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To embody the life of the human spirit on the stage – this is how Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski understood the role of acting, and this is the task facing contemporary acting and theatre. But is it really the same task, or has the meaning of all these words shifted signifi cantly since Stanislavski’s time? This paper is based on refl ections in preparation for a book to be co-authored by me and is intended to be a popularizing introduction to a forthcoming new Czech translation of Stanislavsky’s foundational texts, The Actor’s Work on Himself and The Actor’s Work on the Role. This is not, however, a presentation of the concept of the book in question, but rather a refl ection on the misunderstandings and prejudices that Stanislavsky’s texts may encounter among today’s (especially young) readers.