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Christian Symbols in M. A. Hansen's Novel The Liar as a Work of Christian Existentialism
Slouková, Radka ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Hartlová, Dagmar (referee)
The Liar is one of the Danish writer Martin A. Hansen's best known and popular novels. The Liar is influenced by existentialism, one can call it a work of Christian existentialism. In my thesis I demonstrate which main features of Christian existentialism are present in the novel. In the first part I describe existentialism as philosophy. Existentialism came from France to Denmark. It is a philosophy that focuses on the concrete individual. People must create their own existentence by accepting responsibility for their action. The important concepts are freedom, choice and responsibility. They denote the authentic existence. People in the inauthentic existence are passive, they don't act and don't accept responsibility. Existentialism takes up the question of freedom, too. But one is condemned to freedom and can't escape. That's why the world is absurd and incomprehensible. One can find most of the existentialist elements in The Liar. The protagonist Johannes Vig lives an inauthentic existence. He likes to lie to the people. He is passive, he doesn't act. In the middle of the novel he understands that he didn't live right and tries to find a better way of living. It is not easy, Johannes has lost the fight about Annemari (the girl he loves) and slept with Rigmor (the woman who loves him). But now he has...
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The Theme of Death in Selected Works of Scandinavian Literature for Children and Young Adults
Fauknerová, Anna ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Březinová, Helena (referee)
The subject of this bachelor thesis is an analysis of the theme of death in the following works of Scandinavian literature: Astrid Lindgren - The Southern Meadow, The Brothers Lionheart, Tarjei Vesaas - The Ice Palace, Jostein Gaarder - Through a Glass, Darkly. Apart from interpreting each piece of work, this thesis briefly outlines the history of Norwegian and Swedish children's literature, a psychological perspective of the development of the relationship between a child and death, a broader outlook of children's literature featuring the theme of death from a philosophical, psychological, and historical standpoint and finally the pedagogic aspects of children's literature with emphasis on more demanding children's literature in relation to both subject and form. The thesis concludes by comparing the depictions of death in the individual works and underlining the common character of the selected works. Key words: Children's literature, Scandinavian literature, theme of death, Astrid Lindgren, Tarjei Vesaas, Jostein Gaarder.
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The Question of Sámi Identity in the Works of Laila Stien
Košner, Lukáš ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Buddeus, Ondřej (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the theme of the Sámi identity in the context of the literary works of the Norwegian writer Laila Stien. First of all, the question of ethnic identity is introduced from the perspective of contemporary cultural and social anthropology. Then follows the analysis of those of the author's prosaic and poetical works that are relevant for the subject of the thesis. The themes that Laila Stien deals with, such as various aspects of the relationship between the Norwegian and the Sámi society, are put into the sociohistorical context. The last part of the thesis is focused on the thematic and formal features of modern Sámi literature reflected in Laila Stien's works. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Theme of Mental Suffering in the Works of Tove Ditlevsen
Rybová, Karla ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Březinová, Helena (referee)
This thesis analyses the theme of mental suffering in the works of the Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen. First it looks at the phenomenon of "the mad genius" and works with studies researching the correlation between creativity and mental illness. Then it introduces some of the literary genres mental illness can be depicted in and finally it focuses on the analysis of Ditlevsen's novels Ansigterne and Vilhelms værelse.
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A Writer's Role in Society in the View of the Authors Linked to the Norwegian Journal Profil
Křenek, Václav ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Stahr, Radka (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis explores how individual authors grouped around a Norwegian journal Profil perceived the question of the "role of the writer in society". Pieces of work by the two most well-known authors - Dag Solstad and Jan Erik Vold were the main source for this Thesis. Primarly the works published between 1967-1969, when this question was discussed the most in the group around the journal. For a better explanation of the context also a few texts from the years 1966 and 1970 appear. As pieces of works and texts, the author of this Thesis presents newspaper articles, lectures, critical pieces, or contributions in professional discussions. The theoretical part of this Thesis is rooted in "the theory of social fields" created by a French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. This theory uses key points of a "new science about works" such as "cultural capital", "habitus", or "literary field" to describe this issue. Thanks to the system of fields, it is easier to explain and define presumed mediations between the writers and the society. The practical part of this Thesis consists of introductions of individual writers in the context of Norwegian literature. Those are followed by the discussed materials interpreted chronologically through the lens of Bourdieu's sociology. In the conclusion of this part,...
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Alienation, Anxiety and Searching for Identity in Stig Dagerman's Novel Bränt barn
Lišuchová, Ľudmila ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Stahr, Radka (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to record a relation between the French existentialism and the existentialist novel Bränt barn written by Stig Dagerman, firstly published in 1948. The comparison with French existentialism is drawn on the basis of the philosophical writings of the prominent existentialist writer J. P. Sartre and already written pieces of work on the topic of Stig Dagerman and existentialism. In the thesis, the emphasis is first of all placed on these three thematic areas: alienation, anxiety and seeking one's identity. They are interconnected with other existentialist phenomena such as absurdity, insincerity or freedom and responsibility. Sartre's philosophy is very similar to Dagerman's thoughts. Apparently, there is a huge influence of existentialist philosophy in Dagerman's literature in loneliness and absurdity of the main character's life. On the contrary, Dagerman chooses his own unusual approach when talking about distress or fear. Moreover, signs of inspiration by Freud's psychoanalysis appear in his work.
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Biblical Intertextuality in Torgny Lindgren's Novels
Sedláčková, Terezie ; Stahr, Radka (advisor) ; Humpál, Martin (referee)
This thesis analyses biblical intertextuality in selected novels of the Swedish writer Torgny Lindgren. The goal of the thesis is to determine the ways of use and the function of biblical intertextuality in Lindgren's work. The paper consists of two parts. The first, theoretical part outlines the theory of intertextuality and the life and work of Torgny Lindgren. The second, practical part contains detailed analyses of the novels Ormens väg på hälleberget (1982, The Way of a Serpent), Bat Seba (1984, Bathsheba) and Norrlands akvavit. The analysis shows the plurality of ways Lingren uses to involve biblical intertextuality in individual novels. Biblical intertextuality helps to define main topics of the novels which leads the reader to think about the general questions of human life. key words: Swedish literature - Torgny Lindgren - Bible - Intertextuality - Biblical intertextuality - Biblical stories - Biblical characters
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Anežka Schulzová as a Bridge Between Denmark and the Czech Lands
Jarošová, Kristina ; Březinová, Helena (advisor) ; Humpál, Martin (referee)
This Bachelor thesis provides a comprehensive assessment of the personality and literary contributions of the Czech translator, theatre critic and librettist, Anežka Schulzová. Best known for her translati-ons of the Danish literary critic Georg Brandes' work (such as the volume The Romantic School in France and the monograph Sören Kierkegaard), Schulzová provided Czech readers with the very first opportunity to engage with Brandes' work through her direct transla-tions from Danish, instead of the more common German translati-ons. The thesis also conducts a survey of responses to these translations, in addition to an examination of Schulzová's obituaries, which offers a reflection on the personality of Schulzová through the eyes of her contemporaries. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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