|
|
A lexical analysis of the American adaptation of Harry Potter
DEMJANIČOVÁ, Tereza
The aim of the thesis is to analyse the lexical differences which occurred in the American version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The theoretical part introduces notions and concepts crucial for the analysis such as characteristics of American English, basics of intralingual translation, the problem of meaning and concepts. The analytical part then uses these findings to analyse the reason for translation of the words and the method which was used during the translation.
|
|
|
Fastasy genre and his use at work with children and youth in the free time
SMRČKOVÁ, Barbara
This thesis focuses on the fantasy genre and its use in the work with children in free time. Based on the research of the popularity of the genre among young children I chose the novel about H. Potter as an inspiration for my project. The theoretical part mentions reading preferences survey among Czech children conducted in 2013 - 2014, which was implemented by the Librarianship Institute of the National Library of the Czech Republic. The thesis also includes findings about the genre preferences which the author verified in the Research Library of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The theoretical part also contains a definition of the fantasy genre, brief introduction to the life and literary work of the author. The practical part presents a specific project and its verification in practice, which was inspired by H. Potter book. The project is focused on children aged 8-11 years and took place at the afterschool club of the Elementary School in Trhové Sviny. Finally, the thesis brings the final reflection and conclusion.
|
|
|
Dispute about Potter: Christian advocates and adversaries of stories about the young sorcerer
KULHANOVÁ, Zuzana
The thesis deals with the dispute between the christian opponents and supportments.The first chapter defines the concept of magic, the definition of occultism, natural magic and the description of forms and goals of magic. The second chapter foccuses on the characteristics and development of christianity. Within the end of this chapter, we can find the comparision of the magical and christian experience. Chapter number three deals with Harry Potter himself, the storyline, the basic characteristics of the figures and focuses wether the piece of work, about the young wizzard, identifies itself with spirituality. The fourth chapter christian symbols provides a definition of symbols, what are the christian symbols and christian symbolism within the storyline. Chapter 5 Harry Potter and a christian point of view here i tis possible to find the dispute of christian opponents and supporters concerning the Potter serie.
|
|
|
Phenomenon of Fanfiction - Literature on the Internet
Bradáčová, Barbora ; Klumparová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Kubíček, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the phenomenon of fanfiction - literature on the internet. Fanfiction is specific in its link to another literary or film (etc.) creation and is also made by the fans. In theoretical part, it presents the terms fanfiction and fandom, gives short history of these two terms abroad (especially in USA) and also in our country. The next chapter is supposed to help with orientation in fanfiction, there are classified genres and types of fanfiction and more terms, that linked to fanfiction. Last theoretical part works fanfiction in literary theory. In practical part, there is one fanfiction (from Harry Potter fandom) compared to original. The aim was to find continuation of fanfiction to original and deduce if it is possible to expect any art values in fanfiction. The conclusion of this work is that fanfiction is truly part of literature and one can find texts with artistic potential.
|
|
|
Harry Potter: A Social critique
Nováková, Petra ; Nováková, Soňa (advisor) ; Clark, Colin Steele (referee)
Harry Potter: A Social Critique The aim of this thesis is to offer an analysis of J.K. Rowling's fantasy novels, the Harry Potter series, as a work of social criticism. The striking contrast between the two diametrically opposed fictional worlds, the wizarding world in which the governing principle is magic and its muggle (a term denoting non-magical or status) counterpart defined mainly by the lack of magic, enables Rowling to present and explore various social issues: racial bigotry, social stratification, prejudice, corruption, child welfare, moral questions, misuse of power, civil conflicts, national bias, slavery, terrorism and gender issues. The two coexisting cultures constructed in her novels are reflected in language, customs and values. The complexity of Rowling's work allows her to gradually move towards bigger issues, at first revolving mainly around the main character, Harry Potter, and later involving both, the wizarding and muggle world as a whole. In other words, what starts out as a children's story of childhood changes its course towards a critique of greater social injustices as the characters grow up, a clear bildungsroman in which additional themes are developed apart from the basic struggle between good and evil. Attention will also be paid as to how Rowling's novels are influenced by...
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Keywords in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels
Hošek, Karolina ; Malá, Markéta (advisor) ; Vašků, Kateřina (referee)
Keyword analysis is a method used in corpus linguistics, in which keywords are generated automatically from the text against the background of a reference corpus serve as the starting point of the analysis of the text. In this thesis, keywords are retrieved from a literary text and analyzed, with a focus on their function as style markers. The theoretical part of this work centers around the description of corpus stylistics, the role of keywords in corpus stylistics and previous findings in the field by other researchers, including linguistic analyses of literary texts. This chapter is complemented by a methodological part which describes the software used in the research and its individual tools. The keyword analysis method is tested by comparing the seven novels of the Harry Potter series to a reference corpus - a subcorpus of the British National Corpus comprising fiction for children and teenage readers. The first one hundred keywords generated using the concordance software AntConc are further divided into subgroups of grammatical and stylistic words, and lexical words, which are listed together with proper nouns. The analyzed keywords illustrate the ways in which the explored text differs from comparable works of children's literature in both lexis and grammar. The concluding part evaluates...
|
|
|
Harry Potter in Czech : Official and Fan Versions
Ešnerová, Kateřina ; Jettmarová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Švelch, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis looks at fan translation of fiction, a phenomenon that, unlike fan translation of anime and videogames, has been mostly overlooked by translation studies until recently. More specifically, we examine fan translations of Harry Potter books. The thesis aims to address a wide range of aspects pertaining to fan translation of fiction. In the opening chapters, it gives a brief overview of the history of fan translation in general and of research papers dedicated to the subject. Based on comparison with fan translations of anime and videogames, the thesis defines functions of fan translations of fiction in relation to official translations. The phenomenon of fan translation of fiction is then set in a wider context, one chapter detailing its relation to fan communities and one addressing the question of copyright. The nature of fan translations of fiction is further explored through comparison with official translations, which in this particular case focuses on Czech translations of Harry Potter books. First, we compare the translation process in case of both official and fan translations and then chosen extracts from the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We also focus on differences between the collective fan translation and the fan translation done by an individual. We draw...
|
|
|
Reader's Popularity of Characters in Harry Potter by Children of Primary School and Secondary School
Gazdačková, Michala ; Hník, Ondřej (advisor) ; Hausenblas, Ondřej (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on the problems of children readership and its main aim is to reveal the influence of the literary work that is very popular among readers on the interpretation of concrete literary text. By the means of research it tries to detect how the work Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling and its popularity affect the perception of literary text with respect to pupils of the 6th grade in primary school and students of 1st year in secondary school. The defined aim is studied mainly through reader's perception of literary characters in the concrete literary text; the main focus is aimed at perception of character hierarchy, creation of relationships with characters and perception of the main character of the work Harry Potter. Thanks to these findings it is possible to say whether the children readers are able to perceive the concrete literary text independently on the work by J. K. Rowling and its popularity or whether they are constantly under its influence and are not able to free themselves from its dominance. According to final discoveries it is possible to approach the work within the context of literary classes and overall literary education. Summarizing the results, the research has revealed that the influence of the phenomenon called Harry Potter and its popularity is quite...
|
guest ::
