Photography and memory in the work of Milada Součková Cover Image

Fotografie a paměť v díle Milady Součkové
Photography and memory in the work of Milada Součková

Author(s): Kamila Woźniak
Subject(s): Fiction, Czech Literature
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: memory; photography; Milada Součková; past; punctum; study; Roland Barthes

Summary/Abstract: A characteristic feature of Milada Součková’s works consists in her references to her own and her family’s memories. She often combines the memories and returns to the past with ekphrastic descriptions of the photographs. This is her way to set in order (in words and pictures) the occurrences that have already happened. The photographs become sources that enliven the memory images. They activate memory and connect memories into chains of mnemonic associations. The present article explores the references in Milada Součková’s poetry and prose texts to the photographs.

  • Issue Year: 70/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 458-474
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Czech