Lyrický výraz v románe Petra Jilemnického Víťazný pád: hľadanie nového románového tvaru
Lyrical expression in Petr Jilemnický's novel The Triumphant Fall: the search for a new novel form

Author(s): Zuzana Kubusová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Czech Literature, Slovak Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Peter Jilemnický; Victorious Fall; poetism; the DAV group; lyricism;
Summary/Abstract: Victorious Fall (1929) is the first novel by the Czech-born Slovak author Petr Jilemnický (1901–1949). The novel reflects the motives of "misery" and "beauty" of Kysuce. Literary historiography perceives novel in regard to Expressionism (J. Števček, 1983) and Lyricism (F. Miko, 1969; J. Števček, 1973). The paper points to the distinct metaphorical, imaginative nature and semantic ambiguity of the novel. Despite the criticisms of the DAV group, Peter Jilemnický was a member of the group, Victorious Fall features many stylistic and expressive principles related to the aesthetics of the Czech avantgarde program Poetism. The novel represents a contact between literary tradition and innovative stylistic techniques. The use of lyrical tendencies demonstrates the adoption of the poetic quality of Slovak literature in a response to the crisis of the prose in the first half of the 20. century. Victorious Fall proves the artistic pursuit of Peter Jilemnický for a new novel form.

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