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Grazia Deledda's sardinian novels
Sklenářová, Simona ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This thesis aims to introduce the Italian writer Grazia Deledda and analyze her three Sardinian novels: La via del male (The way of evil), Elias Portolu (Elias Portolu) and Canne al vento (Reeds in the Wind). At the beginning, I briefly summarize the sociographic situation of the island of Sardinia in the middle of the 19th century as it had considerable influence on the author and her writings. I also include the bio-bibliographical section, which chronologically portrays Deledda's personal life and her literary works. The central themes of her works are passion, sin and their subsequent atonement. The protagonists suffer especially in the depths of their hearts and dialogue and struggle with their conscience. Lyrical descriptions of the land are also a distinguishing feature of Deledda's writing, together with portrayal of local traditions and customs with the occasional inserted text with Sardinian words, specifically the writer's Nuoro dialect. Finally, I try to compare all three works and attempt to locate their constant and variable features and gain insight into the female characters within Sardinian communities. In the appendix, I review the reception of Deledda in the Czech speaking lands and include a brief history of the island and Deledda's personal photos.
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Elsa Morante's Novels
Vítková, Iva ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
This thesis analyse life and work of the leading figure of italian literature in the twentieth century Elsa Morante. Important elements of her work are defined on the basis of analyses of all her novels. The introduction part shows her personal life and comlete work, which includes also poetry, short stories and fairy tales. Four chapters analysing her four novels are following. The author debuts in 1948 when she published novel Menzogna e sortilegio. Second book L'isola di Artura followed nearly ten years later in 1957. This novel won critical acclaim and favour of readers. Next book La Storia was a bestseller with more then 600 000 sold copies. Critic's opinions differ widely, up to now this novel is receiving opposing reviewes. Morante concluded her writing with the last very pessimistic novel Aracoeli. Author wrote just four novels, in every one of them she used the same methodes and themes. Typical components of her writing style are the subject of the last chapter. key words: Elsa Morante, Menzogna e sortilegio, L'isola di Arturo, La Storia, Aracoeli, author's style
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The Italian historical novel between 1827 and 1840
Löwensteinová, Klára ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee) ; Pechar, Jiří (referee)
This doctoral dissertation deals with the theme of Italian historical novel in 1827-1840. The first, methodological part presents its premises and summarizes the present research about historical novel in Italian literary history. The second part introduces the contemporary context, the most relevant concepts of the debate that concerns the historical novel, and points out the possible influence of W. Scott; also the most typical themes, motifs and characters during the productive period of genre. The third, analytical part presents seven representative historical novels where the distinctive features are analyzed: e.g. historical settings, spatiotemporal relations and their author's intentions, relation between history and fiction, tools for emphasizing the truthfulness and plausibility of the story's plot, relation author-narrator-reader. The fourth, synthetic part tries to summarize the possible novel stereotypes, especially category of point of view and author's interventions, intentions of spatiotemporal settings, connection between history and fiction, the main structural lines, motifs and features and the most distinctive characters.
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Experimental novels of Aldo Palazzeschi
Klivanová, Anna ; Flemrová, Alice (advisor) ; Pelán, Jiří (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the experimental prose by Aldo Palazzeschi: Allegoria di Novembre (1908 as Riflessi, 1926), Il Codice di Perelá (1911) and La Piramide (1914). At the beginning of the thesis the author gives an insight into the writers biography, then outlines the difficult situation of the individuality of modern man at the beginning of twentieth century. The thesis is mainly devoted to the analysis of specific Palazzeschi's works. Author has been looking for specific language and stylistic features. Author also observes evolution of the writer's creative process. In the center of her interest there are also the protagonists of the works and the evolution of their characters. In the final chapter the main features of analysed works are summarised.
