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This study discusses the approach of Karel Hausenblas (1923-2003), an important Czech linguist and Bohemist, towards literary theory. The main objectives of the study are: 1) to outline the basic theoretical and methodological principles of Karel Hausenblas's scholarly research; 2) to present Hausenblas's conception and treatment of selected terms from literary theory (especially "theme", "literary character" and "space"). The author of the study demonstrates that the theoretical assumptions and methodological principles on which Hausenblas based his stylistic research draw significantly from Czech structuralism, formulating six of his most important theoretical and methodological principles. The outline of his treatment of such literary-theory concepts as "theme", "literary character" and "space" make it clear that Hausenblas was not looking for a fundamentally new conception, but was much more concerned about their precise definition and correlation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]