Román Umdlené duše a problém moderního člověka. Korespondence T. G. Masaryka a Arneho Garborga
The Weary Men Novel and the Problem of a Modern Man. Correspondence between Tomáš G. Masaryk and Arne Garborg

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the short exchange of letters between T. G. Masaryk andthe Norwegian writer Arne Garborg regarding the novel Weary Men in the context ofreception of Garborg’s writing in the Bohemian Lands in the late 19th century. Weary Menis a remarkable example of literary decadence and after publishing was widely discussed bythe Czech critics. Masaryk saw in the novel a unique literary reflection of his own opinionson the crisis of a modern man and his attitude towards religion. This is why he decidedto write an analysis of the novel’s main character, Gabriel Gram, and to contact Garborgby post. The paper focuses on the contents of the short exchange of correspondence. Itscontext is further clarified by the contemporary reviews of Garborg’s book and asaryk’scorrespondence with Josef Svatopluk Machar.The paper focuses on the short exchange of letters between T. G. Masaryk andthe Norwegian writer Arne Garborg regarding the novel Weary Men in the context ofreception of Garborg’s writing in the Bohemian Lands in the late 19th century. Weary Menis a remarkable example of literary decadence and after publishing was widely discussed bythe Czech critics. Masaryk saw in the novel a unique literary reflection of his own opinionson the crisis of a modern man and his attitude towards religion. This is why he decidedto write an analysis of the novel’s main character, Gabriel Gram, and to contact Garborgby post. The paper focuses on the contents of the short exchange of correspondence. Itscontext is further clarified by the contemporary reviews of Garborg’s book and Masaryk’scorrespondence with Josef Svatopluk Machar.

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