Samizdat literature and the act of publishing

0562766 - ÚČL 2023 RIV eng A - Abstract
Kosák, Michal
Samizdat literature and the act of publishing.
[Histories of the Holograph. From Ancient to Modern Manuscripts and Beyond. Oxford, 17.03.2022-19.03.2022]
Method of presentation: Prezentace
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA20-07879S
Institutional support: RVO:68378068
Keywords : Samizdat literature * act of publishing
OECD category: Specific literatures
https://octet.web.ox.ac.uk/event/ests-2022-histories-holograph

Paper contributes to the typology of the “act of publishing,” as propagated by Miroslav Červenka, through the fact that it will analyze the specific manner of existence of samizdat literature. This specific situation of hiding of the working manuscripts and lack of editorship has an impact not only on the creative process but also on the distribution of the work itself. This topic will be examined on examples, e.g. Ludvík Vaculík’s A Czech Dreambook. Elucidation of the transfer of Ludvík Vaculík’s text within the dissident community, where Czech Dreambook was initially distributed in the form of a manuscript, and within samizdat and exile publishing activities will be one object of study here. Methodologically, the study will expand upon sociologically oriented textual criticism.

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