Singularity and the Czech Interwar Essay among the Currents: František Xaver Šalda, Karel Čapek, and Jaroslav Durych
Keywords:
Czech literature, 20th cent., essay, Šalda, František Xaver, Čapek, Karel, Durych, JaroslavAbstract
This study examines the Czech interwar essay of the 1920s and 1930s based on the example of three writers and critics: František Xaver Šalda, Karel Čapek, and Jaroslav Durych. It analyzes the specific thematic and formal features of the Czech essay and its typology.References
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