Před Českou modernou: polemiky Lumíru a mladé generace roku 1893
Before the Czech Moderns: The Polemics of Lumír and the Young Generation in 1893

Summary/Abstract: The polemics of 1893, between the Lumír literary magazine and the young generation, appearing mainly in the Literární listy (Literary news) fortnightly and the Niva (The mead) monthly, have hitherto remained peripheral to the interests of scholars. None the less, they occupy an important place in literary events of the early 1890s. By means of this clash with the ‘older’ generation, young writers clarified their positions on questions of art, defended the modern form of literary criticism; and individual members of the young generation defended their idea of artistic individualism, gradually forming a more or less common view that served as the basis of long polemics in the years to come.

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