Original title: Graham Greene's Work in the Time of the Cold War
Authors: LINDUŠKA, František
Document type: Bachelor's theses
Year: 2017
Language: eng
Abstract: [eng] [cze]
This thesis studies the influence of the political environment on the work of English writer Graham Greene, especially in the second half of his productive life. It will focus on the change of the writing style, psychological and moral evolution of the characters and general characteristic of the Greene's poetics. In the introduction part, this thesis will define the context of the period of the Cold War in relation to the United Kingdom and outline the politic situation in the countries, that are regarding the life and production of Graham Greene. The core of the work will be the interpretation and analysation of the novels The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, Loser Takes All, A Burn-Out Case, The Human Factor and Monsignor Quixote. This thesis will also take into consideration the biography of the author, particularly Greene's autobiographical diary of his dreams A World of My Own. Tato práce zkoumá vliv politického prostředí na tvorbu anglického prozaika Grahama Greena ve druhé polovině jeho tvůrčího života. Zaměří se na proměnu stylu psaní autora, psychologický a morální vývoj charakterů hlavních hrdinů a na celkovou charakteristiku Greenovy poetiky. Práce v úvodu definuje kontext období studené války ve Spojeném království a nastíní politickou situaci v zemích, které se vztahují k životu a tvorbě Grahama Greena. Jádrem práce bude interpretační analýza románů The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, Loser Takes All, A Burn Out-Case, The Human Factor a Monsignore Quijote. Práce zohlední životopis autora, zejména Greenův autobiografický pohled A World of My Own.
Citation: LINDUŠKA, František. Graham Greene's Work in the Time of the Cold War. České Budějovice, 2017. bakalářská práce (Bc.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Pedagogická fakulta

Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (web)
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