The campus novel and university satire in recent Czech literature

Pages: 56 - 70

Language: eng

This article attempts to identify works of fiction in recent Czech literature that can be considered campus novels, more or less corresponding to the genre pattern that has taken shape in Anglophone literature since the middle of the last century. Aware that, in the Czech context, it is a genre that is relatively unproductive and marginal, the article introduces Czech fiction with university themes, considering the contribution of the comic and satirical modality as one of the defining features of the campus novel and pointing out possible inspirational influences, genetic and typological connections, or possible differences from the Anglophone tradition. It also attempts to highlight the thematic background of Czech campus novels and point out their possible thematic specificity.

Hrtánek, P. 2025. The campus novel and university satire in recent Czech literature. In World Literature Studies, vol. 17, no.1, pp. 56-70. 1337-9275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/WLS.2025.17.1.5

Hrtánek, P. (2025). The campus novel and university satire in recent Czech literature. World Literature Studies, 17(1), 56-70. 1337-9275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/WLS.2025.17.1.5

Publisher: Ústav svetovej literatúry SAV, v. v. i.