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Jaroslav Vrchlický's French correspondence against the backdrop of Czech-French cultural relations
Eliáš, Štěpán ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Šuman, Záviš (referee)
anglicky: Title of the thesis: Jaroslav Vrchlický's French correspondence against the backdrop of Czech- French cultural relations. Key words: Jaroslav Vrchlický, correspondence in French, diplomacy, Charles Marie Leconte de Lisle, Robert de Montesquiou-Fézensac, Gabriela Zapolska, Carteret, Frédéric Mistral, Jean Aicard, Achille Millien, Angelo De Gubernatis, Tommaso Cannizzaro, Eduard Beurod, Huibrecht Melis, Xavier de Cunha, William Ritter, Karageorgevitch, Marcel Montandon, Louis Feller, Jules Pichon. Abstract: Jaroslav Vrchlický, one of the most important Czech poets and translators of the last third of the 19th century, exchanged letters with many Czech and foreign personalities. Deposited in the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature in Prague, a part of his correspondence is in French. My aim is to discuss the French correspondence with regard to the historical context. I discuss the Czech international relations - primarily with France - in relation to the Czech National Revival and the emancipation of the Czech nation in 1848-1914. Further on, I consider the relevant personal and professional acquaintances of Jaroslav Vrchlický throughout his life. Last but not least, I analyse 58 letters from poets, a theatre director, critics, journalists and teachers, sent from France,...
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Charles Baudelaire - The Flowers of Evil
Bačáková, Jitka ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Ébert-Zeminová, Catherine (referee)
The subject of this bachelor's thesis is the personality and work of Charles Baudelaire. We are interested in how Baudelaire's life and also the historical period in which he lived influenced his output. The aim of my work is to show why the Charles Baudelaire's collection of poems The folwers of evil was so exceptional in its time and why it was initially rejected by some critics as well as later positively received by others.The purpose of this bachelor's thesis is to show, how was the reaction on Baudelaire's work in Bohemia and how translations from the Czech authors differ. The thesis also discusses Baudelaire's relationship to women, especially to Jeanne Duval, and how is his cohabitation with this lifelong partner reflected in poems of the Flowers of Evil collection. We are also reflecting of Baudelaire's conception of beauty, and by that we demonstrate novelty and originality of his poetry. Charles Baudelaire's work brings new, unknown possibilities, which disrupt and change previous aesthetic norms and gives poetry a new dimension and inspiration for next generations. Keywords: Symbolisme, The Flowers of Evel, Charles Baudelaire, Jeanne Duvalová, parnasism, Black Venus, translations of poetry.
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The characteristics of the popular literature in the novel The mystery of the yellow room by GAston Leroux
Langová, Dana ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Jančík, Jiří (referee)
TITLE OF THESIS: The characteristics of the popular literature in the novel The mystery of the yellow room by Gaston Leroux SUPERVISOR: Dr. PhDr. Renáta Listíková, MCF AUTHOR: Dana Langová DEPARTMENT: Department of French Language and Literature ABSTRACT: The aim of this bachelor's thesis "The characteristics of the popular literature in the novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux" is to demonstrate why the popular literature is so popular among a broad audience and how it achieves this favour among the readers. The characteristics of the popular literature and its differentiation from belles-lettres are shown in the introductory part of the thesis. The next is a presentation of the main features that attract readers and make this literature so popular. The paratext, a secondary component of the book (title, author, edition, the appearance of the front page ...), the technique of the narration and the characters could be considered as those features. In order to demonstrate these features of popular literature, one representative has been chosen, namely a crime fiction novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux. The conclusions of this thesis should demonstrate how this literature reaches its popularity. KEYWORDS: popular literature, detective novel, paratext, Gaston Leroux, The...
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Etymological analysis of colour names and related idioms
Hořejší, Anna ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
TITLE: The etymological analysis of colour names and related idioms AUTHOR: Anna Hořejší DEPARTMENT: Department of the French language and literature SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Jiří Jančík ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis concerns the etymological analyses of colour names in the French language and related idioms. In the theoretical part we present the basic linguistic terminology necessary for the accomplishment of the etymological analyses; the practical part concerns the analyses itself. The objective of the thesis is to deeply analyze the six basic colours both from the etymological and symbolic point of view. Furthermore, the thesis concerns the etymological analyses of colours the names of which are to some extend specific and remarkable. We talk about colours like: fox tail, bonbon, the Berlin blue, tea, khaki, pearl or snow, divided into groups according to the word they contain (colours containing a name of an animal, food, liquid, material, the place of origin, etc.). These colours are examined not only etymologically; we are also interested in the reason for which they are called so. In the last part of the thesis we scrutinize also idioms containing a name of a colour; we talk about idioms like white night, yellow danger, to be bad like a red donkey, cordon bleu or green tongue. In this case, our goal is to...
