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The epistolary novel genre in german and dutch female writer's works. The example of Sophie von La Roche, Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken.
Vostalová, Milena ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (referee)
The subject of the thesis is the epistolary novel genre in the works of German and Dutch female writers Sophie von La Roche, Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken. This narrative genre continued the former novelistic tradition and is inseparably connected with epistolary culture, sentimentalism, cult of friendship and the name of the English novelist Samuel Richardson. It attracted readers' attention, especially of female audience in the period of social changes based on ideas of the Enlightenment and its philosophy. In the second half of the 18th century it became the most popular genre. Thanks to its characteristics it became the medium of female opinions' and feelings' presentation in times of the beginning women's emancipation as well as the genre which enabled more women to enter the field of literature. The issue of the thesis is the comparative analysis and interpretation of two most successful novels of the women writers in the bordering countries with cultural influences: the first German professional women writer La Roche and her novel Geschichte des Fräuleins von Sternheim and the Dutch author couple Wolff a Deken and their collective work Historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart.
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Tijl Uilenspiegel in Flemish literature after 1867
Císařová, Kristýna ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Lucie (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to describe the phenomenon of Tijl Uilenspiegel character in the context of the Flemish literature after 1867. The thesis focuses on the comparison of two pieces of work of the Flemish literature - the novel De legende van Tijl Uilenspiegel by Charles De Coster of 1867 and its adaptation into a play by Hugo Claus with the emphasis on analysis of the influence of the Flemish Movement on the message of the work. The first chapter describes the medieval stuff around the character Tijl Uilenspiegel and brings an overview of important adaptation of this theme between 1967 and 1965. A two lever analysis of the novel is followed by chapters which are focused on the description of the social and political factors of the Flemish Movement in the 19th century and in the first half of the twentieth century. These are a literary text analysis and an analysis of the occurrence of the references to the Flemish nationalism. These two levels of the novel are later compared with the play of Hugo Claus. The literary analysis includes the analysis of the plot, narrative mode, time, place and motives of the novel. The reference occurrence analysis is divided into two groups - direct references (occurrence of the word Flanders and all the variations of this word) and indirect references...
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The contemporary Dutch rural novel
Doanová, Renáta ; Sedláčková, Lucie (advisor) ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (referee)
in English This bachelor thesis deals with the contemporary Dutch rural novel. The main questions are: 1. What features characteristic of the Dutch rural novel can be found in the more recent novels Joe Speedboot (2005) by Tommy Wieringa (in English Joe Speedboat, 2010) and Boven is het stil (2006) by Gerbrand Bakker, (in English The Twin, 2008)? a) Are the characteristic features, as described in Dutch literary history books and glossaries of literary terms, present in the analysed books? b) Have the analysed books characteristics attributed to them by the article of literary critic Xandra Schutte? c) Can we identify any other characteristic features? Can we speak of a new tradition of the contemporary Dutch rural novel? The theoretical part is concerned with classification of Dutch rural novel in the literary and historical context. In this part the Dutch rural novel is defined and the characteristic are also mentioned. The theoretical part continues with a summary of the development of Dutch rural novel from its beginning to the present day. The corpus consists of two contemporary Dutch rural novels - Joe Speedboot by Tommy Wieringa and Boven is het stil by Gerbrand Bakker. They are analysed using the structural analysis. The goal of this bachelor thesis is to place the analysed novels within...
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The institution of marriage in three novels of Cornelie Huygens
Mrázková, Tereza ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Lucie (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the depiction of marriage in two novels from the Dutch feminist writer from the end of the nineteenth century, Cornélie Huygens. The theoretical part analyses the influence of the literary and historical context, especially of the emerging women emancipation movement, socialism and the general social circumstances of that era. The role of author's personal life is also taken into account as well as the social status of women, their political and literary activities and reception of female authors by literary critics. The practical part consists of literary analysis of two novels written by Cornélie Huygens, in which marriage is the central theme.
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The influence of multiculturalism on contemporary Dutch children's literature
Štěpánová, Jana ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Lucie (referee)
The thesis aims to investigate to what extent and how is the multicultural society reflected in contemporary Dutch children's literature and how the authors deal with the issue of multiculturalism. The theoretical part explains important terms and describes the current social situation in the Netherlands. Than follows an overview of the evolution of immigration to the Netherlands and an analysis of topics related to multicultural problematics. At the end of theoretical part is briefly described the concept of children's literature and defined the area of the research. The practical section first describes the methodology that is followed by an analysis of eight books. The results part discusses the findings of the research.
