An image of the native region in the prose of the realist author J. Čajak Cover Image

Obraz rodného kraja v próze realistického autora J. Čajaka
An image of the native region in the prose of the realist author J. Čajak

Author(s): Ľubica Hroncová
Subject(s): Slovak Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Realism; prose; home; Slovaks from Dolná zem; autobiography;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper focuses on the theme of the home and homeland in selected proses written by J. Čajak jr., who, despite a strong relationship to the surroundings of Dolná zem, returns in his proses to the youth spent in Slovakia and reminisces in them about the members of his national community. The author depicts the features of the life reality from different regions of Slovakia and the relation of individual characters to their home, which is reflected especially in their autobiographical character. The concept of the home in the proses from the Slovak environment is for Čajak connected with the feeling of emotional perception of the birthplace, which is reflected also in their literary processing.

  • Page Range: 63-70
  • Page Count: 8
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: Slovak