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James Joyce and the science of mind - the approach of Cognitive Narratology to Dubliners
ZELENÁ, Lenka
This bachelor's thesis deals with the work of the Irish writer, James Joyce, called Dubliners and its relation to a modern scientific discipline Cognitive narratology. Its aim is to analyse and interpret chosen short stories in terms of the aforementioned discipline. The first part of the thesis introduces the reader to the life of James Joyce and ho his work. Then, the aspects of Cognitive narratology are defined, as they serve as a basic tool for the analysis and most importantly, for the interpretation. The second part deals with the narrative structure in the chosen stories ('The Sisters', 'Araby', 'Eveline', 'After the Race', 'A Little Cloud', 'A Painful Case', 'Grace', 'The Dead'). Apart from analysing the stories in terms of time, setting, point of view and other aspects, the study focuses on the relationships between the author, the characters, and the reader. Finally, there is a summary of the work with the methodology.
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