RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hrbata, Zdeněk
T1 Texts and paratexts. The style of Zeyer's author introductions to epics
JF Bohemica Olomucensia
YR 2019
VO 11
IS 1
SP 180
OP 213
DO 10.5507/bo.2019.005
UL https://bohemica.upol.cz/artkey/boh-201901-0005.php
AB This study deals with the ideas and aesthetics of Julius Zeyer, neo-romantic and parnassist, that were expressed in introductions to his literary works inspired by medieval epics or european mythology. Zeyer conceived and represented their codes of honor, courage and fidelity as a transcendental ideal and example. Analysing close thematic and stylistic relations between author's works and paratexts, the paper is focused, among others, on Zeyer's so-called "Celtic tetralogy".