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84 Chelc̄icky̍ is no introvert when writing; especially when carried away by his righteous indignation of social injustices or ecclesiastical stupidity and hypocrisy, he does not mince his words and uses oftentimes harsh expressions:

The   is full of vivid illustrations of the medieval life and is most descriptive especially in the second volume. That section, from the literary point of view more interesting in many respects, is not included in this thesis because it is an elaboration of the main philosophy presented in Book One.

In the Czech original, the   represents a gem of medieval Bohemian literature, excelling in originality of style, purity of expression untouched by foreign affectations, masculine straightforwardness and Chap.XV, p.88*.

Chap.XXI, p.120*.