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Film effects in Karel Hynek Mácha's prose narratives
Koten, Jiří
This essay inquires into the general characteristics of Karel Hynek Mácha's narrative fiction. It starts from the well-known analysis written by Jan Mukařovský. In the paper "Genetika smyslu v Máchově poezii" (Genetics of meaning in Mácha's poetry, 1938) Mukařovský claims that Mácha's works produce something of a cinematic effect. According to Mukařovský this is due to the interruption of narrated time (the dynamic plot is brought to a stop - up to a static scene), as well as by virtue of a technique reminiscent of a montage of impressive images. We consider this term pregnant, because it describes other characteristics of Mácha's fiction: the dramatical nature of narration and the fact that actions linking the storyline simultaneously serve as indices which evoke the impressive atmosphere. Even though Mácha uses authorial narration, focalization is mostly external and fictional minds aren't transparent. The narration comes close to the technique which is known as camera-eye narration.

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