Equivalence in Imagery in Halas’s Intimate Lyric Verse Cover Image

Obrazné a poziční ekvivalence Halasovy niterné lyriky
Equivalence in Imagery in Halas’s Intimate Lyric Verse

Author(s): Rudolf Jílek
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: Halas; František; lyric

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the contemplative verse of František Halas (1901–1949), particularly the form of Halas’s primary paradigms – desire, life, and death – as well as the structure of this verse. It points out Halas’s frequent use of images (unconventional from the point of view of Christian eschatology). Other parts of the article consider the ways in which Halas employs metaphor and how lyricality is established in his verse. In conclusion the articles mentions certain trends of Halas’s contemplative lyric.

  • Issue Year: 57/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 78-81
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Czech
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