ABSTRACT

The study is the first to examine Anglo-Czechoslovak relations during the second world war from the perspective of discourse analysis. It reconstructs the evolution of the Czechoslovak exiles’ Anglophilia through articles published in three major exile newspapers – Čechoslovák, Mladé/Nové Československo and Nová svoboda – between October 1939 and May 1945. It claims that the new significant Other, whose image included numerous idealizations as well as objective reflections, liberated exiled Czechs and served as an important guide in the quest for a better future for their own country. The study also demonstrates how quickly favourable conditions can create fruitful transcultural space between nations that had, hitherto, been separated by geography, culture and language.

摘要

该研究首次从话语分析的角度审视二战期间的英捷关系。它通过 1939 年 10 月至 1945 年 5 月期间在三大流亡报纸——捷克斯洛伐克、Mladé/Nové Československo和Nová svoboda上发表的文章，重建了捷克斯洛伐克流亡者的亲英倾向的演变。它声称新的重要他者形象包括许多理想化以及客观的反思，解放了流亡的捷克人，并在为自己的国家寻求更美好未来的过程中起到了重要的指导作用。该研究还表明，有利条件可以多快地在迄今为止被地理、文化和语言分隔的国家之间创造富有成果的跨文化空间。