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Alberto Moravia's Roman Tales
Myslín, Jiří ; Flemrová, Alice (advisor) ; Pelán, Jiří (referee)
The aim of this thesis are Roman tales written by Alberto Moravia. The first part is dedicated to life of this italian writer. Next there is a short introduction of his tales. In the following chapter we can find theme analysis of Racconti romani. The next part is dedicated to the origins of Roman tales and also to the influences that effected Moravia. In the fifth chapter we can find analysis of stilistics of the book. In the last chapter there is an insertion of the tales to the contest of italian neorealism. Key words: Moravia Alberto, Roman Tales, Italian literature, Neorealism
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Italian theatre of the Grotesque
Chaloupková, Veronika ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Polišenská, Vladimíra (referee)
(in English) This bachelor thesis deals with the portraits of three authors of Italian Grotesque Theatre in the years of 1916-1924, such as Pier Maria Rosso di San Secondo, Luigi Chiarelli and Luigi Antonelli. The introductory chapter presents the theatre and analyses authors' unique poetics, which, however, cannot be perceived as the programmatically defined theatrical movement. The first section of each chapter is dedicated to the authors' biographies, the second part to the analysis of their best known plays, such as Marionettes, what a passion! (1918), The mask and the face (1913), The man who encountered himself (1918) in the order given. By doing that, the thesis tends to reveal significant features of the above mentioned authors' poetics and analyse the development and changes of the themes and the artistic devices used in their works. The final chapter summarises the gained facts and observations and compares the authors' production in the Italian theatrical context of the time.
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Mario Pratesi and Tuscany
Straková, Michaela ; Flemrová, Alice (advisor) ; Pelán, Jiří (referee)
The subject and main aim of the bachelor thesis, "Mario Pratesi and Tuscany" is to introduce a quite unknown and hardly accessible author writing in the 19th and 20th century, and his native land. The introductory section outlines the historical background and presents the highlights that are related to the unification of Italy. A description of the author's life and a chronological review of his works follow. The next chapters are devoted to Tuscany, the author's native land. We try to find out to what extent Pratesi's creation was influenced by the environment in which he was born and grew up. Next is an analytical part, in which we introduce several major topics that the author uses in his novels (focusing on numerous elements) and according to those we attempt to create a comprehensive picture of Tuscany and its inhabitants at the time. This is based on two major works, the novels: L'Eredità and Perfidie del caso. A brief insight into the language of Pratesi's works with emphasis on regional and dialect influences is considered too. In conclusion we outline the strengths and weaknesses of the author's novels and try to figure out why Mario Pratesi is an author rather less well-known, both in the Czech Republic as in his native country, Italy. We will try to put the author in historical and...
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Il Principe of Niccolo Machiavelli
Matloňová, Veronika ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Žáčková, Magdalena (referee)
The aim of this work is to present Italian writer Niccolo Machiavelli and his two works: the political treatise Il Principe (The Prince) and comedy La Mandragola (Mandragora). Introduction will describe the history of Italy in the sixteenth century, with a focus on events in the Florentine Republic, which had the influence on the life of the author. In the bibliographic section Machiavelli's personal and professional life will be chronologically portrayed as well as his literary and dramatic works. Other chapters are devoted to individual works. The first analysis deals with the political treatise of Il Principe (The Prince), political ideas that work contains and historical context in which the work was created. The second analysis, La Mandragola (Mandragora), deals with the topic and describes the nature of the political comedy. In conclusion I compare the works, find correlations and differences between public and private area and summarize the author's intention for creation of these works.
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The theme of the Falsification in Umberto Eco's Novels: Foucautt's Pendulum, Baudolino and Prague Cemetery
Doležal Nováková, Lucie ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Polišenská, Vladimíra (referee)
This thesis studies forgery which appears in selected novels by Umberto Eco. They are Foucault's Pendulum, Baudolino and The Prague Cemetery. At the beginning theoretical basis of Eco's thoughts about the structure and character of forgery is described. Later different types of forgery are identified in the selected novels. The part about Foucault's Pendulum describes not only the forgery itself, The Plan, but also the theoretically-historical basis of the novel as well as conspiracy theories and the political and social situation in Italy in those days. The part about Baudolino describes the historical forgery - The Realm of Prester John and The Grail Legend, which we can find in fiction books these days. The last studied novel, Eco's latest, The Prague Cemetery involves antisemitism and concerns the creation of an irrational xenophobic document,which entered history under the name of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The part of the thesis about thisnovel also concerns theoretical thoughts about a creation of an enemy, which Eco described in his book Inventing The Enemy. The conclusion of this thesis summarizes results of the search for the forgery in the selected novels and the way Eco uses historical forgeries in his fiction works.
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