Zur literarischen Zensur und Funktion von Paratexten in der Tschechoslowakei zwischen 1948-1989 am Beispiel der Rezeption von Werken von Peter Handke
The Literary Censorship and Function of Paratexts in Czechoslovakia Between 1948 and 1989: The Reception of Works by Peter Handke

Author(s): Petr Pytlík
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Austrian Literature, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Društvo germanista u Bosni i Hercegovini (DGuBiH) / Germanistenverband in Bosnien-Herzegowina (GViBH)
Keywords: paratexts; communist censorship; Peter Handke; literary interpretation; totalitarian regime;
Summary/Abstract: This article explores the paratexts created by Czech literary critics and translators during the socialist totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia for Peter Handke’s texts. It analyzes the impact of communist censorship on shaping the form and content of these paratexts and examines the strategies used by authors to present Handke’s work within the prevailing political context. Despite the challenges, some authors of paratexts sought to convey the complexity and significance of Handke’s work to the Czechoslovak readership. The article highlights the varied interpretations of Handke, ranging from being viewed as a representative of an undesirable literary trend in the 1970s to a deconstructor of manipulative narratives in the 1980s and beyond.

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