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Yun Heunggil in the context of Korean prose of 1970s
Pražáková, Nikol ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Horák, Tomáš (referee)
The work focuses on the literary work of Korean writer Yun Heunggil in the context of modern Korean literature of the 1970s. The first part describes the general features of the literature in the 1970s, with an emphasis on changes in requirements placed on authors and topics in this period of modernization. The second part deals exclusively with the work of Yun Heunggil. Great attention is given to writer's history, as it has a significant influence on his early literary work. In the latter parts, the work deals with two topics, which represent the seventies in the Korean modern literature - Korean War and modernization of Korean society. Then it looks into common features of work and reccuring motifs in both categories, using detailed analysis of narrative sequences. Work also includes a sample translation of one of the author's short stories, The Man Who Left Behind a Nine Pairs of Shoes
Yi Mun-yǒl's topoi
Pražáková, Nikol ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Ferklová, Blanka (referee)
The aim of the thesis is mainly to introduce the life and work of the foremost post-war novelist Yi Mun-yǒl, who had a significant influence on Korean modern literature. Firstly, the thesis describes author's life and bibliography as well as themes and topics which are often repeated throughout many of his books. There is also a note on a possible link between author's harsh life and it's effects on his work. Secondly, three of his books are analyzed - Siin, Hwangjerǔl wihayǒ and Saramǔi adǔl. Historical context, categories of time and space and author's intentions are amongst the key terms of observation. The present work includes translation of a part from the novella Auwaǔi mannam, which is included for the better understanding of author's personality and work.

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