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El águila y la serpiente; testimony of the Mexican Revolution
Lagová, Tereza ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
This bachelor thesis concerns the novel El águila y la serpiente / The Eagle and the Serpent by Martín Luis Guzmán. It introduces the historical background of the Mexican Revolution, since the author himself participated in the Revolution and the novel contains autobiographical features. Further, this thesis analyses the motive of a journey undertaken by the author. The journey through the Revolution becomes, to some extent, a journey of self-discovery, and as the author progresses, he meets the revolutionaries who are the main "driving force" of the Revolution. The main aim of this work is to characterize the author's relationship both to the revolutionary events and to the great personalities of the Revolution (e.g. Pancho Villa) and also to portray the way in which he projects his perception of this reality into the work.
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The journey motif in the Carpentier's The Lost Steps and Explosion in a Cathedral
Maroušek, Lukáš ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
Alejo Carpentier is a representative of the so-called marvellous real. However, his novels also deal with issues of the Hispanic American identity, dictatorships and, in general, historical events in Europe and America. In his literary work, we can contemplate very often the journey motif undertaken by the main characters, which is not only a movement from one place to another (the horizontal journey), but which is also a journey in the time and a path of initiation where the heroes discover themselves (the vertical path). The journey motif and its forms in the Carpentier's novels The Lost Steps (which we classify as a forest novel) and Explosion in the Cathedral (where we can find Carpentier's favourite motif of revolution, and what it implies) are the topic of this bachelor's thesis. The present work is focused on the journeys of the main heroes of the novels. The analysis will also be supplemented with an elementary theory of the marvellous real. Klíčová slova anglicky Alejo Carpentier - Cuba - The Lost Steps - Explosion in a Cathedral - the journey motif - novel
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Approach to the topic of drug trafficking in the contemporary Colombian prose
Hladík, Matěj ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
The present work elaborates on the approach of several contemporary Colombian authors towards the matter of the drug trafficking and activities of Colombian drug cartels between the 1970's and 1990's. The main goal is to summarize the principal affairs of the period and their representation in the current Colombian prose and, primarily, point out the different attitudes towards the adaptation of the topic between individual authors. The drug trafficking problem nowadays appears as a potent literary theme throughout many Latin American countries, especially in Colombia, and an inexhaustible quantity of works dealing with the topic arise continuously. Therefore, it seams impossible to cover all authors involved. On that account, I have decided to work with the limited corpus comprised of three representative novels: Amando a Pablo, Odiando a Escobar (Virginia Vallego), Rosario Tijeras (Jorge Franco) and La Virgen de los sicarios (Fernando Vallejo). The mentioned novels are linked by the same main theme - the drug problem and related violence - however, their literary style and author's prism differ. Based on this corpus, I will attempt to ilustrate the disunited viewing of the problem which continues to form a topical and controversial subject of discussion in the context of the Colombian society....
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The character of the gaucho in Argentine literature with a focus on the work of Don Segundo Sombra by Ricardo Güiraldes
Jakubcová, Marie ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
This thesis aims to introduce Gaucho literature and analyse the character of the gaucho and his development in the novel Don Segundo Sombra by Argentine author Ricardo Güiraldes. The work is divided into three chapters. To introduce the issue, the first two chapters are devoted to the context. We focus on the author's life and the historical events of Argentina in the 19th century there. These chapters also introduce Gaucho literature and focus thoroughly on Gauchos, who play a crucial role in this literature. In the third chapter, we analyse particular extracts from the selected work and its Czech translation by Zdeněk Šmíd, where we research the characteristics of the Gaucho character. Finally, we compare the findings and analyse the concordance of the Gaucho character in the selected novel with Güiraldes' predecessors. Key words: Gaucho literature, Argentine literature, gaucho, Don Segundo Sombra, Ricardo Güiraldes, pampas
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Female characters in the novels Hija de la fortuna and Retrato en sepia by Isabel Allende
Sýkorová, Eliška ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on female characters from the novels Hija de la fortuna and Retrato en sepia written by a Chilean author Isabel Allende. As one of the postboom period authors of the Hispano-American prose, Allende's work expresses signs of magical realism and feminism. This work analyzes the most important milestones in a woman's life and the perspective of the society regarding these milestones. The milestones are education, first period, first falling in love, first sexual intercourse, marriage, pregnancy, and work. These discussed topics are put into historical context of 19th and 20th century Chile, and into the context of the author's life, which had a great impact on her literary work. Emphasis is placed also on the position of women in Chilean society of the past and of today and on related topics.
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Elements of negrism in the work by Emilio Ballagas
Hladká, Markéta ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with ethnical and social values of Cuban nation. This culture is targeted in society and different elements of Negrism in Cuban literature represent a reflection of an enslaved population. Terms such as avant-garde or Harlem Renaissance which influenced the works of many Cuban poets are also dealt with in this paper. The subject of the thesis is not solely a description of the themes of Afro-Cuban poetry of 20th century but also a detailed description of one the poems from Emilio Ballagas. The author's literary work along with an analysis of Afro-Cuban elements that appear throughout his poems called Cuaderno de poesía negra are touched upon as well. Pointed out are also some of stylistic devices which are an integral part of the work.
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The typical features and topics of the contemporary Colombian literature. Drug violence and personal experience
Socháňová, Šarlota ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to point out how personal experience and memories on the drug violence that was common in Colombia during 80's - 90's reflect in the novelistic works of a few contemporary Colombian writers. The thesis is based on the following five novels: Noticia de un secuestro (Gabriel García Márquez), El olvido que seremos (Hector Abad Faciolince), El ruido de las cosas al caer, Reputaciones (Juan Gabriel Vásquez) a La luz difícil (Tomás González). Aforementioned books were published after the year 2000 (Noticia de un secuestro makes an exception), thus they come from the writers that represent same generation. Almost all of the analyzed books are connected with the topic of terrorism of drug mafia and they take interest in the life of ordinary people. By analyzing novels, the thesis tries to point out also another topics, such as death or power of the fame and public opinion in the country. In each novel are analyzed also autobiographical features, language style and the process of the creation of the text. The last chapter contains memories and opinions of ten Colombian respondents which we can compare with the memories of the writers. Thanks to these opinions we can imagine not only the past of Colombia but partly also her current state. Key words: contemporary Colombian...
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Leopoldo Lugones and his Lunario sentimental. The symbol of the moon
Socháňová, Šarlota ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Kazmar, Vít (referee)
(English) The aim of this thesis is to outline the work of an Argentinian modernism author, Leopoldo Lugones. It focuses on his collection of poems called Lunario sentimental, and later on, on the poems from the fourth chapter of this collection named Lunas. The first part of the thesis describes the collection in general, focuses on its structure, motives and style of the poet. The objective of the second part is to analyze individual poems and its content in particular as well as different themes or repetitive elements in the poems. The most important elements are, for example, irony and sarcasm, through which can the author see the moon in a very special way. Keywords: Leopoldo Lugones, poetry, irony, moon
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