The literature of post-Communist Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania : a study /
Davis, Robert Murray.
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co.,
c2008.
"This book examines the economic, social, and literary effect of the end of communist domination and accompanying cultural subsidies in Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. The end of the communist regime has made the position of writer less lucrative and prestigious within these four countries. The countries' respective publishing markets are struggling to adjust to a new economy"--Provided by publisher.
"This book examines the economic, social, and literary effect of the end of communist domination and accompanying cultural subsidies in Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. The end of the communist regime has made the position of writer less lucrative and prestigious within these four countries. The countries' respective publishing markets are struggling to adjust to a new economy"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Very different : Central European and American poets -- Out of the shadows : Slovene writing after independence -- Desperate but not serious : Hungarian writing after 1989 -- Slovak writing in transition -- Romanian writing redivivus -- Transition-and after? and beyond? geopolitics, marketing and literary anxieties in the new Central Europe.
East European literature
East European literature
Post-communism
Literature and state
Politics and literature