Beyond Decadence : Exposing the Narrative Irony in Jan Opolsk's Prose Paperback / softback
by Peter Butler
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
Jan Opolsky has primarily been viewed as an undistinguished hanger-on in the era of Czech literary decadence.
Through close reading and detailed analysis of Opolsky's prose, however, Peter Butler argues that, far from his reputation as a literary lackey, Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right.
Beyond Decadence evaluates archival sources and private correspondence between Opolsky and other literary figures, and includes a classified bibliography of Opolsky's work.
Butler's introduction, meanwhile, offers an overview of the Czech decadent/symbolist literary and artistic movements, placing them within a larger European perspective.
Redeeming a literary artist who has been nearly forgotten in the English-speaking world, Beyond Decadence will be of particular interest to students of Slavic and European literary history.
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech
- Publication Date:26/01/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9788024625713
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech
- Publication Date:26/01/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9788024625713