Description:This 1982 book was the first major critical study of Jaroslav Ha ek and his most important literary creation, The Good Soldier vejk. For many people Ha ek's book is simply extremely funny. Cecil Parrott begins from the point of view that a closer examination of the conditions under which the book was written reveal it to be a much deeper work than it appears on the surface: a tragic as well as a comic masterpiece. A leading authority on Ha ek, Parrott wrote the definitive biography, The Bad Bohemian, and translated the unexpurgated version of vejk and many of Ha ek's short stories. This book is lucidly written and aimed at the non-specialist reader who requires guidance in coming to terms with this strange book. All quotations are translated, and the book also includes a number of illustrations including the only sketch of vejk that Ha ek approved.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jaroslav Haŝek: A Study of Švejk and the Short Stories (Major European Authors Series). To get started finding Jaroslav Haŝek: A Study of Švejk and the Short Stories (Major European Authors Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Jaroslav Haŝek: A Study of Švejk and the Short Stories (Major European Authors Series)
Description: This 1982 book was the first major critical study of Jaroslav Ha ek and his most important literary creation, The Good Soldier vejk. For many people Ha ek's book is simply extremely funny. Cecil Parrott begins from the point of view that a closer examination of the conditions under which the book was written reveal it to be a much deeper work than it appears on the surface: a tragic as well as a comic masterpiece. A leading authority on Ha ek, Parrott wrote the definitive biography, The Bad Bohemian, and translated the unexpurgated version of vejk and many of Ha ek's short stories. This book is lucidly written and aimed at the non-specialist reader who requires guidance in coming to terms with this strange book. All quotations are translated, and the book also includes a number of illustrations including the only sketch of vejk that Ha ek approved.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jaroslav Haŝek: A Study of Švejk and the Short Stories (Major European Authors Series). To get started finding Jaroslav Haŝek: A Study of Švejk and the Short Stories (Major European Authors Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.