A Close Watch on the Trains at the Slovak Chamber Theatre, Martin Cover Image

Ostro sledované vlaky v Slovenskom komornom divadle Martin
A Close Watch on the Trains at the Slovak Chamber Theatre, Martin

Author(s): Dagmar Inštitorisová
Subject(s): Czech Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Památník národního písemnictví
Keywords: A Close Watch on the Trains; Closely Watched Trains; intertextuality; examples; model; interpretation

Summary/Abstract: This article is concerned with intertextual relations amongst Hrabal’s novel Ostře sledované vlaky (Closely Watched Trains, 1965), the screenplay made from it, and the version for the stage. Intertextual analysis is applied to a stage production of Closely Watched Trains, which was directed by Peter Gábor at the Slovenské komorné divadlo (Slovak Chamber Theatre), Martin, in 2003. The article also offers interpretation based on the intertextual approach to the stage play, and provides examples of typical intertextual relations.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 46
  • Page Range: 95-108
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Slovak