Czech exophonies? An attempt to identify the research field Cover Image

České exofonie? Pokus o vymezení výzkumného pole
Czech exophonies? An attempt to identify the research field

Author(s): Joanna Derdowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Czech Literature, Philology, Sociology of Literature
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: literary translingualism; literary multilingualism; exophony; literary history

Summary/Abstract: This article explores the terminology of literary multilingualism employed by Czechliterary scholars and compares how the discourse produced with this terminologycorresponds with current developments in translingual studies in the broaderinternational context. The first part is a brief probe into the current developmentof multilingualism research abroad conducted in English, which provides anopportunity to broaden the theoretical base that in the Czech context interacts morewith the German scholarly community. The concept of post-monolingualism is takeninto account and the term exophony is also introduced, followed by reflections onwhether and to what extent it might be useful for Czech literary studies, if at all.

  • Issue Year: 72/2024
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 581-597
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Czech
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