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Stáří jako zrcadlo zmařených iluzí v próze Karla Václava Raise Když se připozdívá
| Title in English | Old age as a mirror of shattered illusions in the prose of Karel Václav Rais Když se připozdívá |
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The paper deals with the way old age is captured in the prose of K. V. Rais Když se připozdívá [When it's getting late]. In the short story, K. V. Rais shows what role illusions about life in the city, the love of children for their parents and village life in general play in the protagonists' lives and what happens to these illusions when the characters get old. Against the background of confrontation of these illusions with reality, the core values of Biedermeier (harmonious family life, respect for old age, love of home, living according to Christian principles, etc.), rendered untenable and impracticable in Rais's short story, come to the forefront. In the opinion of the author of the study, this narrative strategy forms the basis of Rais's critical realism. |
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