„Zbytečný člověk“ jako literní jev a typ
The “superfluous man” as literary phenomenon and literary type

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on describing key attributes of the “superfluous man” as it appearsin Russian literature of 19th and 20th centuries, but also as more general literary type.It combines the analysis and interpretation of particular texts, in which such charactersappear, with contemporary and present views of literary scientists and critics. The purposeis to create a definition which can help us to consider which literary character is – or isnot – the “superfluous man”.

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