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Viennese modernism in the context of social and aesthetic changes at turn of the 20th century
Valčuhová, Jaroslava ; Tvrdík, Milan (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
This thesis will introduce the Viennese Modernism from the background of social and aesthetic changes at the turn of the 20th century. First will be outlined the social situation around 1900 and a position of bourgeois class in this society, because this class is where the culture of Viennese Modernism came from. From this social status as well as numerous scandals of modern art in this conservative society will be explained the organization of the cultural life of the young generation of artists. Furthermore there will also be introduced the Modernism in painting, architecture and music by their major artists. Similarly, in literature will be presented Hermann Bahr as an organizer of the literary group Young Vienna and his biggest opponent Karl Kraus, the satirist of his time. Thematically, the work of the authors of Young Vienna is divided into three areas, namely into the image of the society, which is mainly reflected in the work of Arthur Schnitzler and Peter Altenberg, aestheticism, which is also the subject of the most important works by Leopold Andrian, Richard Beer-Hofmann and the early dramas of Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The last theme is Chandos-Brief, written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which is a document of the language crisis in this time.
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Female characters and roles in the German-Turkisch literature
Prášilová, Dana ; Weinberg, Manfred (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
Subject of the present thesis is an analysis of the role of women in German-Turkish literature at the example of two novels of Emine Sevgi Özdamar and Selim Özdoğan. At first, the thesis gives an overview of the history of the Turkish immigrants in Germany. Subsequently, the term of migrant literature is explained. These explanations are followed by a portrait of the authors and an analysis of their specific way of writing. Then the role of women in islamic culture is explained. Afterwards, the role of women in the novels "Life Is a Caravanserai: Has Two Doors I Came in One I Went Out the Other" and "The Blacksmith's Daughter" is analyzed. The thesis concludes with a comparison of the novels and a summary of the results of the analysis.
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Ferdinand Raimund and Johann Nepomuk Nestroy Magic Farce
Kocmanová, Natalie ; Tvrdík, Milan (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
6 Abstract This essay's primary focus is on the phenomenon of "magic farce" within the works of Ferdinand Raimund and Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, its essence, main establishment conditions and its motifs on the background of the Viennese popular theater, the Biedermeier idyll and Vormärz. With respect to purpose of this essay, selected works of both authors are introduced and are afterwards the subject of analysis: Raimund's Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel and Nestroys Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus oder das liederliche Kleeblatt, Freiheit in Krähwinkel and Höllenangst. The framework of the analysis is the historical and biographical context; notably the phenomenon of censorship and its impacts on artistic production of both Raimund and Nestroy. This essay also comprises important biographical aspects in relation to the transformation of the artistic approach of the authors in later years. Keywords Magic farce, farce, Besserungsstück, Viennese popular theater, Ferdinand Raimund, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Biedermeier and Viennese Vormärz
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Cross-Border Bavarian-Czech cooperation projects since 1989 - development and perspectives
Skalický, Joana Marie ; Blahak, Boris (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
The submitted bachelor thesis deals with the development of the bilateral relationship between the neighbouring countries of Bavaria and the Czech Republic since 1989. Regarding the positive and intensive economic relations between both countries, it will be studied whether there is a corresponding positive development in the area of interpersonal relations. Official governmental documents (bilateral agreements, international treaties) as well as local initiatives (language and cultural projects, mutual interest meetings projects) will be included. The work of selected intercultural organisations from the Bavarian-Czech border region will also be presented. The introductory section outlines the history of the long cross-border relations in order to better comprehend the starting point in 1989. After the interpretation of the cooperation initiatives comes the formulation of possible development perspectives of the Bavarian-Czech cross-border cooperation.
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Female characters in the work of Franz Kafka
Svobodová, Karolína ; Weinberg, Manfred (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
The thesis deals with female characters in selected works by Franz Kafka (1883-1924), the well known representative of the Prague German literature. These works include the short story The Metamorphosis (1915) and the posthumously published novel fragments The Man Who Disappeared (1927), The Trial (1925) and The Castle (1926). The thesis discusses how the individual female characters are portrayed in these texts, what role they play in the protagonist's life and how they influence him. At the forefront, there is an interaction between the male main characters and the female characters. The thesis proceeds mainly in a textanalytical way without making any connections between fictional women in the works of the author and real women in his life. At first, the female characters in each of the selected texts are separately analysed and then they are compared. The conclusion serves for a comparison of all female characters in these works and for a formulation of a general statement about them.
