Construction of the old Czech poem »Jižť veselé vzdávám«

Abstract

The Old-Bohemian love poem Jižť veselé vzdávám is based on the contrasting principle, which is made by a number of opposites. Its character is of architectonic dyad, it consists of eight stanzas that are divided into two halves (4 : 4). The other part of the composition is covered with a unifying integrating element, which is accompanied and emphasized by a secondary integrating element.