Beyond Decadence Exposing the Narrative Irony in Jan Opolský's Prose

• Main Author: Butler, Peter
• Format: eBook
• Language: Czech
• Published: Karolinum 2015
• Edition: 1. elektronické vydání
• Subjects: Literární věda
• ISBN: 978-80-246-2571-3; 978-80-246-2711-3; 978-80-246-3457-9
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (254 stran)

Jan Opolsky has long been considered to be little more than an epigon of the Czech Decadence. By detailed analysis of his prose, this book aims to show that Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. Introduction brings an overview of Czech Decadent...