Toward deepest connections. In memoriam V. S. Cover Image

K hlubinným souvislostem. In memoriam V. S.
Toward deepest connections. In memoriam V. S.

Author(s): Zdeněk Hrbata
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Vladimír Svatoň; Comparative Literature; philosophical currents; cultural contexts;

Summary/Abstract: The article dedicated to the memory of Vladimír Svatoň (1931–2018), an eminent Czech literaryscholar, specialist in Comparative and Russian literature, attempts an outline of the main themesand principles of his comparative literary analyses and reflections focusing particularly on the greatliterary and philosophical currents, on the “lasting shapes” of European aesthetics and poetics, theuniversal models and situations of artistic creations, its spiritual and cultural contexts. Svatoň’s contributions to the theory and the meaning of genres (novel, tragedy) or the typology of movements(Russian symbolism) are similarly fundamental.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2019
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 154-157
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Czech
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