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An Analysis of Female Characters in Contemporary Fantasy'
Čabartová, Kristýna ; Clark, Colin Steele (advisor) ; Beran, Zdeněk (referee)
- English The thesis analyzed female characters in contemporary fantasy while aiming to determine if there were any significant changes occurring, which would cause the female characters to be perceived as 'original' or 'revolutionary'. The first chapter focused on the definition of terms, deciding to consider contemporary high fantasy as literature written after 1945 of the "genre of imaginative fiction involving magic" set into a fictional world that has its own system of laws and rules by which it abides. It also outlined ideas of a number of critics on the subject of female roles and stereotypes in literature and agreed that while female characters are continuously evolving they are still largely stereotypical. In reference to this information, the second chapter analyzed concrete characters in chosen texts (The Lord of the Rings from J. R. R. Tolkien, A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin, and A Game of Thrones by George Martin) to see the extent by which they are subjected to stereotypes. The results showed that female characters are greatly stereotypical; however, they are more likely to become more complex and dynamic in the more modern texts. The Questionnaire in the third chapter showed that readers are prone to notice these qualities and that they perceive them as...
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Fantastic Fictional Worlds in Literary Work of Niel Gaiman
Spiruová, Michaela ; Hník, Ondřej (advisor) ; Zimová, Lucie (referee)
The Bachelor's thesis has explanatory and interpretative character. The focus of it is to explain and interpret three peaces of work by Anglo-American writer Neil Gaiman: Coraline, Newerwhere and American Gods. First part is focused on general characteristic of fantasy genre, the second then on analysis of above mentioned peaces with specific concentration on archetypes and other world's topos.
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Receptive and intertextual strategies in Terry Pratchett's novel cykle "Discworld"
Cermonová, Klára ; Kubíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mocná, Dagmar (referee)
This thesis is focused on The Discworld, book series written by English writer Terry Pratchett. It examines which tools the author is using for achieving such a readability and catchines of his novels. Investigations are done in several layers: characters, word of the story, themes and motives. Intertextuality is the next topic of the work. It is mainly focused on intertextuality regarding the readers. Other interest of this thesis is to clarify position of the Discworld among fantasy pieces as it is usually classified as fantasy. Finally, it shows quality of Pratchett's series and it argues with the statement that his work is popular mainstream literature.
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Determination of the literary fiction genre based on the example of the novel trilogy Inkworld by Cornelia Funke.
Kadlec, Daniel ; Bučková, Tamara (advisor) ; Glosíková, Viera (referee)
Autor: Daniel Kadlec Vedoucí práce: PhDr. Tamara Bučková, Ph.D. Univerzita Karlova v Praze Název práce: K vymezení žánru fantastiky na příkladu románové trilogie Inkoustový svět od Cornelie Funkeové Počet stran: 77 Název: K vymezení žánru fantastiky na příkladu románové trilogie Inkoustový svět od Cornelie Funkeové Abstrakt: Práce se zabývá fantastickou literaturou a na příkladu románové trilogie "Inkoustový svět" od CORNELIE FUNKEOVÉ poukazuje na některá specifika dvoudimenzionálních příběhů. V teoretické části je nejprve na základě rešerše definován pojem fantastická literatura / fantastika a posléze blíže popsány čtyři k ní náležející žánry - fantasy, science fiction, pohádka a fantastická povídka resp. fantastický román. Vlastní analýza trilogie "Inkoustový svět" je zaměřena na pojetí dvoudimenzionality a roli osudu v tomto díle. Předpoklad, že v "Inkoustovém světě" vytváří autorka dvě rovnocenné autonomní roviny světa reality a světa fantasie, se podařilo prokázat, stejně jako premisu výrazné role osudu, jenž lze změnit jen za pomoci vlastností jako jsou láska, přátelství a ochota k sebeobětování. Klíčová slova: fantastická literatura / fantastika; fantasy; dimenze reality vs. dimenze fantasie; Inkoustový svět; Cornelia Funkeová Author: Daniel Kadlec Supervisor: PhDr. Tamara Bučková, Ph.D. Charles...
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The Biblical and Mythological Elements in C.S. Lewis´s Chronicles of Narnia
VÁŇOVÁ, Michaela
The thesis deals with the analysis of biblical and mythological elements in the fantastic series The Chronicles of Narnia. The theoretical part focuses on the life of the writer C. S. Lewis and his sources of inspiration that led him to write his work. These include mainly the medieval romance and mythological characters. The second part analyzes and characterizes biblical and mythological elements that have been found in the stories. The thesis focuses on the moral values of the series and its contribution. The conclusion contains a brief summary of biblical and mythological elements, as well as the moral values.
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Comparison of lives and works of E. A. Poe and Stephen King/ What can make people write horror stories?
Kopečná, Kateřina ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
The bachelor thesis is concerned with the comparison of lives and works of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. In the theoretical part of the thesis the horror genre and its typical features are introduced together with outlining both writers' brief biographies. The main part focuses on the analogies between the authors' lives and similarities in the topics and motifs of their work. Poe and King are world-wide famous horror writers; and besides the obvious similarities, such as the nationality and the choice of genre, there are many parallel events and influences in their lives that might have affected the literary production. The thesis provides a deeper analysis of those facets and it puts them in context with their works. The last part interconnects the findings made throughout and explores the tentative thesis as to whether there can be something that can "make" a person write horror stories.
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The development of fantastic literature, its latest trends and its role in the Czech libraries and in the Czech market
Vašíčková, Zuzana ; Buřilová, Marcela (advisor) ; Hubrtová, Jitka (referee)
The bachelor's thesis focuses on the historical development of fiction as a literary genre, from the early modern period to the present. This trend is observed in the Czech Republic and abroad. Besides the development we can find here as well the definitions of particular genres. The thesis then examines how public libraries are facing to the current trend of popularity of the fiction. The problems associated with the description of documents, construction of the fund, and acquisition are mentioned as well as benefits from the popularity of the genre - when libraries use fiction to their promotion. The conclusion briefly surveys current state of the book market and its share which is occupied by the fiction. In the supplement a brief list of fiction subgenres can be found.
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