O czeskiej tożsamości kulturowej, mentalności i duchowości

The article is an overview of the latest book by Professor Krystyna Kardyni-Pelikanová, a distinguished representative of Polish literary studies in the Czech Republic and an esteemed researcher of Polish-Czech literary relations. Her publication entitled „Čechy krásné, Čechy mé...”. Czeska i polska literatura we wzajemnych interakcjach. Miscellanea literaturoznawcze: eseje, studia, szkice (Brno 2017) contains works that were created at different times and were mostly published earlier. They are connected by the subject of identity. The author introduces the reader to the world of Czech culture along with its mentality and spirituality. She raises various issues, including problems of Czech literary mystifications, changes in the reading of Polish literature in the Czech Republic or the issue of various perceptions of literary creativity. She focuses her attention on the comparative project of Marian Szyjkowski. Furthermore, she resolves translation problems arising from mutual translations from both literatures. The book by Professor Kardyni-Pelikanová may be a precious source of inspiration for new scientific research.