„Każda historia zaczyna się od mitu”. Proza Milady Součkovej w kontekście teorii nowego mitu Vàclava Navràtila
‘Every Story Starts with a Myth’: Milada Součkovà’s Prose in the Context of Vàclav Navràtil’s New Myth Theory

Summary/Abstract: This article refers to the theory of the new myth described by the Czech philosopher Vàclav Navràtil. It addresses issues of its reflection in the works of the representative of the Czech literary avant-garde Milada Součkovà. The new mythology, as seen by Navràtil, was a reaction to the crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. The philosopher repeatedly stressed the idea that the new times required the creation of a new mythology understood in the context of the myth of everyday life. According to Navràtil, modern myth is born out of everyday, ordinary events. Pursuing this theory, Navràtil linked this concept to the notion of an archaeology of memories and the recording of the infinitesimally small moments of one’s own existence that make up a private mythology. The philosopher introduced the concept of static time being a type of duration. In turn, static time and the archaeology of memories are linked by nostalgia. These reflections coincide with the texts of Součkovà, whose works contain records of private memories superimposed on collective memory.

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