Slovenska Literatura (Jun 2013)
Critical and Historical Reflections on Hana Gregorová´s Work (Comments on Her Debut Book Women)
Abstract
The study deals with the personality and work of Hana Gregorová. The analysis and interpretation of her debut book Ženy (Women) is used in an attempt to define the basic poerty-like principles of her writing style. The contrastive method is used to confront the literary-critical and literary-historical views of Hana Gregorová´s work. The interpretation forms the basis of my attempt to describe her creative method and decide to what extent she approaches the Realistic method. The negative attitude of the contemporary criticism towards the author was determined by several factors, which were the reasons why her work has not been assessed in terms of literary quality to date, and has been rejected due to her extreme opinions. The main goal of the study is to outline possible starting points for interpretation of Hana Gregorová´s work related to her debut book and to objectívely assess its literary qualities. I marginally deal with the feminist views on her work.
