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Nikos Kazantzakis, Karel Čapek and their travel writings on England (England & Letters from England)
Stružková, Petra ; Šípová, Pavlína (advisor) ; Vořechovská, Dita (referee)
Kazantzakis' Ταξιδεύοντας. Αγγλία (England: A Travel Journal) belongs to the most significant pieces of travel writing both in Greece and abroad. Referring to Czech literature it is the travel journal of Karel Capek Anglické listy (Letters from England) that suggests itself for comparison as a literary piece of a similar relevance. The present thesis aims to compare particularly the way both authors - journalists - perceive the country and how they convey their experience, what they have in common and what the main differences are. This was accomplished by exploring the main topics referred to. Mixing genres is typical for both examined books. Capek writes in a form of playful feuilleton, Kazantzakis uses a serious reflection essay blending fact with fiction. Kazantzakis focuses on history of the nation and politics, Capek avoids these topics.
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Alois Musil - Czech Orientalist and Publicist
Šajmovičová, Barbora ; Pargač, Jan (advisor) ; Hejzlarová, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the academic and popularize activities of Alois Musil Czech Arabist and Orientalist. The first part of thesis outline life of Alois Musil which is the key to understanding his publications, whether academic or purely towards the wider public. Biographical section aims to highlight moments and contemporary context, which led the priest originally from Hana begin the way of life of cartographer, ethnographer and ethnologist of the Middle East, parts of the Maghreb, the Horn of Africa and India, making him an indelible place in the human history and discoveries. The main part of the thesis is the analysis of academic and popularize activities of Alois Musil with special emphasis on the period of his tenure in the Czechoslovakian Radio. This part is divided into three subsections, each of them is separately dedicated to: academic activities, further popularize activities, and lastly works for Czechoslovakian Radio. These parts are based on extensive works of Alois Musil written in Czech and English language and his own lectures recorded for Czechoslovakian Radio after 1930. The main emphasis is placed upon factual, ethnographical and ethnological contribution of Musil's work, especially the popularization texts. Overall analysis is output of the careful research...
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French Reflexions on Czech in 17th and 18th Centuries
Tichá, Marie ; Havelka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Sládek, Miloš (referee)
The thesis deals with the literary reflection of the French and their relationship to Bohemia during the 17th and 18th centuries. It examines the attitude of French travelers and historians to Bohemia and the Czech nation, especially in matters of religion and spiritual life. It also mentions how, according to the changing times, French opinions on Bohemia developed during the two respective centuries. The thesis records what they focused their attention on and which factors might have influenced their opinions. The thesis is mainly based on the literary sources, i.e. French travel books and historical works.
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"And so all should do." The Construction of the Czechs in Selected Travel Writings by Václav Matěj Kramerius
Fialka, Jiří ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Storchová, Lucie (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to consider Kramerius not priori as a "national revivalist" but as a writer and a publisher. I am trying to point out that Kramerius can use and construct nationalism not only for the "general welfare" but also for his own needs. On the basis of this optics, the education of readers may also seem as an instruction how to become a good customer of Kramerius. As an umbrella term for the access to the sources - travel writings by Kramerius - I choose the New Historicism connecting the literature with historiography and emphasizing on the representation and the genre of the text. The purpose of this work is also to point out constructiveness a number of phenomena, which are often seen as objective. More than anything else, this work is the analysis of stereotypes. Keywords: Václav Matěj Kramerius, travel writings, nationalism, constructivism, the Czechs
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Barbora Markéta Eliášová and the image of Japan in the Czech society in the twentyth 20 century
Jurčíčková, Romana ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Havlůjová, Hana (referee)
The work deals with the Czech travelers to Japan who have taken their expeditions in the early 20th century, and after returning to his homeland on their testimony in the form of a travelogue. From this perspective, attention is directed primarily to the person of Barbara Markéta Eliášová which, as the first woman to own not only take a trip around the world, but in Japan, spent several years and knew perfectly the local life. Based on the literary works of travelers is then pointed out that their fellow citizens at home submit an image of Japan as a modernizing country that despite everything, but still retaining the character of traditional society and culture. To a lesser extent, the work deals with political and commercial relations between Japan and the independent Czechoslovakia after 1918. Relations between the two countries to develop contacts with Czech legionnaires and Japanese soldiers fighting together against the Bolsheviks in Siberia. Were then rounded out the emergence of the Czechoslovak Embassy in Tokyo.
