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Wild hunt phenomenon and its alteration in time
Vozáb, Jakub ; Šalanda, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Janeček, Petr (referee)
(in English) This bachelor thesis is focusing on issues of Wild Hunt phenomenon and its alteration in time. Main focus of this thesis is to create coherent view on basis of phenomenon with first explaining the basic idea of mythological phenomenon Wild Hunt, its history from mythological sources through medieval to present popular culture. Next it is trying to outline range of it and following the alteration of phenomenon in time. For this purpose it is using the folklorist's collections, which include our studied phenomenon, but also popular literature and another reference in popular culture which it is comparing in conclusion. Klíčová slova (anglicky) folklore, myth, local legend, fantasy, german mythology, wild hunt, revenants
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The confident woman media construction in the czech version of Harper's Bazaar
Voplakalová, Šárka ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Vochocová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis deals with the construction of ideal female reader inscribed on the Czech edition of the magazine Harper's Bazaar. The theoretical part handles the important findings in the field of semiotics. The semiotic analysis itself is the crucial part of my work. Within the wide angle of field of semiotic processes character and its function, mentions the various concepts and theories that are linked to this issue. Chapter which binds to the functioning of the secondary semiotic system, in other words, the myth is based on the work Mythologies by Roland Barthes. Mythological analysis is crucial for the practical part. The theoretical framework also deals with studies on "inscribed" readers from Colin Sparks and Michelle Campbell that was one of the main motivations for creating this text. It analyzes important aspects of the theory of coding and decoding Stuart Hall. Last but not least, refers to the sociology of knowledge through the work of Social Construction of Reality from a pair of authors Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann. Practical part includes mythological analysis of the individual sections in selected publications between years 2002 and 2014. Also it doesn't focus only on the text itself, but also on the selected accompanying visuals. It deals with the Czech myths and legends. It...
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How Elementary Teachers Think About Drama in Education
Zdráhalová, Lucie ; Valenta, Josef (advisor) ; Kasíková, Hana (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the teachers in the primary schools thinking about the dramatic education. The aim of this thesis is to find out how the teachers think about the dramatic education, its goals, instruments and formative influence. The final thesis is divided into two parts - the theoretical and practical ones. The theoretical part explains basic terms: drama, education, dramatic education - goals, principles, methods and techniques. The information for this part is taken from Czech and foreign sources. The research which has been realised is described in the practical part. It contains searching for respondents, results and the interpretation. Three groups have been addressed by the medium of answer sheet(s): the first group are teachers who give lessons on dramatic education; the second group are teachers who use techniques and methods of dramatic education in their subjects and the third group is formed by headmasters who decide about inclusion dramatic education into the teaching process. Key words Thinking, teacher, elementary school, subject, drama, teaching method, technique of drama education, principle, goal, form.
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The Novel "Universe": Basic Aspects of M.A. Bulgakov's Master and Margarita
Fléglová, Marie ; Frappartová, Nataša (advisor) ; Charvát, Martin (referee)
Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov was a Russian novelist and playwright active in the first half of the twentieth century. The work of this author is unforgettable for the modern Russian literary art of the fist half of the twentieth century. Known by writings with very strong plots and engaging storyline, he did not fear confrontation or conflicts within individual works. His dialogs are masterfully constructed and his feel for humorous vision of life and description of the world is regarded as unreachable. A fascinating and almost unbelievably inspiring Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita has become the model for this diploma thesis. Due to its multi-layering, broad topical range, two intersecting storylines and the content, the thesis has been named The Novel "Universe". It contains everything that makes life life: love, death, betrayal, courage and cowardice, generosity and envy… Bulgakov's success received thanks to this work is rooted in the masterful connection of the two parallel stories (ongoing in Moscow in 1930 and in Jerusalem at the beginning of our era), in fantasticality and in the view of the contemporary social situation, which are depicted in the novel, and lastly in the description of the human characters constancy. Due to these arguments, the thesis focuses on the following...
