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Fantastic in the novel Blank Gaze by José Luís Peixoto
Rubešová, Lucie ; Flemrová, Alice (advisor) ; Dufková, Vlasta (referee)
The main objective of this thesis is to define narrative scheme and elements of the fantastic in the novel Blank Gaze (Nenhum Olhar, 2000) by a Portuguese writer, José Luís Peixoto. His works have been considered part of the mythic narrative current, which, according to a common definition, often draws attention to deformed values of today's society. For José Luís Peixoto, the fantastic, from a modern perspective, or neofantastic, an alternative means for expressing a need for belief in today's society. This fact becomes the main and timeless legacy of the work, and the reader does not be aware of details of religious rules. After the introduction the thesis focuses on outlining the literary and historical context of contemporary Portuguese prose. The second chapter also pays attention to the biography and bibliography of José Saramago, both politically and ideologically involved author. Similarly to Peixoto, in his works he touches the human essence and presents unconventional reflections about values of present society. The third chapter tries to introduce Peixoto as an autor of Blank Gaze. It also mentions him as the laureate of the 2011 José Saramago Prize - a reward which is awarded to Portuguese writers younger than thirty five. The fourth chapter discusses the beginning and development of...
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German-Czech meetings in books written by Martin Becker and Jaroslav Rudiš
Mrázková, Tereza ; Glosíková, Viera (advisor) ; Bučková, Tamara (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the analysis of the collective literary output of the two young authors - German writer Martin Becker and his Czech friend Jaroslav Rudiš. A part of my thesis concerns also with their lives and own works. The object is to find Czech motives in the work and life of Martin Becker and influence of German culture on the books of Jaroslav Rudiš, to concern on typical characteristics and analysis of their collective works. In my thesis I arrive at the conclusion that the Czech stay, interest in Czech language and literature reflect in works of Becker, in the similar way are books of Rudiš influenced by his interest in German authors, art, history, German language and other. In collective work are these moments interwoven and supplemented.
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Searching for identity in so-called Palank cycle written by Ladislav Ballek
Erdélyiová, Veronika ; Pátková, Jana (advisor) ; Chmel, Rudolf (referee)
The thesis is of an analytical/interpretative character, focusing on the search for identity in the so-called "Palánek" cycle by Ladislav Ballek. The source texts are Ballek's novel collection Južná pošta (1974) and novels Pomocník (1977) and Agáty (1981). The comparison focuses mainly on the specific approach to national identity. The analytical part aims to grasp the different forms of human identity and to explain their specific nature (national, historic, cultural) with emphasis on the interpretation of specific texts with regard to their broader validity in the context of Slovak literature.
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Representing Courtship and Marriage in the English Novel, 1780-1860
Vomáčková, Lenka ; Nováková, Soňa (advisor) ; Beran, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis focuses on the motifs of courtship and marriage as experienced by the female characters in the novels published from the end of the 18th century till the second half of the 19th century. These novels include Evelina (1778), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Jane Eyre (1847) and The Mill on the Floss (1860). As all these novels are written by female authors, the thesis provides a unique female perspective of the issue. The chosen texts deal with the motifs of courtship and marriage, play with the conventional discourse, and at the same time challenge the established perception of the role of a woman in the process of courting. Besides discussing the novels, I explore also the way the themes of courtship and marriage are presented in the original 18th and 19th century literature. For this purpose, I scrutinized various conduct books and essays of the period. The first chapter of the thesis is introductory and explains the main ideas and terms used in the thesis. The second chapter focuses on the social background the heroine comes from - her family, character and education. Hence, the role of the family is discussed in reference to the process of courtship. Great attention is given primarily to the role of a father as a possible social guardian and the model of a future husband. The third...
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Italo Calvino the story-teller
Vítková, Iva ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the work of important italian writer of twenteeth centrury - Italo Calvino. First part presents life and work of this writer. Central part of this work are analysis of three Calvino's works. The Path to the Nest of Spiders is writer's debut published in 1947. Calvino's inspiration comes from second word war, when he belonged to guerrilla's group. It's a story of a young boy living in one of these groups and describing a life in this epoche. Second analysed book are Cosmicomics. It's a book of short stories published in the sixties. Stories take place in universe and are recounted by tranforming being Qfwfq. Calvino intention was to create new myths. Last analysis belongs to If on a winter's night a traveler, the work from his experiental period. In the conlusion part are identified constant and changing elements in Calvino's writing. As repeating elements were indicated game, fairytale, myth, space of narration, components of autobiography. On the other way as changing elements were found theme, genre and inspiration. The aim of this thesis is to introduce original style of Italo Calvino and point out how special and privileged was his position in cultural life in Italy in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Italo Svevo's novels
Sklenářová, Simona ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This thesis aims to introduce the Italian writer Italo Svevo and his three key novels: Una vita (A Life), Senilità (As a man grows older) and La coscienza di Zeno (Zeno's Conscience). At the beginning I briefly summarize the history of multicultural Trieste, which had considerable influence on the author and which is the setting of the three novels. The bio- bibliographical section will chronologically portray Svevo's personal and professional life and his literary and dramatic works. The connecting point of his works is "inettitudine", or indifference, ineptitude and passivity of the main characters lives. Further, one of Svevo's topics handled repeatedly is the family, relations between its individual members, love and rivalry. The work focuses on Svevo's novels. Finally, I try to compare all three works, to find differences between them and summarize the overall continuity and transformation of Svevo's heroes.
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The image of a journalist in the 20th century british novel
Horáčková, Ludmila ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
The aim of the diploma thesis The Picture of a Journalist in the 20th century British novel is to map the space dedicated to characters of journalists in literature, the 20th century British novels in particular. Depiction of the journalistic characters is based on fifteen selected literary works within three different novel types - comic novel, detective novel and social-critical novel. Using a detailed analysis of a sum of both the narrative and the extra-literary elements the thesis compares various characters of male and female journalists appearing in the selected novels. It tries to compare the differences as well as the similarities within portrayals of journalists in different novel types. As a conclusion the thesis evaluates the overall picture of journalists in these works and attempts to trace any similarities or recurring trends in depiction of journalists in literature.
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