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The Snake as Means of Reflection in the Texts about Artists from the German Romantic Period
Balcarová, Markéta ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Weinberg, Manfred (referee) ; Bartl, Andrea (referee)
The submitted doctoral thesis examines the function and performance of the motive of a snake in four selected texts about artists of the German romantic period and perceives the snake as an attribute reflecting the problems of the artistic existence and a way to the artistic work, possibly of the artistic work at all. When interpreting the single motives of the snake, three-phase procedure as applied by Erwin Panofsky in description of the motives in the pictures has been chosen by analogy for literary texts. The interpretation is based on the structural position of the motive of the snake in the text and its performance in the text. Subsequently, the principal role is revelation of contexts which updates the given motive of the snake - in particular they are biblical snakes, mythical snakes and a serpentine line as a line of beauty which was the subject of the period aesthetic discourse. The meaning of the motive of the snake in the texts is given primarily by the mutual interaction of theme contexts which is in the single texts realized by various ways. The motive of the snake as formed in the single interpreted texts is a highly complex motive in all the cases. Thanks to the possibility of connotation with the snakes from the sphere of the Bible and mythology the literary motive of the snake becomes a...
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Reception of Arthur Schnitzler in Czech-German Literature
Balvínová, Markéta ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Weiland, Marc (referee)
The thesis introduces the reception of the oeuvre of one of the leading forces behind Viennese modernism in Czech and German-speaking literary and theatre life in the Czech lands. First, there is a brief introduction of Schnitzler's poetics and the broader context of the relationships between Czech and Viennese modernism under scrutiny. After that, the thesis focuses on the beginnings of the reception of Schnitzler's work in the Czech lands and further maps the important streams of reception in Czech and in German-speaking critique and in reactions of the personae involved in cultural life of the Czech lands. It attempts to find out how the local Czech and German reception of Schnitzler was on the Prague stages and which analogical or contradicting tendencies can be observed in the literary critical and essayistic interpretations. The reception during the author's lifetime is enriched by (possible) immediate personal contact, therefore the investigation is limited to the period until Schnitzler's death in 1931.
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Justin Steinfeld in Prague Exile
Pfannová, Daniela ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Weinberg, Manfred (referee)
This paper deals with the journalistic work and the single novel of Justin Steinfeld (1886 Kiel - 1970 Baldock), who fled in 1933 from Hamburg to Czechoslovakia. This work focuses on his articles, which he wrote during his Prague exile (1933-1939) for the German speaking magazine Die Wahrheit and on his only novel Ein Mann liest Zeitung (1984, 2020) which tells the story of an exile who, like Steinfeld fled from Hamburg to Prague from the Nazis. The first part of the thesis introduces Czechoslovakia as an exile country for refugees from Germany in the 1930s and cultural activities of the exiles are shortly commented on, especially in relation to leftist and anti-fascist circles. This is followed by a short portrait of Justin Steinfeld. The main part of this work consists of chapters about the work of Steinfeld. First, his articles for Die Wahrheit are analysed. The attempt is made to characterize his journalistic writing, to find and describe the thematic focuses of his articles. The next chapter is devoted to the novel Ein Mann liest Zeitung and describes how the subject of exile is presented in it. The concept of exile is understood in different ways - firstly as a (geographical and social) space, secondly as a social status and thirdly as a psychological status. Finally, the magazine articles...
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Till Lindemann as a Poet
Leitnerová, Tereza ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Grill, Markus (referee)
(in English) The thesis deals with literary work by Till Lindemann. Besides writing lyrics for the band the frontman of the East German band Rammstein also writes poems, which were published in three volumes. The author attempts to make her interpretation and to show the themes, that Lindemann has chosen and their connection to German literature and real events. These topics are to be analyzed individually in chapters and subchapters, as well as the sources of Lindemann's inspiration and reception of his work. The thesis works with the volumes of Lindeman's poetry and is completed with the help of secondary literature.
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Czechoslovakian citizenship of Heinrich and Thomas Mann
Šauerová, Tereza ; Schneider, Thomas (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der tschechoslowakischen Staatsbürgerschaft der Brüder Heinrich und Thomas Mann und deren Bezug zu der tschechischen Stadt Proseč. Die Arbeit wird mit den Hauptinformationen über die Brüder Mann und ihre Emigration eingeleitet. Dann konzentriert sich die Arbeit darauf, wie sie die Staatsbürgerschaft in der Tschechoslowakei erhalten haben und warum gerade dank Proseč. Das Thema wird dann aus zwei Perspektiven aufgefasst - offiziell und inoffiziell. In der offiziellen Perspektive wird über die tschechoslowakischen Organisationen geschrieben, die beim Erwerb der Staatsbürgerschaft geholfen haben, und die Bedingungen für gewöhnliche Emigranten und für die bekannten Schriftsteller Mann werden verglichen. In der inoffiziellen Perspektive werden Proseč, der Besuch Thomas Manns in Proseč, die Beziehung der Brüder Mann zu Proseč und zur Tschechoslowakei und ihr Empfang in Proseč dargestellt und diskutiert. Am Ende der Arbeit werden die Folgen der tschechoslowakischen Staatsbürgerschaft der Brüder Mann im Kontext ihrer Emigrationsgeschichte beschrieben. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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