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Representation of the House in British Fiction /1906-2009)
Hanzlová, Tereza ; Grmelová, Anna (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on diverse representations of the house in selected British novels since 1906. The novels have been chosen in reference to the importance assigned to houses in terms of plot, characters, and setting, each offering a unique vision of the house. A house is perceived as a home, as a possession or as a work of art. The novels by E.M. Forster, John Galsworthy and Simon Mawer are viewed through the prism of Phenomenology, namely the essays of Martin Heidegger, Jan Patočka and Anna Hogenová. This type of analysis provides an insight into the motivations of the individual characters, but also a deeper understanding of the function and role of the house in fiction as well as in reality. All the works are studied accordingly in the context of a wider social, cultural and aesthetic background. Key words: British fiction, Phenomenology, House, Home, Modernism, Work of Art
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Blend of Historiography and Fiction in Pat Barker's Trilogy Regeneration
Duarte, Barbora ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Grmelová, Anna (referee)
This thesis explores the factual and fictional content of Pat Barker's war trilogy Regeneration, which consists of the novels Regeneration (1991), The Eye in the Door (1993) and The Ghost Road (1995). The aim of the thesis is to find various historical facts Barker uses in her trilogy and analyze how the author incorporates them into her fiction. In searching for the factual content of the trilogy, the thesis focuses on certain historical events, matters or issues which create the background of the trilogy. Some of the main characters of the trilogy and their real prototypes are analyzed. The thesis attempts to describe the trilogy as an antiwar literary work, depicting the impact of the war on soldiers and those who come in contact with them.
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Modernist Narrative Techniques and Strategies in Selected Works of Virginia Woolf
Šavrdová, Iveta ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Grmelová, Anna (referee)
This thesis deals with literary modernist strategies and narrative techniques in selected works of Virginia Woolf. The theoretical part gives a general outline of modernism as such. It also deals with the Bloomsbury Group which significantly influenced the work of Virginia Woolf. The practical part is focused on the analysis of two novels written by this author. These are Mrs Dalloway(1925) and To the Lighthouse(1927). This part looks into the approach of the author concerning the characters` inner life, gender, contemporary society and to her usage of imagery.
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Theme of Catholicism in David Lodge's novels
Piskačová, Anna ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Grmelová, Anna (referee)
This thesis attempts to describe and interpret the theme of Catholicism in three of David Lodges novels. These are: The British Museum is Falling Down (1965), How Far Can You Go? (1980) and Paradise News (1991). It focuses on the depiction of Catholics in his novels as a source of comedy and tries to explain Lodges treatment of these people. It also illustrates the development of Lodges conception of this theme and points out some turning-points that happened in the Catholic Church in the second half of the twentieth century and which are reflected in the selected Lodges novels.
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Human relationships in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
Leššová, Barbora ; Grmelová, Anna (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with Virginia Woolf's one-day novel Mrs. Dalloway. The main aim is to point out how Woolf's personal view on life, her own sense of significance and unique sense of observing human soul are reflected in her portrayal of the human relationships in the novel. The thesis shows how characters in Mrs. Dalloway are connected at a social, but also at a deeper visionary level. The method of used literary interpretation has gone from the original text of the novel and opinions of the critics, which have been combined with personal Woolf's own attitudes and perceptions found in her personal Diary and thus providing the reader with a better insight into the author's mind.
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Representation of the House in British Fiction (1906-2009). (E.M. Forster, John Galsworthy, Simon Mawer)
Hanzlová, Tereza ; Grmelová, Anna (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on diverse representations of the house in selected British novels since 1906. The novels have been chosen in reference to the importance assigned to houses in terms of plot, characters, and setting, each offering a unique vision of the house. A house is perceived as a home, as a possession or as a work of art. The novels by E.M. Forster, John Galsworthy and Simon Mawer are viewed through the prism of Phenomenology, namely the essays of Martin Heidegger, Jan Patočka and Anna Hogenová. This type of analysis provides an insight into the motivations of the individual characters, but also a deeper understanding of the function and role of the house in fiction as well as in reality. All the works are studied accordingly in the context of a wider social, cultural and aesthetic background. Key words: British fiction, Phenomenology, House, Home, Modernism, Work of Art
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