How well do you know Viktor Dyk's 'Krysař'?

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The text is about the story of Krysař, who came to the town of Hammeln to rid it of rats.
The main theme is love, specifically the loss of love leading to a loss of purpose in life.
The author criticizes bourgeois society, particularly the town council who promised Krysař a reward but then denied it.
The story takes place in the time of Hanseatic cities, in the town of Hameln.
The main characters are Krysař, Kristián, Sepp Jorgen, and Agnes.
The story is written in prose and in standard Czech language.
There is symbolism in the story, such as the seven kingdoms of Transylvania representing paradise.
Literary devices used include personification and archaisms.
Viktor Dyk is associated with the anarchist literary movement of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Other authors from the same period include Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Josef Mach, and Fráňa Šrámek.