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Albert Camuse and Franz Kafka, the heroes af absurdity
Hanšpach, Daniel ; Ébert-Zeminová, Catherine (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
our thesis deals with literary nexus of two considerable writers of 20 th century' Franz Kafka and Albert č"'u", "*i.tentialism, absurdity in the art and philosophy' The subject of our research were the fictions ,,The Trial" (1925) by Kafka and "The Strangeť' (1942) by Camus, concretely the protagonists of both writings, antiheroes Joseph K. and Meursault. Our effort was to approach the common characteristics of their social status and identity as well as common motives which are e.g. hope, absurdity, sentence of death' solitude, singularity, crisis oíauthority, passivity, intense feelings of guilt and self-accusation' The protagonistsliveintheabsurdworldofdehumanizationinwhichthevaluesarepervertedandmeaningful communication appears impossible'
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The world of dreams and myths in the work of Gérard de Nerval
Dražná, Helena ; Ébert-Zeminová, Catherine (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
Tato práce si kladla za cíl prozkoumat určité aspekty Nervalova světa snů a mýtů. Omezili jsme se ovšem na tituly, které považujeme za stěžejní, a sice na poslední prózu autorova života, Aurélii, autobiografii zaznamenávající sérii snových vizí, psanou na popud Nervalova psychiatra. Dále pak na sbírku dvanácti sonetů Chiméry, která vyšla coby dovětek Dcer ohně v roce 1854, okrajově i na prózu s názvem Příběh o Královně Jitra a Sulajmánovi, knížeti duchů tvořící část výboru Cesta do Orientu. I tak bylo ovšem potřeba téma zúžit a vybrat jen některé konkrétní aspekty, vždyť jen pokus o komplexní uchopení tak vrstevnatého díla, jakým je Aurélie, by vydal na práci podstatně delší, než je tato.
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Molière in modern Czech theatre
Menoušková, Veronika ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Šuman, Záviš (referee)
anglicky: Title of the thesis: Molière in modern Czech theatre Keywords: Molière, preciousness, classicism, baroque, comedy, commedia dell'arte, comedy-ballet. Abstract: The thesis treats the works of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin also known as Molière and their legacy in modern Czech theatre. It characterizes French society of the seventeenth century and the main features of contemporary philosophical and artistic styles, focusing on the dramatic creation of classicism. It also summarizes the life of Molière and his work, subdividing it according to generic, formal and thematic criteria. Within this frame, it gives a detailed analysis of the most important plays, representing the individual categories. It also studies the modern Czech theatrical stage. Focusing on the historical context, it explores the development of the stage from the end of the Second World War until nowadays. It gives a complex outline of Molière's plays presented during the different periods, evaluating the influence of cultural and historical context on the particular interpretation. This evaluation is based on the information presented in contemporary press and promotional materials of the given theatres and thus examines Molière's plays performed on Czech theatre stages in the present. On the basis of a questionnaire...
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Resemblance of the heroines of Madame de Lafayette
Zoubková, Klára ; Šuman, Záviš (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with a literary creation of Madame de Lafayette, one of the most important French writers, of not only 17th century, and her three novels The Princesse de Clèves, The Princesse de Montpensier and The Comtesse de Tende. The first part of the thesis regards to a social situation in France during the reign of Louis XIV and it also offers the literary-historical insight into this period. The next part devotes to public acceptance of writer's novels both in the period of their publication and in later times. Following chapters deal with the analysis of these novels as far as the main characters and plot are concerned as well as from the linguistic and stylistic point of view. The final part focuses on a phenomenon called paraître, or appearance, which is typical for all three novels and which significantly influences plot as well as psychology of characters. KEYWORDS Madame de Lafayette, The Princesse de Clèves, The Princesse de Montpensier, The Comtesse de Tende, French literature of 17th century, appearance (paraître).
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