Gothic Elements in the Novel Valérie a týden divů by the Czech
Writer Vítězslav Nezval

C 2019

Gothic Elements in the Novel Valérie a týden divů by the Czech Writer Vítězslav Nezval

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva

Basic information

Original name

Gothic Elements in the Novel Valérie a týden divů by the Czech Writer Vítězslav Nezval

Authors

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

New York and London, Gothic Peregrinations The Unexplored and Re-explored Territories, p. 223-234, 12 pp. Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature, 2019

Publisher

Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14640/19:00109097

Organization unit

Language Centre

ISBN

978-1-138-31100-8

UT WoS

000474582500015

Keywords in English

the Gothic; Nezval; surrealism; Valérie a týden divů; Poetism

Abstract

V originále

The paper discusses the Gothic motifs in the Surrealist novel of the Czech poet, writer and translator Vítězslav Nezval, who was one of the most prolific avant-garde artists of the 1920s and 1930s. Valerie a týden divů was written in 1935 but remained unpublished until 1945, becoming Nezval’s least known but most Surrealistic fiction. As critics have shown, Nezval drew on many sources– M.G. Lewis’s The Monk, K.H. Mácha’s poem May, F.W. Murnau’s film Nosferatu, or Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho. There are several Gothic motifs in Valerie: the grandmother’s house which resembles a Gothic castle – an intriguing labyrinth of rooms and secret passages, including the chamber of the dead. As Valerie travels through its dark corridors, she discovers the hidden secrets of her past with Gothic elements such as incest, siblings separated at birth, or her mother conceiving in a convent. But Valerie, whose name means strong and healthy in Latin, is not a passive Gothic heroine - she rather resembles Radcliffe’s maidens who embark on journeys to seek their happiness and free expression of their sexuality. Several Gothic themes are borrowed from The Monk: anti-Catholic sentiment is embodied in the figure of the priest Gratian, who is a great orator able to control crowds through the force of his prayer, but also a rapist who attempts to seduce Valerie; disguises - when Orlík, Valerie’s brother/lover, poses in Valerie’s flower-patterned clothes; and an almost baroque theatricality in scenes like the wedding procession and reception. Nezval’s Valerie a týden divů inspired the director Jaromil Jireš who created the film of the same name in 1970.

Citovat

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva. Gothic Elements in the Novel Valérie a týden divů by the Czech Writer Vítězslav Nezval. In Agnieszka Lowczanin and Katarzyna Malecka. Gothic Peregrinations The Unexplored and Re-explored Territories. New York and London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2019, p. 223-234. Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature. ISBN 978-1-138-31100-8.

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ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva. Gothic Elements in the Novel Valérie a týden divů by the Czech Writer Vítězslav Nezval. In Agnieszka Lowczanin and Katarzyna Malecka. \textit{Gothic Peregrinations The Unexplored and Re-explored Territories}. New York and London: Routledge Taylor \&{} Francis Group, 2019, p.~223-234. Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature. ISBN~978-1-138-31100-8.

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