Beyond Decadence
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| Title: | Beyond Decadence |
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| Description: | Jan Opolsky has long been considered to be little more than an epigon of the Czech Decadence. By detailed analysis of his prose, this book aims to show that Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. Introduction brings an overview of Czech Decadent/Symbolist literature and art in an European perspective. The first monograph evaluates archival sources, private correspondence with other literary figures and includes classified bibliography of Opolsky. |
| Authors: | Butler, Peter |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Decadence (Literary movement)--Czechoslovakia, Irony in literature, Symbolism (Literary movement)--Czechoslovakia, Czech prose literature--20th century--History and criticism |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Jan Opolsky has long been considered to be little more than an epigon of the Czech Decadence. By detailed analysis of his prose, this book aims to show that Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. Introduction brings an overview of Czech Decadent/Symbolist literature and art in an European perspective. The first monograph evaluates archival sources, private correspondence with other literary figures and includes classified bibliography of Opolsky. |
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| ISBN: | 9788024625713 9788024627113 9788024634579 |
