French poetry as seen through the eyes of the Czech reader and its place on the Czech book market

Abstract

An overview of the publication of Czech translations of French poetry during the 20th and 21st centuries. The quantitative analysis is supplemented by a commentary on the situation of the Czech book market and selected details such as the time aspect, the representation of certain authors and titles, and the changing nature of the preferences of readers.

Keywords

• poetry
• poetry in translation
• history of translation
• reception theory