Kulturní orientace Otakara Vočadla jako předpoklad jeho aktivit při zakládání československého centra PEN klubu
David Franta, Fakulta pedagogická Západočeské univerzity v Plzni
Recenzovaný článek
s. 36–55 (obrazová příloha s. 200–206)
Licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.63013/la.2025.02
The Cultural Orientation of Otakar Vočadlo as a Prerequisite for his Establishing the Czechoslovak Centre of the PEN Club
Abstract:
This study aims to reveal the motivation for Otakar Vočadlo’s participation in
the PEN Club project. In terms of sources, it is based on the selected correspondence
of Vočadlo and on some of his writings testifying to his Anglophilia, Germanophobia, and Hungarophobia. Documents as to his Russophilia, pan-Slavism, or Czechoslovakism have not been reviewed. By analysing his writings from within this selected circle of focus, it is possible to see what the cultural preferences and values were of this figure who initiated the establishment of the PEN Club in Prague, yet never became a member of it. Vočadlo did his best to convince Czech readers of the necessity to minimize the “baleful” impact of German/Hungarian culture on Czechoslovak thinking and replace it with inspirations from English culture. Collaboration with both the Czechoslovak PEN and the English PEN was part of Vočadlo’s activities in this regard, which were meant to aid the “Anglicization” of Czech culture.
Klíčová slova:
Otakar Vočadlo; PEN klub; československá pobočka; anglofilie; germanofobie;
hungarofobie
Keywords:
Otakar Vočadlo; PEN Club; Czechoslovak Centre of PEN Club; Anglophilia;
Germanophobia; Hungarophobia
Citace:
Franta, David: Kulturní orientace Otakara Vočadla jako předpoklad jeho aktivit při zakládání československého centra PEN klubu. Literární archiv 57, PEN klub a jeho autoři, 2025. Ed. Klára Krásenská, s. 36–55; https://doi.org/10.63013/la.2025.02.