Češka književna avangarda: povijest, teorija. Pristup
Czech Literary Avantgarde: History, Theory - An Approach

Summary/Abstract: The introductory consideration of the problematics of the Czech literary avantgarde stresses the discontinuity of its traditional context after the upsurge of the theoretical component (Teige, Honzl) of this literary movement (poetism), rich in literary achievements in the twenties (Nezval, Seifert, Biebl, Halas, Vančura). The theoretical horizon, delineated in its basic outlines, complements the preliminary draft of historical description. The conclusion emphasizes that the traditional discontinuity of the earlyavantgarde literary production (comprising the long period from the end of the thirties to the end of the fifties) can be traced in the theoretical reflection as well, in the brief but fertile period of the sixties (Mukarovsky, Bakoš, Chvatik, Kožmin, Grygar, Pešat, Blahynka, Effenberger, Klivoda, Sus, Marčok, Hamada). That is why (having in mind the share of foreign scholars and the efforts of the Czech Diaspora of the seventies and eighties), the question of the Czech literaryavantgarde remains open. In the rich inventory of the theoretical and literary blank spots in Czech twentieth century literature the question of the avantgarde imposes itself as an absolute imperative in recent theoretical discussions in Czech and Central European literary circles.

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