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"Closed to the sun, open them selves to the glorious silence of the stars": An Attempt to Analysis of a Withdrawnnes-motif; topics generated by it and their consequences in the literature and "literatures" at the turn of the century
Dostál, Mojmír ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Vojvodík, Josef (referee)
The main aspiration of this thesis is to illustrate on several selected examples (or almost "cases" of clinical kind) from French, Russian, Polish, Italian (and in the second plan also German or English) writtings of the 19th and early 20th century the methods of application and presentation of the Withdrawnnes-motif in literature. And on the basis of them (after attempting to mapping out the network of their possible mutual influences, consequences, concurrency or filiations, in the interpretative part of the thesis, so on the II. to VI. chapter) try to define its final characteristics, periodisation, classification and his general definition. … and, moreover, or on the way to this purpose, perhaps to provide the reader a few other - perhaps more useful, or more interesting - information. Keywords: Autostylisation, Confusion of the dream and the reality, Decadence, Dreaming, Extreme mental states of mind, fin de siècle, Individualism, Literary motives, Modernism, Psychologism, Psychic naturalism, Solipsism, Transposition of identity, Withdrawnnes
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"Wireless Imagination": poetic manifestos of F. T. Marinetti and their poetistic realizations
Divíšková, Radka ; Vojvodík, Josef (advisor) ; Hrdlička, Josef (referee)
(in English): The work will deal with the influence of Marinetti's poetological manifestos on Czech poetism. In the first instance it will outline the background and poetics of Marinetti's poetological manifestos, especially the Words In Freedom. Another outlet will be the contactological part, mapping the activities of Marinetti in Prague and the main nodes of mutual contact between the futurism and Czech environment, especially Devětsil. The aim of the work is to show the similarity of the form and characteristic features connecting Italian futurism with Czech poetism on the top works of Czech poetism - it will be a work On the Waves of TSF of J. Seifert, The Golden Chains of K. Biebl and The Parrot on Motorcycle of V. Nezval.
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A film adaptation of a surreal literary work (Vítězslav Nezval: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders)
Vykydalová, Anita ; Činátlová, Blanka (advisor) ; Hrdlička, Josef (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to explore the possibilities and limitations of movie adaptation of surrealist text. The approach used leverages on the analysis and comparison of the Vítězslav Nezval's prose Valery and Her Week of Wonders with its film adaptation of same name by Jaromil Jireš as well as the analysis of Vratislav Effenberger's scenic texts, also referred to as pseudo-scenarios. Based on the aforementioned process the factors that influence the degree in which the specific text can be turned into a film are set and described as well as a more general view on the possibilities and limitations of surrealist text film adaptations is synthesised and discussed. Key words: Vítězslav Nezval, Vratislav Effenberger, Jaromil Jireš, film adaptation, surrealism
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Constructed languages in literature
Jelínek, Jiří ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Tereza Dědinová, Tereza (referee) ; Šidák, Pavel (referee)
The PhD thesis "Constructed Languages in Literature" focuses on the phenomenon of consciously designed or drafted languages and their usage in literary texts. The first chapter of the thesis offers reflections on the delimitation of constructed languages, especially from the perspective of the mostly illusory opposition of natural and constructed. It also puts forth the problems of glossolalia and encryption or encoding of a text in a natural language, while suggesting these two ways to create a new utterance should be perceived as possible starting points for language creativity, rather than a completely different phenomenon. The subsequent chapters then turn to individual cases and introduce extensive groups of constructed and virtual languages - animal languages, utopian and dystopian languages, sacred and divine languages and constructed and virtual languages in poetry. In those chapters examples of both elaborated and drafted languages appear, so that the imagination characteristic of each group comes out.
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Images of USA in the Reports of Ludvík Aškenazy and Miroslav Holub
Sichingerová, Sára ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Činátlová, Blanka (referee)
This thesis aims to describe two Czech reports from the USA that were written at the turn of 1950s and 1960s: Ludvík Aškenazy's Indian Summer and Miroslav Holub's An Angel on Wheels. Regarding their contents, the works are perceived as part of a tradition of Czech writing about the USA, and as far as form concerned, they are examined as lyrical travelogues. Through an analysis of selected topics and literary devices associated with them, this thesis attempts to describe both similarities and differences between these books and then put them in context with other literary descriptions of the USA of the time. Keywords: Ludvík Aškenazy, Miroslav Holub, USA, report, travelogue
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The I against the world. Heroism and banality in the works of Ladislav Klíma
Klíma, Matěj ; Vojvodík, Josef (advisor) ; Hrdlička, Josef (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the relationship between the subject and reality in the work of Ladislav Klíma. Klíma depicts reality as something distressing against which the I struggles. In his work he poses reality as a problem. Literary characters as well as numerous author autostylizations often get into conflict with reality and attempt to solve it by absurd behaviour, banalization of reality and heroization of the individuum. Creativity gains special importance in this situation, as it provides subject with a refuge from the external world. In the act of writing the I constitutes itself as rebelling against the "principle of reality". Inspirations for theoretical approach to the topic can be found in Freudian psychoanalysis, Nietzsche's concept of heroic man, as well as Heidegger's existential phenomenology.
