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Reflection of the motif of homosexuality in Cuban exile literature
Škodová, Denisa ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Vydrová, Hedvika (referee)
This essay deals wi th the reflection of the motif of homosexuality in Cuban exile literature, with special focus on the work by the authors of the so called "Mariel generation~. The beginning of the essay explains the perception of the motif of homosexuality in literary and historical context. The most relevant conclusion of this part is the fact that despite the existence of this topic for centuries, it colud be finally freely depicted in the 1950s in the 20th cen tury . Thus, i t does not mean any "new" li terature, but a theme which is reflected in new conditions. Stili, towards the end of the 20th cen tury , after AIDS is disovered, the theme has to face again some signs of social refusal. The key sources in this part have been the works by Gregory Woods and Václav Jamek. The essay then analyzes the motif of homosexuality in Cuban li terature, focusing on authors who wrote about homosexuali ty and thus influenced the authors of the Mariel generation i.e. José Lezama Lima, Virgilio Pifiera or Guillermo Cabrera Infante. It also explains the opressive attitude of the Cuban regime towards homosexual individuals. To understand the work of the Mariel generation, the essay presents in more details the problems wi th i ts denomination and criteria to belong to this group. The figures of literary criticism do...
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The context of the Mexican Revolution in Los de abajo
Vadasová, Vendula ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
The work focuses on the period of the Mexican Revolution through the analysis of the Mexican novel Los de abajo (The Underdogs), which reflects the personal experience of the author Marian Azuela. The work will analyse different points of view of this conflict using the most important characters. The aim of this work is to point out different thinking, life ideals and goals, which differ according to each person and his / her point of view. The Mexican Revolution was an illustrative example of how several people perceive the same social and political conflict in different ways.
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Space-time breakdown in Julio Cortázar's fantastic tales
Krejčová, Veronika ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
As the title may reveal, my work will focus on space-time breakdowns in Julio Cortázar's (1914-1984) oeuvre. This Argentinian writer's work is centered mainly on the fantastic genre, specifically on tales. He is one of the most important representants of this genre in the zone of Río de la Plata, although for the most of his life he lived in Paris, where also many of his works were written. With help of other literary critics and theorists, I will try to define the space-time breakdowns in his creation. Tzvetan Todorov in his The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre, distinguishes between three main categories: the strange, the fantastic and the marvelous. Another critic, Ana María Barrenechea, in her a little bit more vital theory divides the fantastic into these three categories: the natural, the unnatural and the mixture of both. As an example I will use four of Cortázar's tales. On those, I will apply the mentioned theories, nevertheless I will also point out the possible lack of clarity and obsolescence in them and will try to offer some new alternative solutions. David Roas, Spanish critic of fantastic literature, will be a great help. Is the space or time important in the literature? And what is that Cortázar's Fantastic feeling? I'll try to answer these questions and...
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The New World as a reflection of The Old world in the Comentarios Reales by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Mičunková, Ivana ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega is one of the first significant mestizo writers, born in the New World. The aim of my work is to outline, at last partially, the endeavour of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega to harmonise the Old and New World. In the inconsisitent XVI. century could appeared as very utopic. Thus I would like to zoom into the Inca's culture and society and at the same time into the European society of this era, to allow better understanding of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega's identity itself. Key words: Incas, conquist, mestizaje, transculturization, national identity, renaissance, platonism Old World, New World, harmony
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The critic of the dukes in Don Quixote
Vítková, Tereza ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
The present thesis deals with an analysis of the direct and especially the indirect critism of the duke and the duchess, the characteres of the second part of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, and it identifies the techniques to achieve that. A literary-scientific framework treating the mentioned issue is used for the analysis. Moreover it is supported by the quotations from the book in most cases.
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Prague in a work of Clara Janés
Strachotová, Alžběta ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
The following bachelor's thesis deals with the work of Spanish author Clara Janés and it focuses on her works about Prague. The first part outlines her biography. The theoretical chapter deals with the definitions from the studies about the space in the literature. The following part discribes her visits to Prague and mentions also the circumstances of her meetings with Vladimír Holan, who represents an important figure in her works about this city. The main part consists of the analysises of her works, particulary the lyrical-memoir prose The Voice of Ophelia, the collection od poems Kampa and several seperate poems from other collections. The interpretetation has a thematological basis and it focuses on the author's relation to the city and to the Bohemia. It concers about the general question of genius loci, the literary topos of the city and the way of lyrical perception of a city by a stranger. The description of the composition and the language of analysed work is also included. The final chapter summarizes all the knowledge, and charaterizes the literary style of the author, while using the conclusions from the analysis. The thesis is based primarly on the author's works, followed by theoretical studies about this topic and also on yet existing interpretations of the particular works. Powered by...
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The space in Horacio Quiroga's short stories
Merhautová, Eva ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
( in English) The aim of this Bachelor's thesis is to describe the category of space in Horacio Quiroga's short novel. Above all, it focuses on the creation of so-called jungle tales and its particular environment. The first part is theoretical and tries to sum up the most important facts of the author's life and creation and it is followed by the part summarizing various information about the theory of the concept of space in literature. A special chapter is dedicated to (the) a term "topos", which is appllied to the hispanoamerican literature and to the generation of regionalism, especially to the novel of the jungle. The work continues with the a practical analysis of the short stories. It describes the comparison of expressions of Quiroga's different styles and the image of the province of Misiones, where the author lived for a long time and which remains captured in his works. Furthermore, the thesis focuses on the influence of the environment of the jungle on the characters and what kind of characters it creates. It finishes with the image of the jungle as a sacred place.
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Reflection of the motif of homosexuality in Cuban exile literature
Škodová, Denisa ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Vydrová, Hedvika (referee)
This essay deals wi th the reflection of the motif of homosexuality in Cuban exile literature, with special focus on the work by the authors of the so called "Mariel generation~. The beginning of the essay explains the perception of the motif of homosexuality in literary and historical context. The most relevant conclusion of this part is the fact that despite the existence of this topic for centuries, it colud be finally freely depicted in the 1950s in the 20th cen tury . Thus, i t does not mean any "new" li terature, but a theme which is reflected in new conditions. Stili, towards the end of the 20th cen tury , after AIDS is disovered, the theme has to face again some signs of social refusal. The key sources in this part have been the works by Gregory Woods and Václav Jamek. The essay then analyzes the motif of homosexuality in Cuban li terature, focusing on authors who wrote about homosexuali ty and thus influenced the authors of the Mariel generation i.e. José Lezama Lima, Virgilio Pifiera or Guillermo Cabrera Infante. It also explains the opressive attitude of the Cuban regime towards homosexual individuals. To understand the work of the Mariel generation, the essay presents in more details the problems wi th i ts denomination and criteria to belong to this group. The figures of literary criticism do...
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