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Jazyk, styl, sémantické kontexty. Přínos Karla Hausenblase k výzkumu uměleckých textů
Language, style, semantic contexts. Karel Hausenblas’s contribution to the study of literary texts

Author(s): Petr Mareš
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Semiotics / Semiology, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Semantics, Czech Literature, Scientific Life, Theory of Literature
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: text analysis; language in literature; style; semantic contexts; theme; communication; poetry; literary translation

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on publications by Karel Hausenblas on questions surrounding literature and literary texts. Hausenblas is one of the classics of Czech linguistic bohemistics, but he also published numerous articles of significance to the study of literature. This overview describes the main areas of Hausenblas’s literary explorations: His conception of style as a principle that integrates all levels of texts into a dynamic unit proved to be adequate to the complex structure of literary works. He analyzed the use of language in the works of various Czech writers and explored the semantic, thematic and communication structures in literature. He also dealt with the features of poetry and with the problems of literary translation. Karel Hausenblas’s legacy, combining theoretical elements with thorough analyses, still deserves interest and inspires us to follow.

  • Issue Year: 71/2023
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 603-623
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Czech
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