Views from the inside : Czech underground literature and culture (1948-1989) / Martin Machovec, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Machovec, Martin, editor.

Language:

Czech

Subjects (All):

Art, Czech--20th century.

Art, Czech.

Underground literature--Czech Republic.

Underground literature.

Underground music--Czech Republic.

Underground music.

Underground movements in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages)

Edition:

Second English edition.

Place of Publication:

Prague, Czech Republic : Charles University, Karolinum Press, [2018]

Summary:

From political novels to surrealist poetry and censored rock and roll, Czech underground culture of the latter twentieth_x000D_century displayed an astonishing, and unheralded, variety. This fascinating exploration of that underground movement--the historical, sociological,and psychological background that gave rise to it; the literature, music, and arts that comprised it; and its morerecent incorporation into the mainstream--draws on the voices of scholars and critics who themselves played an integral role in generating it. Featuring the writings of Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous, philosopher-poet Egon Bondy, and writer Jáchym Topol, and Canadian expat and translator Paul Wilson--many of which have never before been available in English--as well as an expanded bibliography reflecting advances in scholarship. This second edition is both a work of literature and an eye-opening volume of criticism.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Ivan Martin Jirous: Report on the Third Czech Musical Revival

Paul Wilson: What's it Like Making Rock'n'Roll in a Police State?

Egon Bondy: The Roots of the Czech Literary Underground in 1949-1953

Ivan Martin Jirous: On Czech Underground Literature of the 70s and 80s

Jáchym Topol: The Story of Revolver Revue

Editor's Epilogue

Bibliography (English titles only)

Discography

Documentary films

About the Authors

Index of Names.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

80-246-3593-3

OCLC:

1043629293