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Object in fin-de-siècle poetry
Härtelová, Eliška Dana ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Vojvodík, Josef (referee)
v anglickém jazyce This thesis is based on the Kurt Oppert's term "Dinggedicht" (in English "object-poem" or "thing- poem"), through which it views the transformations within the conceptualization of the subject and things in modern poetry. Apart from poems associated with the name of R. M. Rilke, thingness is also seen from the perspective of the functional use of the object in a poem (e.g. a thing as a tool of characterization orironization), whichis related to theuse ofobjects in figurativelanguage - the thing as a part of the metaphor, simile or allegory. As part of the definition of a thing-poem, the thesis also deals with the issue of subject-object relationship, which leads also to the category of a lyrical "I" in the literary theory. The thesis is based on individual poems which represent a concrete, prototypical way of dealing with the subject in poetry. These poems are delimited by the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. The thesis is not based on strictly defined national literature, but it considers the German, French and Czech context in the comparative perspective.
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Transformation and Adaptation of the Cupid and Psyche Myth in Literature
Fauknerová, Anna ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Činátlová, Blanka (referee)
Diploma thesis Bc. Anna Fauknerová (2018) Transformationand Adaptation of the Cupid and Psyche Myth in Literature Abstract This thesis deals with the myth of Cupid and Psyche. It is concerned with the version of the myth found in Apulei's novel The Golden Ass as well as in other works such as fairy tales and novels. Some of these other works refer to the myth directly while others' connections to it have not been established and they merely demonstrate similar motifs. The first part of the thesis deals with Apuleius and his text The Golden Ass, which is the oldest surviving version of the myth of Amor and Psyche. The main characteristics of the myth as well as its characters, the story and the meanings that are hidden in it are examined. The character of Psyche and the way her heroism manifests itself are examined in greater detail. The second part of the thesis compares the myth with three fairy tales and three novels based on the conclusions of the previous chapter. The greatest emphasis is placed on the development and adaptation of individual motifs, similarities and disimilarities in content and form and on the way in which the myth is reflected in literature. The third part of the thesis looks at three possible ways of interpreting the myth. Keywords: Cupid, Psyche, myth, fairy tale, motif of light...
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(Dis)integration, Homecoming, Reinvestigation. The Phenomenon of Foreigner in Literature
Stančáková, Alžběta ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Činátlová, Blanka (referee)
This thesis explores foreigner phenomenon in the following selected works: Ferenc Karinthy: Metropolis (1970), Rachid Boudjedra: Ideal Topography For a Characterised Agression (1975), Dumitru Ţepeneag: Hotel Europa (1996), and Kamel Daoud: The Meursault Investigation (2013). The first chapter focuses on the dystopian and geographically unspecified representation of the said phenomenon. The second chapter moves towards a more specific approach to the subject, examining the Algeria-France relations. The third part specifies the theme of homecoming, specifically the case of an exiled Romanian writer, contrasting with the Romanian post-revolutionary exodus to the Western Europe. The fourth part examines the literary polemic with the main character in Albert Camus's The Stranger (1942), in connection with the post-colonial situation in Algeria. All analyses focus primarily on the national and linguistic aspects.
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Karel Hynek: "We fill together, we empty together"
Smékalová, Anna ; Hrdlička, Josef (advisor) ; Typlt, Jaromír (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the oeuvre of Karel Hynek. In the text, the emphasis is placed on an analysis of his poetry from his early poems to works that he created at the beginning of the 1950s; I focus on the development of the author's poetics in terms of both the formal and content aspects. Although it is an intepretation of Hynek's poems that is a pivotal part of this thesis, the text also does not forget to mention other literary genres the author centred upon - especially drama. The thesis also surveys Hynek's relationships and collaborations with other writers, poets and artists. A part of the text also deals with Hynek's work in the context of surrealism (and post-surrealism) and with his shift to a "more realistic" form of poetic expression.
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