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Argentinian motives reflected in Jorge Luis Borges' stories
Kavková, Kateřina ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce Argentinian traditions in Jorge Luis Borges' short stories. The corpus of the analysed works is created by stories from Cuentos completos, Debolsillo (2011) and Czech translation published by Argo (2009). This thesis focuses on definition of short story as literary genre and its evolution in Hispanic America. Following analysis of short stories presents Argentinian motives such as pampa, gaucho, Buenos Aires etc. and Borges' fascination for some aspects of barbarity. Borges' work reflects that Argentine is a very important theme for him. He transfers a lot of their opinions and postures to his work. Key words: Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina, story, pampas, barbarity, gaucho, cultural identity
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THE LIFE AND WORK OF CAROLINA CORONADO
Hubáčková, Ema ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Poláková, Dora (referee)
Carolina Coronado is often being compared to Rosalía de Castro or even Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer and the truth is that even Bécquer found his inspiration in her. The fact that in the Czech Republic nobody has ever studied this author before made me choose her as the subject of my thesis. Writing this work was complicated, since there is no literature available in the Czech Republic, so I was constrained to find an appropriate literature in Spain. The goal of this thesis is to present the author and analyze her life and work depending on the romantic tendencies in order to lay the foundations for future study. We are going to study her childhood and outer impulses that had later influence on her work, just as her first liberal and feminist thinking. Then we will familiarize ourselves with a very original way of composing verses, the very first poetry and publication. We are going to analyze her life together with the political and social situation in Spain and we will present the author as a feminist pioneer. We will find out that all those aspects depended on the romantic tendencies of those times and comparing the author with other romantic authors we will understand that her themes and expressive forms were not novelty. Finally we are going to summarize all of her work and analyze her poetry. In...
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Big mamá and other characters in García Márquez's short stories
Andrašková, Kateřina ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
(anglicky) This bachelor thesis deals with the work of Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez. The work focuses on eight short stories of the work Los funerales de la Mamá Grande, and specifically focuses on the social status of the main characters in the town of Macondo. Above all I will focus on their power and social position in political, social and economic environment. I will focus on the analysis of short stories and their characters.
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The jungle in the novel Canaimá by Rómulo Gallegos
Janíková, Teresa ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (referee)
The thesis presents the topic of the jungle in the book Canaima, written by Rómulo Gallegos. The aim of this work is to show the jungle as a living organism and a unique space. The jungle is an infinite and mysterious space that occupies a vast area of Latin America that represents either a paradisiacal green cathedral or a green inferno where death creeps silently and awaits on every corner. The jungle itself plays a crucial role in this novel because it becomes the main protagonist and as such has a major impact on the other characters, their behavior and their actions. It is a labyrinth that has neither a beginning nor an end. It is similar to a magnet; having the power to seduce and attract. The jungle is wondrous, as well as cruel, dangerous and merciless and once it is entered, escape is difficult or even impossible. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the journey Marcos Vargas, the main character, in this novel, makes. Beginning in the town he views it as an adventure, a chance to show his courage and boldness. Soon, however, he finds himself in a world of tyrants; a world full of violence and injustice. He realizes how naive he was and begins to change, coming slowly to an understanding of the world that surrounds him. Leaving the town behind, his transformation reaches his...
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The image of rainforest in a work The old man who read love stories
Hroncová, Michaela ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
The aim of this thesis is focus on topic of rainforest and to explore its meaning in a novel of chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda - The old man who read love stories. Inspired by his own experience of meeting indian Shuar tribe and amazonian nature, author in this novel presents rainforest as live being to which a human is not subordinate nor superordinate but he has to take it as equal and he has to respect it and accept its laws. This work is also dealing with presence and development of the topic in different periods of hispanoamerican literature as well as with a genre called the novel of rainforest, which follows from this topic. Key words: Luis Sepúlveda, rainforest, The old man who read love stories, novel of rainforest, nature
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Representation of Argentinian history in short stories of Félix Bruzonne
Chovanová, Hana ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Kožnerová, Tereza (referee)
The aim of thesis is to pinpoint the impact of Jorge Videla's military dictatorship on Argentinian society through the prism of the collection of short stories 76 by Félix Bruzzone. The author focuses on the generation of the Argentines born during the last dictatorship in the country. Their common characteristic is that they are the offspring of desaparecidos - the people who disappeared during the period. The thesis describes some common features of the lives of desaparecido's children, such as searching for their parents, dealing with their absence, and the overall impact of the trauma on their lives. It also focuses on some aspects of Argentinian social life, adversely affected by the dictatorship.
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Comparison of selected Czech translations of Cervantes's Don Quixote
Kolomý, Vojtěch ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Poláková, Dora (referee)
Thesis Comparison of selected Czech translations of Cervantes's Don Quixote Vojtěch Kolomý Abstract The aim of this thesis is to compare the last two translations of Cervantes's Don Quixote: the translation realised by Václav Černý in 1931 and the translation of Zdeněk Šmíd from 1952. Although the thesis focuses on the original versions of both translations, the later changed editions are taken into account too. The structure of the thesis is as follows: First, the thesis analyses Cervantes's original text with respect to the translation and after a short chapter about the first Czech translators of Don Quixote and their translations, it describes the translations of Černý and Šmíd and the circumstances of the genesis of both translations. Then, the core of this thesis is a detailed parallel comparison of certain passages from Don Quixote. In the final chapter, the findings are applied. Keywords: Don Quixote, Cervantes, translation criticism, Václav Černý, Zdeněk Šmíd
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The symbolism of madness in Laura Restrepo's Delirio
Laviana Ludvíková, Anna ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (referee)
(in English) Initially, this master's degree thesis exposes the professional life and the evolution as author of Laura Restrepo, pointing out her work and direction in literature. Then, an introduction to the studied novel, Delirio, is presented and its style, the formal and narrative techniques and the synopsis is developed. Second part of the thesis analyses key elements of the novel that are thematically linked with madness (the room, childhood, seeing beyond, sexuality, lying, water, delirium and green color). The symbology of these elements is analyzed, which is later applied, in the last part of the thesis, to deepen the possible symbology of some concrete scenes of the novel, in which the protagonist decides to paint the walls of her apartment in green. Key words madness, delirium, symbol, symbolism, green, Laura Restrepo
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