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Forms and Function of Refrain in Roman Lyrical Poetry up to the End of the 1st Century AD
Valenta, Petr ; Bažil, Martin (advisor) ; Kuťáková, Eva (referee)
This work focuses on refrains in Latin lyrics texts, from the beginning of Latin literature until the end of 1th century AD. At first, the term "refrain" will be determined, with its different forms, which can be found in Latin lyrics; afterwards individual examples of refrains will be stated and put in contrast to their Greek models, if they exist. The thesis will try to determine the function of refrains in a concrete literary genre and the difference between them. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The History of Translating Martial into Czech
Pavlíková, Anna ; Bažil, Martin (advisor) ; Kuťáková, Eva (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the Czech translations of epigrams of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis. It maps the translation activity of Czech authors concerning this epigrammatist, especially from the end of the 18th century to the present time. It also describes the way Martial has been presented to the Czech reader throughout history. The first part of this thesis composes a chronological summary of the translations, and characterizes the nature and the context of their publication: it presents different phases of Czech translational work and theory, authors of the translations, quantity of the translated epigrams, the principles upon which the originals were chosen for translation and media through which Martial's work was brought to the Czech area. The following part of the thesis is based on the comparison of the translation methods and procedures used in case of particular epigrams. Moreover, the Josef Dietrich's selection, which is not well known, is described here. Finally, the contribution to the issue of this thesis lies in the summary of all founded Czech versions of Martial's epigrams.
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Forms and Function of Refrain in Roman Lyrical Poetry up to the End of the 1st Century AD
Valenta, Petr ; Bažil, Martin (advisor) ; Kuťáková, Eva (referee)
This work focuses on refrains in Latin lyrics texts, from the beginning of Latin literature until the end of 1th century AD. At first, the term "refrain" will be determined, with its different forms, which can be found in Latin lyrics; afterwards individual examples of refrains will be stated and put in contrast to their Greek models, if they exist. The thesis will try to determine the function of refrains in a concrete literary genre and the difference between them. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Order, Progress, and Ideal Government in Claudian's Epic De Raptu Proserpinae
Pastyříková, Iveta ; Bažil, Martin (advisor) ; Fořt, Bohumil (referee)
IVETA PASTYŘÍKOVÁ: ORDER, PROGRESS, AND IDEAL GOVERNMENT IN CLAUDIAN'S EPIC DE RAPTU PROSERPINAE ABSTRACT The aim of the diploma thesis is to show how late Ancient poet Claudius Claudianus deals with the problem of ideal government in the mythological epic De Raptu Proserpinae, by which strategies he exhorts his reader to evaluate Jupiter's rule in the world of the poem and to compare it with the situation in the real world. The chosen method is the theory of fictional worlds. Firstly, the thesis outlines the relation between the fictional world of the epic and the real world, then, the attention is paid to the essential question of this fictional world, ideal government. The thesis presents the prefaces of the epic as entrances into the fictional world foreshadowing topics elaborated in the world of the poem, where the ruler Jupiter has a difficult task ahead of him: to harmonize progress with protection against chaos. The last chapter summarizes the author's strategies and compares the epic with Claudian's other poems.
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Staius' Descriptive Poems and Artistic Style of his Period
Kocurková, Magda ; Kuťáková, Eva (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
The author of this thesis examines the style of P. Papinius Statius'poetics in two of his descriptive poems from the Silvae. In the Introduction she puts forth basic data of his life and works. Then she describes Flavian building program and activities of Roman élite in relation with Statius' other descriptive poems. The author consequently puts separately both poems in question, that is Silvae 1.1. and 4.6, in historical and artistic context, then she summarizes existing research on the poems, then she defines genre, style and literary background of each poem and examines their structure. At the end of each chapter the author presents latin text and czech translation, commentary and analysis of typical elements of Statius's poetics in particular sections of the poems according to their structure. In the Conclusion the author summarizes what she has learned about the style of Statius' descriptive poems in relation to the people and objects described.
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Athletae Christi. Early Christian Hagiography between Imitation and Rewriting
Kitzler, Petr ; Bažil, Martin (advisor) ; Pokorný, Petr (referee) ; Šubrt, Jiří (referee)
ANGLICKÁ ANOTACE (= předběžná náplň práce) Passio Perpetuae and Its Reflection in the Literature of Ancient Church The "Passion of Perpetua and Felicity" (Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis) is one of the most renowned texts of early Christian hagiography. Accordingly, it has been enjoying a renewal of scholarly interest in the last decades. However, surprisingly little attention was paid to its literary "Nachleben", and there exist virtually no studies focusing on its reception in the subsequent literature of the early Church. Seemingly simple narrative, describing the martyrdom of a group of North African Christians, has been held in high esteem since its composition. It acquired almost "canonical" status and was considered authoritative not only by the mass of simple believers but by the Christian intellectuals, too. Though highly venerated in the early Church, it contained a number of innovative and - in the context of Antique and early Christian society - potentially subversive features. These novel features were felt to undermine the existing social order and hierarchy, and it was necessary to "explain them away" in order to make the text more compliant with traditional and generally accepted social values. This was then often taken into account, when later authors and interpreters refer to the text. The...
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The Oresteia of Aeschylos and Satre's The Flies
Jakimiv, Vít ; Fischerová, Sylva (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
The thesis aims at comparison of the poetics of Aeschylus' trilogy The Oresteia and Sartre's drama The Flies. In the first part we effectuate evaluation of the state of research as well as division and criticism of some prominent approaches. We observe in particular the limitations imposed on the comparative analysis taking its point of departure from such broad concepts as 'fate', 'freedom' and 'tragedy'. Our considerations are guided primarily by Sartre's theoretic writings on theatre and tragedy. In the second part we accomplish analysis of poetic structures discovering resemblances in the function carried out by single poetic factors in the overall structure of the drama. Notable links appear in the way of utilization of associative networks operating at the level of imagery and metaphor, which in both cases are inseparable from the particular manner of developing the action.
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Elements of "Metatheatr" in selected Plautus' Comedies
Jindrová, Olga ; Kuťáková, Eva (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
This master thesis aims to describe the creation of dramatic illusion based on the interaction of three elements: actor - play - spectator. It also seeks to define metatheatre as a defiance of the dramatic illusion. It distinguishes the notion of metatheatre from the one of play-within-play in general. Specific Plautus'use of the metatheatre technique follows with respective examples from four of his comedies: Amphitruo, Aulularia, Cistellaria and Pseudolus.
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Animum Tali Ratione Tenere.The Communication Strategy in the First Book of Lucretius'Didactic Epic De Rerum Natura.
Pastyříková, Iveta ; Kuťáková, Eva (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis analyzes the means of the communication strategy in the first book of Lucretius' didactic epic De Rerum Natura and its methodological approach is based on a communication model consisting of several levels of literary communication. Attention is paid to the sources of authority of the speaker portrayed in the text, to power he assigns to language and then to partial devices which help to increase communication potential of the text, primarily to images of the addressee portrayed in the text. Problem of his concreteness as well as the manner in which the speaker judges his ability and willingness to learn are considered to be important factors influencing the perception of the text by real reader. Various roles made up of metaphors and similes which the addressee is endowed with are examined as the ways in which the speaker in the text expresses his conception of a learning process.
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