands.