{"product_id":"9788024625713","title":"Beyond Decadence: Exposing the Narrative Irony in Jan Opolsky's Prose","description":"\u003cbr\u003eJan Opolský has primarily been viewed as an undistinguished hanger-on in the era of Czech literary decadence. Through close reading and detailed analysis of Opolský’s prose, however, Peter Butler argues that, far from his reputation as a literary lackey, Opolský is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Decadence\u003c\/i\u003e evaluates archival sources and private correspondence between Opolský and other literary figures, and includes a classified bibliography of Opolský’s work. Butler’s introduction, meanwhile, offers an overview of the Czech decadent\/symbolist literary and artistic movements, placing them within a larger European perspective. Redeeming a literary artist who has been nearly forgotten in the English-speaking world, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Decadence \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of particular interest to students of Slavic and European literary history.","brand":"Karolinum Press, Charles University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053460013296,"sku":"9788024625713","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9788024625713_p0.jpg?v=1763721365","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9788024625713","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}