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''The Lying Student'' (Czech: ''Ležící Studenta'') is a Czech satirical poem written by Jára Svěrák, framed as a traditional epic poem. It was originally written in 1914, but its publication was stalled due to the outbreak of World War I. It was not released until the 1980s. The poem is a work of absurdist fiction.〔''Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku'', by Jiří Holý, Jaroslava Janáčková, Jan Lehár, Alexandr Stich (Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2004) ISBN 80-7106-308-8〕 ==Plot synopsis== The poem is divided into four sections. *Section 1 (lines 1–51) takes the form of a bildungsroman, and tells the story of Parizek, a young Bohemian boy who leaves his village after his father is murdered by his uncle. He eventually arrives in Southern Ukraine, where he is welcomed by the locals. Twenty years later, he returns to his home and avenges his father's death. *Section 2 (lines 52–145) is told in first person by Vilém, a young student who has just finished writing the story of Parizek as a work of fiction. That night, in a dream sequence, an army of demons carries him away to a crescent-shaped island for refusing to believe in the story himself. There he spends 20 years listening to stories told by a human-headed bird resembling the mythological gamayun. From the bird, Vilém perfects the art of storytelling. *Section 3 (lines 146–303) begins when Vilém wakes up. He rewrites his story and publishes it in a newspaper. Believing it to be true, the Czech people make Parizek into a national hero and use him to inspire a rebellion. *In Section 4 (lines 304–380), Vilém is put on trial by the Austro-Hungarian Empire for creating the fictional character that incited rebellion. Vilém is banished, just like his protagonist was. The last pages of the manuscript, containing the ending, has been lost. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Lying Student」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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