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The mythologist of the early and high German romanticism. The concept of the myth in the beginning of the 19th Century
Nedbalová, Julia ; Starý, Jiří (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
The thesis presents the mythological studies of the German Romantics. The research focuses on the four important mythologists - Johann Gottfried Herder, Friedrich Creuzer, Karl Otfried Müller and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling. The analysis of their work leads to their specific concept of the myth. The early enlightenment tendencies, which rejected the myths as stories about gods of the undeveloped men were replaced with the conception of the romantics. They disclosed the symbolic character of the myths and explained the origin and nationalization of the myth on the basis of the symbol theory. At the same time they award truth to the mythological process which the man necessarily goes through. The creation of God in the mind of man is clarified with the philosophy of mythology. This way the romantics contribute to the development of the mythology towards a critical historical science.
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J.R.R. Tolkien or "There to the roofs of the inspiration and back to the modern novel again"
Růžková, Johana ; Med, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Bedřich, Martin (referee)
The thesis focuses on insight, understanding and structuring of the prosaic work of J.R.R.Tolkien and on partial explanation of the sources of his thoughts and aesthetics. It means, above all, the old-Germanic myth, its medieval adaptation, the Christian themes, and the modern novel. Tolkien's theoretical reflections on the topic of myth and fairy-tale are outlined as well. Discussed are also the professional, reader's and literary reflections on Tolkien's work and therefore a general appraisal of this unique appearance in the frames of the modern literature.
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Utopia in The Diary of Christopher Columbus
Legátová, Iveta ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Poláková, Dora (referee)
Utopia in The Diary of Christopher Columbus At first, we meet with the context of era of 15th century in Spain, as well as we come to know complicated journey of Christopher Columbus. The first chapter describes the most important moments of his life together with the Renaissance rebirth of thinking. The second chapter is concerned with the birth of hispanoamerican literature based on anal ysis o f Columbus's marine diary and his messages. All the content and formal part of diary confirm value of Columbus who enrich spanish vocabulary. The main part of this thesis is dedicated to utopia and th e et ymological meaning of the word. We know definition of the utopia but more important is to see the utopia as a literary genre. New literary and mental phenomenon is represented, it's the Utopia of America. The m yth is actual again, we comeback to the Beginning. Also we know differences between utopia and m yt h and we confirm that it is almoust impossible to separate them. The trust, hope and the return to the biblical Paradise are transformed to the isolated place and time, the literature plays the role of creative force which intensifies and spreads these hopes. We aplicate teorical work of Mircea Eliade to Columbus's Diary. Thanks to Eliade we know how the example act was born and his teories are...
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Myth in American Advertising after 1945
Linhart, Marek ; Procházka, Martin (advisor) ; Roraback, Erik Sherman (referee)
This thesis is designed as a comprehensive analysis of the advertising discourse within some pre-set constrains. Specifically, the main area of interest is the realm of American print advertising after 1945. Within these limits, advertising is understood as a mode of language, the chief semantic unit of which is a form of Barthesian myth, a superstructure divorced from reality that supersedes de Saussure's semiotics of the sign. The bulk of this thesis is then a diachronic analysis of the development of these myths and their role as both mirrors and catalysts of a whole range of stereotypes, value hierarchies or fixed ideas firmly embedded within American collective consciousness. The primary materials for this analysis are then various specimen of the advertisements themselves, carefully selected because of their representativeness, influence or significance within the advertising realm. The main theoretical framework rests on Marx's understanding of the commodity as a certain type of fetish, Barthes's description of the structure and social function of the myth, Baudrillard's and Debord's theories on such notions as the society of spectacle, the reign of simulacra and hyperreality, Benjamin's understanding of the uniqueness of representation and its aura and finally McLuhan's detailed accounts of...
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Mythology of Reflex magazine cover pages
Vondrák, Jan ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Šoltys, Otakar (referee)
This diploma work examines a product from the field of print media - front pages of magazine Reflex. Method of mythological analysis is used, which has been in qualitative research of media content applied for half of a century and is considered to be one of the traditional methods used by media studies. Unlike other dissertations in this thematic area this work does not only analyze visual or lexical contents of cover pages, but also focuses on participation of those contents in the development of myth. The work begins with introduction of key theoretical background and resulting terms used in following analyzes describing effects of myths in individual covers. Then the summary brings the interpretation and explanation of described phenomena. The work focuses to decipher myths contained in the first message which the Reflex magazine week after week addresses to his readers -the title page of individual issues. It analyses how the magazine constructs a system of myths, by which ideology can impact on its readers. Aim of this dissertation is not only to describe the process by which the myths capture a variety of signs and fill them with their own meanings, but also a dialectical relationship between myths and stereotypes or ideologies which stand in their background.
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