Poetry of everyday life: The Kveten group, 1956-1958 (young Czech writers)

Authors
Citation
P. Blazicek, Poetry of everyday life: The Kveten group, 1956-1958 (young Czech writers), CESK LIT, 49(1), 2001, pp. 64-76
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Literature
Journal title
CESKA LITERATURA
ISSN journal
00090468 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
64 - 76
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-0468(2001)49:1<64:POELTK>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
After the 20th Congress of the CPSU, a group of young poets formed round th e Czech journal Kveten, in the name of 'poetry of everyday life.' In contra st to the impersonal official formulae, they introduced new themes and, in particular, individual styles and attitudes towards life, a language approa ching natural colloquialisms, and sought the deeper meaning behind simple s ituations. This regenerated poetry, however, remained somewhat under the in fluence of stereotypes that had already been overcome, including the optimi stic visions of socialism. For that, the representative poets of the groups were soon, rightly, criticized; but now, many years later, it turns out th at their verse was important not only for the development of poetry but als o for having provided lasting artistic inspiration.