Karel Čapek
Subtitle: in pursuit of truth, tolerance, and trust
By: Bohuslava R. Bradbrook.
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press; Sussex Academic Press c/o International Specialized Book Services
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Brighton [England]; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Čapek, Karel, 1890-1938 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: "Karel Capek is the most important, most versatile, but also the most neglected Czech writer in the twentieth century. The plays R.U.R. and "From the Life of Insects" created a sensation in London in the 1920s; his word "robot" was introduced into the Oxford English Dictionary. Capek's other plays - as well as novels, short stories, essays, travelogues and causeries - followed in English translations in quick succession until cultural links were broken off by the war."--BOOK JACKET. "Because of his liberal, anti-war views Capek's works were blacklisted by the Nazis occupying his homeland, as well as later by the communists. Presenting a study of all genres Capek used, B.R.B's book pays the debt history owes to Capek."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-248) and index.