The Magazine Paleček in the Context of Contemporary Fiction

Daniela Volfová Abstract This bachelor's thesis examines the periodical Paleček, milovník žertu a pravdy (1841-1847) as an autonomous literary and cultural phenomenon of Czech humorous and satirical writing in the first half of the nineteenth century. The thesis analyses its formal, stylistic, generic and thematic features and explores how humour, satire and narrative stylisation are used to reflect contemporary social reality. The study focuses on the structure of individual volumes, the organisation of regular sections, linguistic devices and recurring thematic motifs. The analysis is based on a literary-historical and interpretative approach and draws on close readings of the original texts within their historical context. Key words: Paleček; Czech humour; satire; nineteenth-century Czech periodical press; literary culture; narrator; periodical structure