The Forms and Functions of Hedonism, Gluttony and Drunkenness in the Latest Czech Literature

Marek Lollok

edagogická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Katedra českého jazyka a literatury
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-1613

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe some of the most distinctive ways of displaying hedonism, gluttony and drunkenness in the Czech literature over the last approximately 15 years. Based on the analysis of the most significant books concerning these themes (e.g. texts by Petr Stančík, Jan Balabán, Emil Hakl, Václav Kahuda, Jáchym Topol and other authors), the author proposes a more detailed typology of the forms of these phenomena in the latest Czech literature, as well as of their specific functions in concrete texts.

Keywords:

contemporary Czech prose, hedonism, gluttony, drunkenness