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Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Czech Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Vladislav Vančura; Czech literature; Czech writer;
Summary/Abstract: On June 23, 2021, it was the 130th anniversary of Vladislav Vančura's birth, and June 1, 2022, was the 80th anniversary of his death. These anniversaries became the impetus for a collective volume entitled Vladislav Vančura in the Literary Context of the 20th Century. The editor Jiří Poláček approached researchers from various disciplines from literary studies to linguistics and to theatre studies with an appeal to think and rethink the literary and general cultural legacy of this important figure. The book volume by the team of researchers from six Czech universities is an attempt to reflect on the oeuvre by Vančura from the perspective of the current state of knowledge in literary studies and the broader context of the 20th century. The image of Vladislav Vančura within the context of the previous century arises from 15 texts by 15 authors, organized into four thematic blocks. The first one discusses fiction by Vančura, the second one his theatre plays and cooperation with theatre, the third one focuses on intermediality, style and reception, and the fourth block focuses on Vančura’s links to some of his contemporaries including the circle around Karel Čapek, and the survey of reader opinions organized by Lidové noviny newspaper. The individual chapters provide analytical probes into the various domains of Vančura’s oeuvre, many of them examining its rather neglected aspects.

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