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Elsa Morante's Novels
Vítková, Iva ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This thesis analyse life and work of the leading figure of italian literature in the twentieth century Elsa Morante. Important elements of her work are defined on the basis of analyses of all her novels. The introduction part shows her personal life and comlete work, which includes also poetry, short stories and fairy tales. Four chapters analysing her four novels are following. The author debuts in 1948 when she published novel Menzogna e sortilegio. Second book L'isola di Artura followed nearly ten years later in 1957. This novel won critical acclaim and favour of readers. Next book La Storia was a bestseller with more then 600 000 sold copies. Critic's opinions differ widely, up to now this novel is receiving opposing reviewes. Morante concluded her writing with the last very pessimistic novel Aracoeli. Author wrote just four novels, in every one of them she used the same methodes and themes. Typical components of her writing style are the subject of the last chapter. key words: Elsa Morante, Menzogna e sortilegio, L'isola di Arturo, La Storia, Aracoeli, author's style
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Elsa Morante's Novels
Vítková, Iva ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This thesis analyse life and work of the leading figure of italian literature in the twentieth century Elsa Morante. Important elements of her work are defined on the basis of analyses of all her novels. The introduction part shows her personal life and comlete work, which includes also poetry, short stories and fairy tales. Four chapters analysing her four novels are following. The author debuts in 1948 when she published novel Menzogna e sortilegio. Second book L'isola di Artura followed nearly ten years later in 1957. This novel won critical acclaim and favour of readers. Next book La Storia was a bestseller with more then 600 000 sold copies. Critic's opinions differ widely, up to now this novel is receiving opposing reviewes. Morante concluded her writing with the last very pessimistic novel Aracoeli. Author wrote just four novels, in every one of them she used the same methodes and themes. Typical components of her writing style are the subject of the last chapter. key words: Elsa Morante, Menzogna e sortilegio, L'isola di Arturo, La Storia, Aracoeli, author's style
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Italo Calvino the story-teller
Vítková, Iva ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the work of important italian writer of twenteeth centrury - Italo Calvino. First part presents life and work of this writer. Central part of this work are analysis of three Calvino's works. The Path to the Nest of Spiders is writer's debut published in 1947. Calvino's inspiration comes from second word war, when he belonged to guerrilla's group. It's a story of a young boy living in one of these groups and describing a life in this epoche. Second analysed book are Cosmicomics. It's a book of short stories published in the sixties. Stories take place in universe and are recounted by tranforming being Qfwfq. Calvino intention was to create new myths. Last analysis belongs to If on a winter's night a traveler, the work from his experiental period. In the conlusion part are identified constant and changing elements in Calvino's writing. As repeating elements were indicated game, fairytale, myth, space of narration, components of autobiography. On the other way as changing elements were found theme, genre and inspiration. The aim of this thesis is to introduce original style of Italo Calvino and point out how special and privileged was his position in cultural life in Italy in the second half of the twentieth century.
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