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The Image of Ageing in Postwar and Contemporary Japanese Literature
Reichlová, Anna-Marie ; Tirala, Martin (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
Japan is recently facing the issue of rapidly ageing population along with the negative impact of this phenomenon. It is one of contemporary social concerns, which is being reflected in culture and arts as well, literature included. The paper describes the subject of imaging ageing and the process of ageing itself using the method of literary analysis in five selected representative works by three significant authors of Japanese literature dating from the post-war era up to nowadays. By detailed analysis of literary characters relevant to the subject, the paper focuses on particular aspects of the protagonists' psychological profile and their internal conflicts concerning the sense of life and death. For this purpose, the paper is using illustrative quotations from the primary sources. Furthermore, the paper covers interaction with other characters and interpersonal relations involved in the development of the main characters in the course of the particular publication. In the end, the paper presents the results of analysis, finding that the analyzed works seem to show multiple similarities in the basic scheme of presenting the main elderly characters and also discusses the differences between the authors' literary styles. Simultaneously, it serves as a reference material for the overview subject...
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World of Jáchym Topol's Characters
Procházka, Martin ; Kubíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mocná, Dagmar (referee)
The Precis from the bachelor thesis The World of Jáchym Topol s Characters In this bachelor thesis I directed my attention to three representative books of the writer Jáchym Topol, about which I think, that they apposite Topol s work in the best way. I analyzed these books directing my attention to building-up of the fictitious world and the characters, than to stylistic exposure a style of narration. Every analyzed book has one own charter. In the last chapter No. four I made a comparison on the grounds of analyzed books and tried to show their similitudes and diversities. I used S. Chatman s naratologic work and typologie of characters with their building-up and methods, which I became acquainted in class of introduction to the literary theory and interpretative seminaries.
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The Development of Mimetic Desire towards Latent Conflict in the Work of Katherine Mansfield
Nováčková, Zuzana ; Wallace, Clare (advisor) ; Nováková, Soňa (referee)
Thesis abstract Using Aristotelian notion of imitative behaviour and René Girard's theory of mimetic desire, several stories by Katherine Mansfield are analysed in order to demonstrate the development of mimetic desire together with its implications. The analysis follows the negative aspects of mimesis: the problems it causes in relationships, as well as the positive aspects including the self-knowledge. Since Mansfield's stories do not correspond fully to Girard's theory, the analysis explores a specific way of dealing with mimetic desire: keeping the conflict latent. At first, the stories about childhood offer an insight into Aristotelian concept of mimesis - imitative behaviour being a natural and pleasing human activity that is best observed in children's plays. The stories show how children choose their models, how they comprehend the world that surrounds them, especially the interpersonal and social codes, and how important is imagination in their mimetic activities. The analysis proceeds from natural imitation to the origins of mimetic desire, focusing on two modes of mediation and on the process of realization of one's own self-authenticity. The search for self-authenticity is possible due to external or internal mediation of desire. The transition from one type to the other is explained by the...
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What is criticism, what is not and what use is in the world. Typology of Czech literary criticism in the years 1995-2008
Proroková, Marie ; Kubíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Peterka, Josef (referee)
This bachelor's thesis describes the development of literary criticism conception and it's earlier typology. The thesis deals with the difference between literary criticism and reviews - how these dissimilarities appear in theory and in practice. The applicable typology for present Czech literary criticism has been suggested in this thesis. The typology mentioned divides literary criticism into two main types: text-oriented criticism and context-oriented criticism. It discusses the development of value conception and what is a value even nowadays. For contemporary literary critics it is originality, credibility of the work and composition. It provides information on how criticism is presented by individual Czech periodicals including Host, A2, Revolver Revue, Tvar, Souvislosti and Literární noviny.
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Judith Hermann´s "Nichts als Gespenster". A comparison between the book and its film version.
SOUDKOVÁ, Andrea
The topic of this bachelor thesis is Judith Hermann´s "Nichts als Gespenster". A comparison between the book and its film version. In one part of this bachelor thesis Judith Hermann?s work ?Nichts als Gespenster? is being analysed. The next part deals with the film version of this book called ?Nichts als Gespenster?. This part begins with the theoretical introduction to the film analysis. The book ?Nichts als Gespenster? is being compared with its film version ?Nichts als Gespenster?. Special attention is paid to the accuracy of the film version and the relationships between the main characters.
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Bernhard Schlink´s "Der Vorleser". A comparison between novel and film
RIBOLOVÁ, Veronika
The topic of this bachelor thesis is "Bernhard Schlink´s "Der Vorleser". A comparison between book and film." The first part is dedicated to the author and to the connections between his life and the elements in the novel. In the second part the main characters and their relationship are interpreted. The third part introduces an analysis from the perspective of differences and is afterwards compared with the literary model. The formal method, as the main instrument of the film analysis, is used to the precise interpretation of the elements in the film version. The attention is pointed at the accuracy of the film version and its adaptation of the main message of the novel.
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The Stele of Mesha and its Relevance for the interpretation of 2 King 3
KUČEROVÁ, Veronika
The paper is concerned with the synchronic analysis of two ancient texts, i. e. 2 Kings 3, and the Mesha´s stele. Both of them mention an Israelite-Moabite conflict, and it is said they contain two different reports of the same event. The purpose of this thesis is to reconsider this assertion. Both texts were analyzed and their respective literary genres were determined. Then the texts were compared with regard to the aforementioned conflict. At the end of the paper the author concludes, it is neither possible to affirm with any certainty, that both texts reflect the same historical event, nor to disprove it.
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Italo Svevo's Novels
ČECHOVÁ, Hana
The main subject of this bachelor thesis is the analysis of three novels written by Italo Svevo. First chapter presents briefly the author and the city of Terst which had an impact on his poetics. The following chapters analyses successively the novels Una vita, Senilita and La coscienza di Zeno. Especially emphasized are the typical protagonist called inetto and his changes within the framework of these novels. Mentioned are also the role of a woman, the contrast between inetto and the antagonist and some others, for Svevo typical motives. Separated chapter is dedicated to the so called literary silence of Italo Svevo.
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