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Globalization in the contemporary Dutch novel
Sedláčková, Lucie ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor) ; Praamstra, Olf (referee) ; Grüttemeier, Ralf (referee)
Mgr. Lucie Sedláčková Dissertation Globalization in the Contemporary Dutch Novel Abstract in English This dissertation deals with representations of different aspects of globalization in the contemporary Dutch novel. The main questions are: 1. Which representations of the aspects of globalization can be found in the contemporary Dutch novels analyzed in this dissertation? 2. Are there relations between the knowledge of this phenomenon in specialist literature and in the fiction analyzed in this dissertation? 3. Which points of view do literary texts take with respect to globalization? The research method is based on the theory of cultural representation, but the traditional instruments of literary theory are also employed. The goal of the dissertation is to survey discourse about globalization in the analyzed fiction; the terminology is derived from the specialist, especially sociological, literature on this phenomenon from 1990 on. Globalization is considered a complex process which was accelerated mainly after 1989 by communication technology, the development of the world economy and politics (especially the fall of the Iron Curtain). The survey of literary discourse is divided into three domains: cosmopolitanism (i.e. the conceptual and cultural aspect), consumption and consumerism (the economical...
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Contermporary Dutch drama
Zbuzková, Andrea ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Lucie (referee)
The aim of my thesis is to approach the specifics of current Dutch drama. First part of my paper is based on the theoretical work of Hans-Thies Lehmann, Hugo Brems and Anja Krans describing the development of drama in Netherland covering the year 1969 to the turn of the millennium. Moreover, I am focusing on the major events, trends and characteristics following this period as well as explaining the term "post-dramatic theatre ", which I closely characterize. I've been following the change of the cooperation between dramatists and theatre groups regarding contemporary drama. In the second, practical part of my work I investigate whether or not the thoughts of the above mentioned theatre scientists and theorists are valid (and if so to what extend). I have examined this on a few pieces of work of four selected Dutch dramatists (Esther Gerritsen, Rob de Graaf, Maria Goos, Gerardjan Rijnders). I shortly describe the content and identify the most significant ideas of their work. I use information obtained from studying the theoretical work, newspaper articles, reviews, interviews with the artists and even their dramas. In the conclusion of my thesis, I then gather all the knowledge obtained by readings and analysis in the practical part. Moreover, I am describing the position of the Dutch dramatists in...
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Poems on walls. Poetry in public space
Chlumová, Jitka ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Lucie (referee)
In the last years placing of poems in public space has become popular in the Netherlands. The poems are to be found in the cities, mainly on the walls and in the pavements, as well as in the nature. They are specific form of poetry which was not described thoroughly so far. This thesis describes the phenomenon (for which the term wallpoems is used) from three different points of view: it is poetical object by itself, part of the city as a social space and part of literature. (1) The wallpoem is poetical object in which the interaction is very strong between the text and the medium. The interpretation of the poem is strongly influenced by used material (bricks, stone, glas, metal), typography and location (wall, pavement, nature). The location has own social cultural context that influences the perception. Thanks to the unusual placing outside of any book the poems can be seen by another public. Very important is for the reader the surprise and unexpectedness of such a meeting with poetry. (2) The wallpoem is part of the city space. The most poems are part of organised projects which also influences their perception. Some of them have common theme or background idea given by the initiators. These projects can represent particular aspects of the city or create an image of it. Such image is meant as...
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Literary analysis of the novel De Gevarendriehoek of A.F.Th. van der Heijden
Bubák, Jan ; Krijtová, Olga (referee) ; Krol, Ellen Jacoba (advisor)
The literary analysis ofthe novel De gevarendriehoek of Adrianus Franciscus van der Heijden is concentrated on the most significant features ofthis work. This is above all the symbolic sphere that enriches the realistic character of the work. It creates an additional dimension which opens a specific field for interpretation of the philosophical meaning of this work. The analysis is made using the structural method. The language elements are subject to systemizing and classification with the aim to find out their attributes. These semantic attributes determine the function for reader' s apprehension. Following the structural pattem, these attributes are divided into the chapters: time, space, the attitude of the narrator an the motivic analysis. The main vehicle for the symbolic meaning is the motif. The system of motifs consits ofthe story-motifs that are superordinated by abstract-motifs. These constitute the main motif - a fundament for the interpretation. The exploration of motivic system constitutes the core ofmy thesis.A special category represents Van der Heijden's concept of living in the breadth - a way of experiencing the real time as a unique t:;temal moment. The result ofmy analysis was a discovery ofthe principal motivic features - the time and the fear. These two basic principles guide the...
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