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Death in Children's Literature. The matter of Space
Šiková, Marcela ; Provazník, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
The diploma thesis Death in Children's Literature - The Matter of Space compares the work of Astrid Lindgren and Iva Procházková. In the theoretical part the author explains the place of both writers within the literature for children and deals with reviews of both books. Next part is focused on fantastic features in literature and on the matter of space. Possible existing sources of further study are mentioned here. Theoretical knowledge is applied in the following part dealing with analysis o f both books that is aimed at picturing the "real" and fantastic world and the transfer between them. The last part is a comparison of the authors' approach to death in children's literature concerning the matter of space. Possible causes of differences are mentioned here.
Fantastic Features in Children's Literature by Roald Dahl
Kapitánová, Martina ; Provazník, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
The thesis deals with fantastic features in children's literature by Roald Dahl, concretely it deals with the combination o f realistic and fantastic features. It concentrates on thematic elements, which build up or are concerned in making fantastic magical characters, places, things and plots in Dahl's works (e. g. The Witches, James and Giant Peach, The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and Chocolate Factory). It compares mentioned thematic elements with folklore fantastic fairy-tale and it searches their common aspects as well. Especially, it deals with the function o f thematic elements in the texts, their impact on recipients and author's intention. It also includes a brief summary o f Dahl's biography and a short list o f his works, especially focused on the works which were primarily written for children. Moreover, in this thesis there is also a chapter describing the term fantastic fiction from different points o f view in order to specify the term fantastic feature. The aim o f this thesis is to define Roald Dahl's poetics on the basis o f the combination o f realistic and fantastic features.

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