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The Demon-Lover Theme in Several Texts of Anglo-American Literature
REEGENOVÁ, Tereza
The thesis deals with a comparative analysis of the demon-lover motif in selected texts of English and American literature. The theoretical basis is the characteristics of the medieval ballad James Harris and some variations of the examined representation in the collection of traditional ballads by F. J. Child. Particular attention is paid to the role of supernatural in relation to the issue of guilt and punishment, in this regard, also the romantic versions of M. G. Lewis, G. A. Bürger and K. J. Erben are considered. The following chapters deals with stories that develop the demon-lover motif (the post-war stories by E. Bowen and S. Jackson). The literary analysis focuses primarily on the trauma of personal and historical past, and the related persecution of the victim, committed to the promise, to show the deepening of the psychological and emotional significance of the traditional story.
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The Comparison of Themes and Motifs in Czech and English Fairy Tales
REEGENOVÁ, Tereza
The bachelor thesis deals with a comparative analysis of particular themes and motifs in traditional Czech and English fairy tales. The theoretical introduction characterizing fairy tales in general draws on the ideas of V. J. Propp (the structure of fairy tales, functions of acting persons), A. van Gennep (the rites of passage), B. Bettelheim (the importance of imagination in psychoanalysis), C. G, Jung (the role of archetypes) and J. R. R. Tolkien (the main functions of fairy tales). The aim of the thesis is a comparative interpretation, focused on the comparison of selected themes (the description of the characters, the importance of the environment, the role of the supernatural in a conflict between good and evil, the motif of a trial) and based on the texts written by J. Jacobs, K. J. Erben and B. Němcová.
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