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Changes and meanings of the Holy Grail in medieval literature and in the context of comparable motifs in European culture
Palka, Julia ; Vučka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Stárková, Zuzana (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with individual transformations of the Holy Grail and tries to put them into a literary, cultural, spiritual and historical context, specifically from the 11th to the 13th century. The work focuses on the etymology of the word grail and its relationship with Christianity (especially Joseph of Arimatia and St. Nicodemus). Then, it characterises knightly culture and literature, the development of the Arthurian cycle, and finally deals with the authors themselves, who, in their novels about the search for the Holy Grail, used its symbolism and filled it with mysticism. The Grail substance went through many changes in the Middle Ages, especially in the 13th century - from a pagan myth to a Christian chivalric novel. The work attempts to decipher all forms and meanings of the Holy Grail that appeared in medieval literature. Keywords Legend of the Holy Grail, Arthurian cycle, chivalric culture, chivalric spirituality, Chrétien de Troyes, Robert de Boron, Wolfram von Eschenbach.
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Three creative stages in the work of Egon Hostovský. Constants and metamorphoses of motifs
Mitul, Anastasia ; Stárková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Vučka, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to is to map the characteristic motifs of the selected works representing the three creative periods of Egon Hostovský and to create a list of motifs and their transformations in these stages and categorize them. Motifs will be categorized based on the experiences of literary characters caused by psychological and social changes in the inner and outer world of the heroes and on their non-literary connection with the political events in Czechoslovakia from the 1930s to the 1970s. The motifs will eventually be connected to the real life of Egon Hostovsky. There will be selected three titles from each creative period to map the characteristic motifs. First period influenced by existentialism and post-avant-garde (1931- 1941). The second period was influenced by the author's first emigration to the United States of America and, in the meantime, an attempt to return to Czechoslovakia (1941-1948). And the third period is characterized by further emigration and gradual alienation from Czech national and social values (1950-1973). Key words Egon Hostovsky, the creative period, metamorphosis, constant, motive
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Comparison of the Current Czech and Vietnamese education Systems - sociological Probe
Dinh, Duong Tung ; Hasil, Jiří (advisor) ; Stárková, Zuzana (referee)
The topic of this thesis is a comparison of the school systems of the Czech Republic and Vietnam. The theoretical part contains chapters devoted to comparative education and a description of the educational systems of both countries with a focus on primary and secondary schools. In the practical part are described methods of qualitative and quantitative research. The aim of the work is to find out how young Vietnamese people live here in the Czech Republic and when they were in primary and secondary school pupils, what kind of relationships they had with their classmates and teachers and whether they encountered academic problems or felt discriminated against during their studies. Keywords: Czech education, Vietnamese education, level of education, education of foreigners, culture, society, pupil, relation to education
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A little Czech man in the work of Karel Poláček
Stoyanova, Tsvetelina ; Kramářová - Hezinová, Jitka (advisor) ; Stárková, Zuzana (referee)
The purpose of this thesis was to analyze the artistic depiction of "little" Czech Man in the work of Karel Polácek. The thesis is separated into five chapters. The first chapter focuses on the life and personality of Karel Polácek and states the basic feature of his works. In the second chapter I examine the question how the "little" Czech hero behaves in the Karel Polácek's contemporaries works. The third chapter emphasize on the humor of Karel Polácek and his involvement in Czech humoristic literature. The fourth chapter examines the works of Polácek as literature humoristic, satirical, literature with Jewish themes, humorous and devoted to country life. This part presents the basic characteristics of the work and the main characters, supported by quotations from the book. The last one, fifth chapter turns attention to the aging of language and text in the works of Karel Polácek. The goal of this analysis is to demonstrate the timelessness of the author's literary characters. Further, I devote to the question "how the text speaks to us today". At the conclusion I briefly summarize subtopics, knowledge and experience I gained during my research.