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Perception of Attractiveness of Poland as a Tourism Space by Population of Czechia
Kubín, Ewa ; Vágner, Jiří (advisor) ; Siwek, Tadeusz (referee) ; Kowalczyk, Andrzej (referee)
The doctoral thesis is devoted to analyzing the perception of attractiveness of Poland as a tourism space from the perspective of Czech citizens in a broader context of mutual Czech -Polish relations in tourism. The thesis is primarily based on theoretical concepts of geography of tourism and at the same time it also follows other geographical and scientific disciplines. The methodological framework of the thesis benefits from the openness and multi-disciplinary nature of tourism. Part of the thesis was created using traditional methods and techniques applied in geography, among others: questionnaire research among students, structured interviews with employees of travel agencies, semi-structured interviews with representatives of the Polish governmental institutions, and analyses of the Internet and printed sources. Additionally, there were utilized methods and techniques used more frequently in other disciplines, including: Delphi method, SWOT analysis, mystery shopping, analysis of travelogues, Internet sources of information about Poland, and content of textbooks. The empirical part of the thesis serves to realize four main aims. The most important aim of thesis can be considered the identification and evaluation of opinions of selected groups of Czechs on the attractiveness of Poland as a...
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Perception of Moors in Elizabethan England
Bielková, Andrea ; Klusáková, Luďa (advisor) ; Křížová, Markéta (referee)
The thesis focuses on the perception of African population in Elizabethan England. It attempts to clarify the social context and environment in which the image of an African - a dark-skinned individual - emerged and developed. The main questions the thesis aspires to answer are as follows: what social phenomena had crucial impact on the formation and transformation of the image of the Other, and what form did the image resulting from these took upon; if and how were these factors reflected in the popular culture. The main sources for the analysis are primarily travel literature and theatre production of the Elizabethan period. Key words: Elizabeth I; Moors; Negroes; travel literature; George Best; Richard Hakluyt; Elizabethan drama; Othello; The Merchant of Venice; Battle of Alcazar; Lust's Dominion; Titus Andronicus; Morocco; Berbery
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Ways to knowledge in period of Czech humanism
ANDERLOVÁ, Jitka
This work is concerned with four parts of travel volumes from Czech humanism.These volumes were chosen on the base of their quality and because of their localities too. They are selected by authors. The works which are analysed are Deník o jízdě a putování pana Lva z Rožmitálu a z Blatné z Čech až na konec světa by Václav Šašek from Bířkov, Cesta z Prahy do Benátek a odtud potom po moři až do Palestiny by Oldřich Prefát, Cesta Kryštofa Haranta z Polžic a Bezdružic a na Pecce by Kryštof Harant and Příhody Václava Vratislava z Mitrovic by Václav Vratislav from Mitrovice. The tryvel book of Václav Šašek was chosen because of number Europian cities he visited and also because of time its originate. We chosen the works of Kryštof Harant and Oldřich Prefát because of the same choice of aimed locality and their possibility to compare with the fact that Harant{\crq}s Cesta was introduced as the first thanks to the broadest descriptions and longer way of travelling. The travel book of Václav Vratislav from Mitrovice was categorized due to different aim of the way and also because of different stylistics. At first we will define the term a travel book and bring in its evolution, we are going to introduce the authors of chosen magazines briefly and then we will pay attention to their works. We will map their achieved ways, we will get closer to localities, which were visited by authors, we will learn about former customs, traditions and inhabitants from those countries and everything we will get into the historical context. The aim of my work isn´t to determine the worthiest travel book, but mark out the specifics of the each work and find out on the one hand what are the differences and on the other hand the correspondence among themselves.
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