Detailed Information on Publication Record
2019
The Reception of Iris Murdoch's Work by Czech Readers and Academia
KAŠPÁRKOVÁ, BarboraBasic information
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
Language
English
Type of outcome
Prezentace na konferencích
Field of Study
60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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
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International impact
Změněno: 2/4/2020 11:52, Mgr. Marie Skřivanová
Abstract
V originále
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.
Links
| MUNI/A/1396/2018, interní kód MU |
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