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Magdalena (novel)

1893 novel by Josef Svatopluk Machar

Manuscripts, fine bindings, an engraving plate and preserved performance ephemera
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ6729847 ↗
Source-derived summary

Magdalena is a Czech novel, written by Josef Svatopluk Machar. It was first published in 1893.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Magdalena (novel)” as 1893 novel by Josef Svatopluk Machar. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1893—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1893. The account is most persuasive where Magdalena, novel and Josef can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 1893 novel by Josef Svatopluk Machar. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6729847. VIAF identifies the subject as 6504150567627006370001. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1893.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

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  • Identifying works and editions
  • Tracing reception history
  • Finding collection records
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The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Magdalena (novel)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Magdalena (novel) primary sources, Magdalena (novel) archive and Magdalena research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Magdalena (novel)”?
  2. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
  3. Which edition, object, performance or recording is being described?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Magdalena (novel)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.