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Symbology of grass-snakes in Lithuanian folklore
Butzke, Petra ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Štoll, Pavel (referee)
The object of investigation in this work is to analyze užovky symbolism and its role in individual tanru spoken Lithuanian folklore. The symbol is pohlíženo as to the importance of perception užovky, its position and role in oral folklore. Examined the Lithuanian fairy tales (mythical) reputation, proverbs and sayings, riddles, prayers to užovce, incantations against snake bites and phraseologisms. We took examples from a number of available, folk sources. The analysis užovky symbolism and its role in appointed tanru we focused on features užovky in the Lithuanian pagan beliefs, mythologies of other nations and Christianity.
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Modernisation of Latvian classical prose in work of Eriks Adamsons
Korbélyiová, Lucie ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Štoll, Pavel (referee)
The purpose of this diploma thesis is to describe the short stories of Latvian writer and poet Eriks Adamsons as an integral and internally linked artistic and ideal system as well as to analyse their composition and thematic structure and to specify the originality of the author's artistic expression. Importatnt part of the work is also detailed biografy of the author, a chronological description of the Latvian literature evolution and Adamsons's position in it. Integral part of the thesis is also our translation of three of the short stories and remarks dealing with some translation and terminological aspects.
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Latvia between Germany and Russia in the novel by M. Zariņš Calendar of Bandmaster Kociņš
Chlupáčová, Edita ; Štoll, Pavel (advisor) ; Lemeškin, Ilja (referee)
The subject of the thesis is an analysis of the novel Calendar of bandmaster Kociņš by M. Zariņš, which is considered as a dynamic structure characterised by the fact that the process of signification is always in motion and by this very motion the meaning is constituted. The observed motion takes place on two axes, firstly on the axis novel - calendar, secondly on the axis author as writer - author as producent, and thus the distancing effect arises. As understood in the thesis, the concept of distancing effect is based on the theoretical writings of B. Brecht, further elaborated by W. Benjamin and R. Barthes. The distancing effect in semiotic interpretation enables to identify the grotesque nature of the novel as hypersignification, i. e. as meaning overload, and therefore to read the novel as an open text referring to how it is made. Moreover, the workings of the distancing effect give rise to political appeal of the text which consists in the transition from competition and individualism to sharing and collectivism.
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The Latvian Movement of "Dievturība"
Vacíková, Michala ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Štoll, Pavel (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe origins, history, activity and influence of a Latvian religious movement called Dievturība, established in Latvia in the interwar period, interruption of their activities as a consequence of the Soviet occupation in 1940 and its renewal in exile, especially in the United States, where the followers of Dievturība built an important Latvian cultural centre, as well as its rebirth in the independent Latvia after 1990. With the help of the American Dievturi Latvian followers try to gain more attention through organizing cultural events and raise public awareness of Dievturība. Furthermore the thesis surveys origins of the movement's doctrine, contacts of Dievturība with folklore groups, attitude of its followers, Dievturi, towards politics and media and especially the significance of Dievturība for forming the modern Latvian society. Special attention is paid to Ernests Brastiņš, a founder of the movement, to his life, thoughts, ideas and plans connected with his effort to revive Latvian national cultural consciousness. There are also important the views of critics of Dievturība's doctrine and its understanding of pre-Christian Latvian religion, to which Dievturība relates. In my work I also try to outline the pre-Christian Latvian religion and to find differences...
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Theme of "Petr and Fevronia" during the centuries
Braná, Karolína ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Otčenášek, Jaroslav (referee)
V uvodni kapitole teto diplomove pnice J sme se pokusili pfehledne shrnout historii vzniku autorskeho textu a sporu 0 autorstvi povidky 0 Petrovi a Fevronii. Zjistili jsme, ze mezi vedci existovaly puvodne dye protichudne nazorove skupiny. Prvni z nich tvrdila, ze povidka byla napsana neznamym autorem v 15. stoleti, naproti tomu druha sku pina zastavala nazor, ze povidka byla napsana behem 16. stoleti spisovatelem a publicistou Jermolajem-Erazmem. Postupne jsme uvedli jednotlive argumenty a analyzy variant textu Prvni redakce, coz nas dovedlo k zaveru, ze za autorsky text muzeme povazovat variantu, jenz byla soucasti rukopisu c06. COJIOBe~KOe NQ28 7, a j ej im autorem byl nepochybne J ermolajErazmus. V daISi casti prvni kapitoly Jsme se venovali druhotnym redakcim povidky a jednotlivym analyzam jimi zpracovaneho autorskeho textu. Zj istili j sme, ze v casovem rozmezi od 16.st. do pocatku 18.st. vznikly ctyfi redakce povidky. Ve vsech verzich muzeme najit vedle osobitych zmen nekolik spolecnych tendenci. V prve fade se autofi snazili nahradit dialogicnost vypravenim a tim velmi casto dochazelo k naruseni syzetu. DaISi dva rysy - nekononicnost stylu a blizkost k folkl6ru - se rozvijely ve dvou protichudnych smerech podle nazoroveho zamereni dotycne osoby pfepisujici text. Bud' byla povidka pfepracovana v...
