In search of absolution: Reflextions of Desanka Maksimović's work in Czech and Slovak social contexts

Abstract

Based on the analysis of the translated poems by Desanka Maksimović into Czech and Slovak from 1926 until the end of the 20th century, with the help of the few archived documents, as well as the press and the relevant literature of the time, the here presented paper could offer a view on this famous poet's work and its reflections in the Czech and Slovak social contexts.

Keywords

• Desanka Maksimović
• Reflextions
• Czechoslovakia
• Yugoslavia
• 20th Century