Zaklínání Radka Malého
Incantations of Radek Malý

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the analysis of lyrical miniatures by Radek Malý from his collection Listonoš vítr (2011), most notably the poem Zaklínání psí in the reception of both adult readers (student teachers) and pubescent readers (upper secondary on grammar school). The subject of the research is the comparison of both communication situations, verification of the textual prompts of the poem in relation to the reader's age-receptive dispositions, assessment of the aesthetic coherence of the given text and illustrations by Pavel Čech. The research investigation produced some surprising findings. First: In the reception of adult readers, Radek Malý's poem Zaklínání psí was interpreted mainly in a sentimentally nostalgic, idyllic, or in a contemplative position, while in the reception of pubescent readers it also highlighted bitter themes of life (the problem of drunkenness, addiction and abandonment) in the form of fairy-tale motifs. Second: The poem, due to its compactness of form (motivic density), encouraged diverse (even contradictory in meaning) readings. Third: Readers' and illustrators' concretization of the text mostly differed in the reception.

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