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Picaresque novel tradition and Camilo José Cela
Schumannová, Anna ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
This master's thesis examines the picaresque novel. It focuses on the prototype of the picaresque novel, Lazarillo de Tormes written by an anonymous author, and compares it to the New Adventures and Misadventures of Lazarillo de Tormes by Camilo José Cela. In the theoretical part, the thesis introduces the picaresque novel, briefly presents both novels and outlines the necessary historical context of both periods, the Spanish Golden Age and the post- war period. In the second, more practical part, the thesis focuses on the character of picaro and the three fundamental principles of the picaresque novel. These are the principles of autobiography, journey and service to many masters, which is related to the composition of the genre. In each chapter, either the character of picaro or the principle in question is first analysed in general terms, and then the novels are compared regarding the formal aspect in question. Key words Lazarillo de Tormes, Camilo José Cela, picaresque novel, post war literature
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The presence of the disappeared in the exile poetry of Juan Gelman
Kepková, Jana ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Poláková, Dora (referee)
This thesis explores the presence of desaparecidos in the exile poetry of Argentine poet Juan Gelman, specifically in his collection Open Letter (Carta abierta). The aim of the thesis is to show how the poet works with the image of his son, who disappeared during the Argentine dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. In doing so, the close connection between Juan Gelman's autobiographical experiences and his poetry is considered. Because the poet wrote Open Letter in exile, the thesis places this collection in a typological context with exile poetry in general. In the interpretation of individual poems, emphasis is placed on Gelman's experimental language techniques and recurring motifs related to his son's disappearance, as well as the love and pain of the father. Special attention is also paid to the theme of memory. This thesis shows that Gelman's poetry prevents the forgetting of the crimes committed during the military dictatorship and reminds us why the struggle for humanity and justice must continue.
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THE LIFE AND WORK OF CAROLINA CORONADO
Hubáčková, Ema ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Poláková, Dora (referee)
Carolina Coronado is often being compared to Rosalía de Castro or even Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer and the truth is that even Bécquer found his inspiration in her. The fact that in the Czech Republic nobody has ever studied this author before, made me choose her as the subject of my thesis. Writing this work was complicated, since there is no literature available in the Czech Republic regarding this author, so I was constrained to find an appropriate literature in abroad. The goal of this thesis is to present the author and analyze her life and work while taking into account the work of her contemporaries. We are going to study her life and outer impulses that had later influence on her work, just as her first liberal thinking. We are also going to familiarize ourselves with a very original way of composing verses, the very first poetry and publication. We are going to analyze her life together with the political and social situation in Spain. The first biographical part of this thesis is not going to be only theoretical, since we are going to present her work depending on different stages of her life, which is going to be later subject to deeper analyze. The main part of this thesis is going to be dedicated to the introduction to Romanticism and to the three Spanish Romantic writers, contemporaries of...
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Galdós' novel Misericordia as a cartography of Madrid
Štěpánová, Tereza ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
The thesis analyses the space of Madridin the novel Misericordia writtenbythe Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós. It focuses mainlyon the descriptionof the city; its suburbs, slums and streets,and its realistic representationbecomes one of the main themes of the novel. It also aims to explain the symbolism of these places and to show their relationship to the characters themselves, who are defined by their surroundings. Specific examples are used to show how the geographical layout of the city in Misericordia corresponds to the socio-economic organizationof societyand the related issue of social mobility.
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Pessimism, asceticism and antinatalism: Schopenhauer in the novel El árbol de la ciencia
Kapitančik, Kristián ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
(in English) The bachelor's thesis deals with the work of the Spanish writer Pío Baroja. His novel "El árbol de la ciencia" has not yet been translated into Czech or Slovak. The aim of this thesis is to point out the influence of Schopenhauer's and Kant's philosophy on the author's work, the extent to which he was influenced by them while modeling the characters, and which aspects of the philosophy he transformed into his work. In the thesis, the philosophical directions of pessimism, asceticism and antinatalism are pointed out as significant elements throughout this literary work.
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The character of a black man in works Praised be the lord! and The kingdom of this world of Alejo Carpentier
Hroncová, Michaela ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to focus on the topic of a black man and his position in selected works of Alejo Carpentier. This work will specifically take a look at two novels of the Cuban writer - Praised be the lord! and The kingdom of this world. The introduction will present the author and his life, afterwards this thesis will examine both of the mentioned works with the aim of comparison of both novels and their characters. The main topic of this analysis is the character of a black man and his position in a society. This thesis will also explore the topic of Carpentier's the marvelous real, which is interwoven with the character of a black man. Key words: Alejo Carpentier, The kingdom of this world, Praised be the lord!, black man, the marvelous real
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The motive of love in the work of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Žemlová, Milada ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
(in English) This bachelor thesis deals with the motive of love in the works of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. On concrete examples shows the creative process that the author went through. Primarily works with texts from works: Rhymes and Legends, but not exclusively. In the beginning takes a closer look on the literary context of the author and principle of his poetics. It focuses on the key motives of Bécquer's work which are: romantic I of the author, conected with the feeling of loneliness, intangible woman and impossible love. Each topic has it's own chapter where it analyses author's stance on said topic using concrete examples. In the end the thesis compares Bécquer's work with other Spanish authors of that time. Key words: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish Romanticism, poetry, love, emotions, loneliness, nature, intangible woman
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Mythical thinking of Manuel Scorza
Roubalová, Kristýna ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
The thesis is dedicated to the novel Redoble por Rancas (Drums for Rancas), the work of Manuel Scroza, whose specific literary style brings an unusual method of creating the image of Indians in Peru, and which makes the classification of this novel as one of the traditional literary genres very difficult. The work will analyze particular esthetic and literary aspects which differ the novel from the traditional indigenism. It focuses primarily on the technique of mythical thinking which Scorza innovatively uses for the real depiction and understanding of the situation of the Peruvian Indians. The aim of this work is to introduce a new perspective of the author's style, categorize the novel as the literary myth and discover, how this fact affects the integration of the novel into the tradicional literary genres.
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Representation of Mexico in short stories El llano en llamas
Chovanová, Hana ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
This master's thesis deals with El llano en llamas, a short story collection by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo. The collection depicts the fate of people trying to survive on an inhospitable Mexican plain in the times of the Mexican Revolution. Rulfo not only enables us to visualize the life on the plain by means of these characters, but he also offers us a very realistic portrayal of the country in which the short stories take place. The aim of the thesis is therefore an analysis of the short stories, focusing on the author's depiction of life in this bleak place. We can observe the picture of Mexico through the characters placed onto the plain by the author, as well as through his descriptions of the country surrounding the protagonists of the short stories.
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The question of identity in José Donoso's novels
Měřičková, Kateřina ; Vydrová, Hedvika (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
My work treats the problem of identity in four of Donoso' s novels: Coronación, Este domingo, El lugar sin límites and El obsceno pájaro de la noche. I have called them "the chilean cycle" for the reason that Chile is still their scene. Between 1967 - 81, Donoso lives in Spain, so naturely his work is inspired by a different background. The problem of identity is for a1l of them a common denominator. It appears on the first point of vue like the individual problem of the humant beeing, however it is condicioned by the social relations. Besides, it pursues a certain graduating tendency, it is more and more urgent, like we can observe it in the treatment of the protagonists. This evolution is also ref1ected in the form of the novels which issues from the realism and approches more and more of the experimental novel.
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