Passions of Ferdinand Pravoslav Fingerhut Náprstek. Culture and cuisine of the Czech patriotic society of the second half of the nineteenth century as seen through Náprstek’s diary

Date of publishing:

31.3.2014

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Abstract:

Among the admirers of Božena Němcová belonged also the Prague brewer Ferdinand Fingerhut. In the correspondence of Božena Němcová he was almast always alluded to in connection with eating, drinking or theatre. As reveals his diary from the years 1886–1887, food, drinks and theater played very importent role in his life. The preserved diary is, fi rst and foremost, a cokery book that reveals the everyday life of the bourgeois household and its dietary regimen in the second half of the nineteenth century. Besides, for Ferdinand Fingerhut and his daughter Božena were very important the home musical-declamation entertainmants that they organized in their household. Music and recitations were performed in presence of such personalities as Antonín Dvořák, Karel Bendl, Helena Röslerová or Otýlie Sklenářová Malá. The diary thus also renders possible the study of the cultural activities of this important patron of the Czech theatre.

Keywords

Božena Němcová;Ferdinand Fingerhut;Antonín Dvořák;bourgeois cuisine;Czech theatre

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