Constant Elements and Changes of Lyric Principles in Poetry, Prose, and Drama in 20th-Century Czech Literature. A Case Study of František Hrubín

Strany: 359 - 376

Jazyk: eng

František Hrubín (1910–1971) exemplified a distinctive type of lyricism in Czech literature starting in the 1930s, with melody and metaphor serving as the hallmark characteristics of his lyrical style. Over time, lyrical etudes gradually transformed into lyrical-epical ballads. Hrubín’s lyrical principles reflected his personal, historical, and axiological context. His prose and drama explore the theme of the journey from life to death, presenting various temporal concepts such as the coexistence of multiple temporal layers and temporal overlaps. As a result, our understanding of the present is shaped by memory and recollection, juxtaposing the fleeting with the eternal. The lyrical subject evolved into a lyrical representative or speaker, which is evident in Hrubín’s lyrical-epical works, the characters in his plays, and the narrators in his prose. Hrubín’s lyrical landscapes, oscillating between urban and rural settings, unveil a liminal conception of the lyric that blurs the boundaries between documentary and contemplative lyric.

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Málková, I. 2025. Constant Elements and Changes of Lyric Principles in Poetry, Prose, and Drama in 20th-Century Czech Literature. A Case Study of František Hrubín. In Slovenská literatúra, vol. 72, no.4, pp. 359-376. 0037-6973. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/slovlit.2025.72.4.6

APA:

Málková, I. (2025). Constant Elements and Changes of Lyric Principles in Poetry, Prose, and Drama in 20th-Century Czech Literature. A Case Study of František Hrubín. Slovenská literatúra, 72(4), 359-376. 0037-6973. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/slovlit.2025.72.4.6

Vydavateľ: Ústav slovenskej literatúry SAV / Institute of Slovak Literature SAS