Postava falešného mesiáše v současné české próze
The figure of the false messiah in contemporary Czech prose

Author(s): Petr Stach
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Czech Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Martin Vopěnka; Ondřej Štindl; David Zábranský; literary character; false messiah; contemporary;Czech prose; spirituality; dystopia;
Summary/Abstract: The topic of this study is the character of the false messiah – various aspects associated with the character are analysed in three contemporary Czech novels which to varying extent touch on the subgenre area of dystopia: Mondschein (2012) by Ondřej Štindl, Můj bratr Mesiáš (2017) by Martin Vopěnka, and Logoz aneb Robert Holm, marketér dánský (2019) by David Zábranský. The study focuses on literary (genre, narrative, motivic) and social (religious, spiritual, political, environmental) aspects of the (pseudo)messiah theme that are common to these novels. The analysis is based on the typology of the literary character in Daniela Hodrová’s work.

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