Hanuš Jelínek jako redaktor Lumíru
Hanuš Jelínek as an Editor of Lumír

Correspondence between Hanuš Jelínek and Arne Novák, 1929–1939

Summary/Abstract: This is a collection of selected letters between Hanuš Jelínek (1878–1944) and Arne Novák (1880–1939) from 1929 to 1939. The two men were key figures connected with Lumír, the longest published Czech literary magazine. After 1918, Lumír held a traditionalist position, critically reflecting on artistic experiments and left-wing art. The introductory study looks at traditionalism in Lumír after 1918, particularly in its manifestos and editorials, and does so against the background of this published collection of letters. Until 1931, Lumír was markedly influenced by Viktor Dyk’s (1877–1931) politically conceived nationalism, which was supplemented in the periodical by Novák’s cultural nationalism. This orientation led to a number of clashes and polemics with proponents of other modernist concepts in the arts, especially those of the avant-garde and left-wing. The study sets out to capture the dynamics and importance of these clashes, using the example of the editorial policies of Hanuš Jelínek and Arne Novák. The emphasis of both of these men on Lumír needing a European perspective was a natural continuation of their work in the area of cultural transfer, particularly the promotion of Czech literary history abroad. Jelínek’s and Novák’s letters are valuable with regard not only to the history of the Lumír literary magazine, but also to the arts between the two world wars.

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