Description
The publication focuses on the latest Czech literature through interpretations of selected literary works published between 2011 and 2020 and scholarly studies. The introductory study examines the issues of literary life in the second decade of the 21st century, the relationship between literature and society, the role of the state in literary activities, analyzes the position of writers, and describes their professional associations. It pays attention to literary awards, festivals, public readings, publishing houses, and literary magazines, literary criticism, and characterizes the most significant trends, such as the rise of mainstream literature, digitalization, and gender issues. The following sections of the book are dedicated to individual literary genres: prose, poetry, and drama. The introductory overview study describes the starting state, typology, transformations, and new trends specific to each literary genre. Following the study are interpretations of poetry collections, prose works, and dramas selected to most accurately characterize the observed period. The processing method and structure of the publication build on the volumes In the Coordinates of Freedom (Academia, 2008) and In the Coordinates of Multiplicity (Academia, 2014), which together form a whole examining the issues of the current decade by decade...
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Author: Fialová Šidáková Alena
Publication date: January 13, 2025
Manufacturer: Středisko spol. činností AV ČR, v. v. i.
Genres: Specialized and technical literature, Books
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 912
ISBN/EAN: 9788020035745

