Katherine Mansfieldová: The Reception of Katherine Mansfield in the Countries of Former Czechoslovakia

Abstract

Katherine Mansfield's short stories have enjoyed a presence in both parts of the former Czechoslovakia since the 1930s, in the form of translations for periodicals. The first collection of her stories in book form is also from this period, although, probably for cultural and linguistic reasons, appears only in Czech, as do three subsequent collections published between the 1950s and 1970s. In terms of critical assessment, Mansfield's work has not been systematically studied. Criticism consists mainly of book reviews, prefaces to collections of her stories, dust cover blurbs and brief paragraphs introducing the translations of stories in magazines. This paper presents and analyses material gathered during research in the Czech and Slovak National Libraries.