Literary language vs. film speech. In search of new views on war and totalitarianism in Czech culture of the 1960s Cover Image

Literární jazyk vs. filmová řeč. K hledání nových pohledů na válku a totalitu v české kultuře 60. let
Literary language vs. film speech. In search of new views on war and totalitarianism in Czech culture of the 1960s

Author(s): Petr Kučera
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Comparative Study of Literature, Czech Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Ústav svetovej literatúry, Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: "Language of literature"; "Film speech"; "Czech prose of the 1960s"; "Czechoslovak New Wave";

Summary/Abstract: The author of the study analyses selected issues of literary and film language-speech relationsboth from the point of view of literary and film aesthetics and in the context of the CentralEuropean cultural area during the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. He is especiallyinterested in the Czech prose of the 1960s and the “new wave” in Czechoslovak film. Theprose and film of the Czech and Slovak filmmakers of the period are remarkably connectedwith the efforts for a new artistic expression with the pursuit of a new perspective on taboo orideologically accentuated themes from World War II and the Communist regime. The specificsituation of Czechoslovak culture in the 1960s, when the ideological constraints of art werereleased, enabled the creation of works that are not a closed chapter in literary and film history,but are still inspiring to this day.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 5-16
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech