Postava lumírovského básníka v české beletrii sedmdesátých a osmdesátých let 19. století
The Lumír Poet as a Character in Czech Belles-Lettres of the 1870s and 1880s

Summary/Abstract: The Lumír literary magazine, which in 1873 was revived for a third time, soon acquired the reputation of a somewhat exclusive periodical, intended for educated readers. Its existence and ‘cosmopolitan’ orientation to the arts led to the establishment of the poet or the artist as a character in Czech literature, one who typically had a broad understanding of (West-)European literature, sought to create works that would be independent of non-aesthetic functions, and declared the ambition to rise above the ‘petty’ Czech milieu. This type led to considerable aversion amongst nationally oriented critics, particularly those of the ‘Moravian School’ of criticism, and in its day also met with considerable parody. In this contribution, the authors seek to provide several typical examples of writers associated with Lumír – Julius Zeyer (1841–1901), Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912), and Jan Lier (1852–1917) – and their portrayal as satirical or parodic characters, created by Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), Václav Řezníček (1861–1924), and Eliška Krásnohorská (1861–1924), as well as their contribution to making Czech literature autonomous.

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