KAŠPÁRKOVÁ, Barbora. The Reception of Iris Murdoch's Work by Czech Readers and Academia. In Iris Murdoch Centenary Conference, 13-15 July, 2019, St. Anne's College and Somerville College, Oxford. 2019.
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Original name The Reception of Iris Murdoch's Work by Czech Readers and Academia
Name in Czech Recepce díla Iris Murdochové českým čtenářem a akademií
Authors KAŠPÁRKOVÁ, Barbora (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Iris Murdoch Centenary Conference, 13-15 July, 2019, St. Anne's College and Somerville College, Oxford, 2019.
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/19:00110302
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech) Iris Murdochová; recepce; Československo; politika; náboženství; cenzura; překlad
Keywords in English Iris Murdoch; reception; Czechoslovakia; politics; religion; censorship; translation
Tags rivok
Tags International impact
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Abstract
Iris Murdoch was first introduced to the Czech reading public (Czechoslovakian back then) only in 1968, with the translation of Under the Net, fourteen years after its publication. This delay can imply that her reception has not been always smooth but rather problematic. Out of her 26 novels, only five have been translated and the last one —A Severed Head (1961)— in 2005. Only one philosophical essay, “Against Dryness”, was translated in 1992. During the Communist regime, only two of her novels were translated (The Sandcastle and Under the Net), while the other three (Something Special, The Bell and The Severed Head) only after 2000. The question is why has been such a worldwide recognized writer neglected in former Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic? This presentation will try to look into some possible reasons such as the influence of Czech academia that has not always given favourable judgments on Murdoch’s work, the political and religious motives will be discussed and last but not least whether the quality of the translations are to be blamed.
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MUNI/A/1396/2018, interní kód MUName: Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments (Acronym: RCE)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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