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Folklore group "Skejušan": past, present, perspectives. Case study of cultural strategy
Malinová, Irina ; Lendělová, Věra (advisor) ; Lemeškin, Ilja (referee) ; Otčenášek, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis aims to analyze the forms and ways of presentation of the cultural heritage of the chosen ethnic group, Ruthenians, by introducing the Skejusan ensemble. The work has the form of a case study and deals with the ensemble including the characteristics of its repertoire - songs, national customs and traditions. The ensemble is important for its endeavour to preserve only the Ruthenian folklore in a conservative way (unlike other Ruthenian ensembles in the Czech Republic). In this way, the interpretation of folklore does not include only isolated songs, but takes into account also the original context, in which the songs had existed in the culture. The thesis contributes by its research and its conclusions to the discussion about the problems of Ruthenian national minority, tries to characterize the complicated national identity of the Ruthenians in the multicultural milieu of the Czech Republic, and defines also the influence of this milieu on the Ruthenian culture. The work also deals with the history of migration of relatively small group of so-called Skejus Ruthenians, it analyzes and clarifies the historic route of transmission of traditions and customs during their migration from Slovakia to Romania and their subsequent movement from Romania to Czech Lands. The work also compares...
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Modality in Lithuanian in comparison with Czech
Dřízalová, Alena ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Montvilaite-Sabaitiene, Geda (referee)
The present study will look at the qualitative dimensions of realization of epistemic and deontic modality in Lithuanian in comparison with Czech. Modality is the category by which speakers express attitudes towards the event contained in the proposition. Epistemic modality indicates the extent to which the speaker is committed to the truth of the proposition, deontic modality characterizes process expressed by predicate as necessary, enabled or intentional. Summary of lexical and gramamtical means of expression of modality is based on data obtained from Corpus of Contemporary Lithuanian language and Czech-Lithuanian Parallel corpus. Analysis of modal expressions of original Lithuanian fiction text and its translation to Czech follows.
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Poetics of Dramatic Works of Mara Zalite
Česnohlídková, Barbora ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Štoll, Pavel (referee)
The first chapter of the thesis presents Mary Zālīte's personality. The next chapter deals with sources of inspirational works. Here are the figures mentioned by name, that affected the author so much, that their legacy is in her work very noticeable. The following chapter examines and also analyzes the author's poetry, which has features in common with her drama. Another chapter has been focused on the Zālīte's drama, particularly the poetic drama, where the author's analysis in the form of plays and librettos found connection between, that were typical for the authors motives. These analyses were also helpful in the creation of the last chapter of the thesis, which explores the poetic drama M. Zālīte's Margaret. Based on a detailed analysis of the play Margaret was performed comparing the modern play with the Goethe's classic work Faust, which revealed a number of common elements but also innovations of the author.
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The world without borders in S.T. Kondrotas work
Fantová, Martina ; Lemeškin, Ilja (advisor) ; Šeferis, Vaidas (referee)
Diploma work is focused on the work of a contemporary Lithuanian prose writer Saulius Tomas Kondrotas (1953). His tales and novels are placed into the Lithuanian and world literary context. The impact of magic realism and surrealism is confirmed; an inspiration is found in the work of other authors as F. M. Dostojevskij or W. Faulkner. Kondrotas is appreciated for individual style and topics common for his work, such as a phenomenon of death, detailed recitation, border crossing of common life perception, colourful description. The tales and especially the structure of novels are full of not only biblical, but also pagan and mythy motives.
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