Jaroslav Hasek

Klappentext This 1982 book was the first major critical study of Jaroslav Ha ek and his most important literary creation! The Good Soldier vejk. Zusammenfassung This 1982 book was the first major critical study of Jaroslav Hašek and his most important literary creation, The Good Soldier Švejk. Cecil Parrott begins from the point of view that a closer examination of the conditions under which the book was written reveal it to be a much deeper work than it appears on the surface. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The individual and the giant power; 2. The oppressor's shame; 3. Hašek as a journalist and short story writer; 4. The origins. Three Švejks or one?; 5. The characters in the book - Švejk himself; 6. The other characters: the Army; 7. Structure and form; 8. The controversy; 9. Were the critics right?; Notes; Appendices 1-3; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Parrott Cecil, Cecil Parrott
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521136778
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13677-8
• Series: Major European Authors; Major European Authors Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Czech, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form