CHAPTER IV

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which Bohemia, for time, successfully repelled the forces of Such period was large part of Europe. naturally not fruitful of literary production. The writers deal almost exclusively with theology, and are, with few very noteworthy exceptions, of secondary importance. This applies specially to the very numerous theological tracts or pamphlets, the names of which Jungmann has, in his great History of Bohemian Literature, rescued from oblivion. The adherents of Hus divided into two parties very shortly after the death of their great leader. The more moderate party, which always endeavoured to obtain ireconciliation with Rome, and some of the members of which only differed from that Church in their views as to the ceremony of communion, became known as the fact that Sthe^3alixtineSjj)r_a£jhe_i'.J^aguers/'jfrom flie town, and specially the university of Prague, was their centre. Thejnore advanced Hussites received the name of TaboritesXas the town of that name soon There were minor differences became theirsffonghold. Some of the Calixtines or of opinion in both camps. Utraquists, as they were also called, were prepared to only the right of accepTthe entire teaching of Rome M3