Description
Was naturalism a “cesspool of filth” or a modern experiment, and what form did it take in Czech literature? This Czech-language collective monograph examines the position and character of naturalism in Czech culture at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. It asks whether naturalism was limited to the few writers commonly associated with it, or whether it had a broader reach and more internally diverse nature; whether it merely copied Zola’s theories and novels, or related to this ideal prototype in more complex and varied ways; and whether it offered readers only sensational motifs of extreme ugliness and disgust, or also represented a stimulating modern experiment. The book considers what Czech naturalism reveals about the position of Czech literature in a European context, including comparisons with France, Germany, Scandinavia and Slovakia, and explores the methodological challenges it presents to literary history. Answers are provided by a collective of academics from České Budějovice, Prague, Brno, Olomouc and Liberec.
Information
Author: Tureček Dalibor
Language: Czech
Publication date: June 23, 2026
Manufacturer: HOST - vydavatelství, s.r.o.
Genres: Specialized and technical literature, Books
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 456
ISBN/EAN: 9788027529957