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Development of financial literacy
Stárková, Zuzana ; Krahulcová, Beáta (advisor) ; Zelinková, Olga (referee)
STÁRKOVÁ, Zuzana, Development of financial literacy, Prague, 2012. Zuzana Stárková - Charles University in Prague - Husitská teologická fakulta. Supervisor, Prof. PhDr. Beáta Krahulcová, CSc. Main topic of the diploma thesis is financial literacy, more specifically the risk of its consequences. First part of the thesis deals with definition of financial literacy, its causes and consequences. Next chapters are devoted to monetary literacy, ignorance of which causes many problems in the area of credits, loans and subsequently may lead to indebtedness. This part of the text defines important key words, whose knowledge in essential for using of banking services and products Last chapters of the theoretical part introduce the Consumer Protection Act and the issues of seizures and insolvency. Main objective of the practical part of the thesis is to carry out a research among university students in order to summarize the level of their awareness, knowledge and experience in the financial area.
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Art interpretation of Czech history in the historical prose by Alois Jirásek
Fiyalka, Svitlana ; Stárková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Dolenská, Jana (referee)
The thesis deals with the issues of literary-historical situation of works by Alois Jirásek in the Czech tradition of the historical novel and characteristic of literary representation of history by the writer. The thing is that after the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 Jirásek became the official symbol of the literature of the new state, and younger authors followed him ideologically, thematically, and after the formal construction of works. Jirásek's authority didn't weaken in the second half of the 20th century, when his method of literary interpretation of Czech history was ideologically misused. On the basis of literary analysis of two historical novels (Proti všem and Temno), the author of thesis describes Jirásek's narrative style and the means of expression that gives the writer the possibility to reach the art effectiveness of his novels. The thesis also puts a question whether the works by Alois Jirásek are alive today. Keywords Alois Jirásek, historical novel, interpretation of Czech history, Hussite movement, literary analysis
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Autobiographical Elements in literary work of Jana Černá
Militz, Anna ; Stárková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Vučka, Tomáš (referee)
(in English): The Bachelor Thesis Autobiographical motifs in the literary works of Jana Černá is dedicated to the life and work of the Czech writer Jana Černá. The author concentrates on the autobiographical motifs in the writer's works and compares them with archival sources. The paper contains also a short biography of Jana Černá which not only delivers new facts but also corrects inaccuracies present in previous publications about the writer. The author also focused on the issue of official works during years 1948-1969 in relation to Jana Černá's work. The paper is complimented by visual materials.
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Financial literacy
Stárková, Zuzana ; Krahulcová, Beáta (advisor) ; Zelinková, Olga (referee)
STÁRKOVÁ, Zuzana, Financial literacy, Prague, 2011. Zuzana Stárková - Charles University in Prague - Husitská teologická fakulta. Supervisor, Prof. PhDr. Beáta Krahulcová, CSc. Main Theme of the thesis is financial literacy, especially its level among the citizens of the Czech Republic. It concerns also with main consequences of insuffícient financial knowledge of Czech citizens nowadays. First part of the thesis deals with definition of financial literacy, its causes and consequences. Further, it covers social and psychological aspects of financial literacy. Last chapters are devoted to the topics of personal bankruptcy and insolvency act. The thesis is finished with a casuistry of an indebted family. Key words: Financial literacy, Financial education, Family finance, Banking, Indebtedness, Execution, Insolvency act, Social and legal counselling
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Comparison of Czech and Vietnamese Folk Tales
Do, Ngoc Anh ; Stárková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Bischofová, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with comparison of Czech and Vietnamese folk tales in order to find the same and different characteristics, which were caused by cultural differences in both areas. In the opening chapters author has described genre fairytale, she has also mentioned folk tales collectors and historical context of Czech and also Vietnamese collection. A separate chapter is devoted to the fairy tale Cinderella, in both cultures they are very similar, unlike other tales where we can only find the same (or different) motifs or themes. key words: folk tales, Czech folk tale, Vietnamese folk tale, folk tale collectors, Cinderella
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