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Journey of a Hero: The Treatment of Mythology in the Work of William Butler Yeats
Vošahlíková, Martina ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
The thesis deals primarily with the influence of mythology in the work of William Butler Yeats and particularly focuses on his depiction of the ancient Celtic warrior Cuchulainn. The work briefly introduces the background of Irish mythology and its recordings; however the main interest lies in the interpretation of the myth by the Irish literary movement represented by W.B. Yeats and its contribution to the constitution of Ireland's national identity. The literary portrayal is contrasted with the way the hero Cuchualinn was recalled by the political leaders of the Irish revolution to illustrate the process of national symbols' formation. The challenge of the resulting establishment exemplified by the work of Mary T. Condren in the final part of the thesis points out to the opportunity of intentional selection of such symbols and opens the discussion of art's authority and influence.
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Family tragedy in William Styron's Lie Down in Darkness
Houdková, Veronika ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
This thesis deals with complicated family relationships of the main characters in William Styron's first novel Lie Down in Darkness. The Loftises only seemingly make a happy, perfect family. The main characters are Milton and Helen Loftis and their daughter, Peyton. The aim of the thesis to delve into the complicated family relationships and analyze the characters in order to discover the reasons behind this family's tragedy, namely Peyton's suicide. The thesis also introduces William Styron and his first novel that has unfortunately been virtually ignored in the Czech Republic.
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Major Topics in the Works of Christina Rossetti and Dante Gabriel Rossett
Doležalová, Martina ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee) ; Grmelová, Anna (advisor)
The thesis focuses on the most significant topics in the works of Gabriel Rossetti and Christina Rossetti, members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, formed in the Victorian era, who were influenced by the aesthetics of the movement and also by the subsiding Romanticism. This study discusses such characteristically Pre-Raphaelite topics in the poems of both authors as unfulfilled love related to the death of a young beautiful woman, or the anticipation of death and doom. Some more modern and provocative themes, such as prostitution, women rivalry and the role of woman in Victorian society are also examined. The thesis claims that the oeuvres of both authors were, to some extent, affected by their lives and their distinctive attitudes, often diametrically diverse, which is mostly palpable in their contradictory perception of religion, faith and redemption as shown in the collections The House of Life and Monna Innominata. The thesis also offers a comparison of Gabriel's well-known artistic production with his less renowned literary output, highly valued by himself and closely connected with his paintings. One of the ambitions of this study is also an attempt to present Gabriel's poetry from an angle which would show that it is as engaging as his artistic creation, but - unlike his sister's - has not yet...
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Encounters with Otherness in E. M. Forster's A Room With a View and D. H. Lawrence's The Lost Girl
Skopečková, Eva ; Grmelová, Anna (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
In my dissertation, I examine encounters with otherness in E. M. Förster's A Room With a View and D. H. Lawrence's The Lost Girl. Primarily, I focus on the development of the main protagonists, which is influenced by such a sudden encounter. I also discuss the particular views of the two writers concerning this issue. In both books, Forster and Lawrence dramatize their belief in the great potential of southern emotionality and suggest a sort of solution to the dehumanized and stiff life of the English middle classes, which the writers severely criticised. In both novels, Forster as well as Lawrence choose Italy as the representation of the great potential of the Southern nations and they place it against the criticised stiffness and sterility of the English middle classes. The portrayal of this southern element, however, differs in several aspects in the respective books. What is more, the conception of otherness appears in various forms in both works, reflecting their author's approaches. The depiction of the development of Forster's and Lawrence's heroines actually demonstrates their author's beliefs in a possible way for a young middle class woman oppressed by social conventions and values towards her inmost feelings and passions on the grounds of an encounter with otherness. Moreover, there is another...
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Differences and Similarieties in the Oz and Harry Potter Series
Florianová, Petra ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Vosková, Monika (referee)
V této práci jsem se pokusila z několika aspektů srovnat dvě série knih pro děti. Těmito aspekty jsou motivace autorů napsání mnohodílných sérií, postavy, časoprostor, možné problematické oblasti při hodnocení knih a nakonec možné důvody, proč byly obě série tolik úspěšné. Motivace obou autorů, která je vedla napsání dalších pokračování první velmi úspěšné knihy, byla velice odlišná. Zatímco Baum měl v plánu napsat pouze jednu knihu o Zemi Oz, J. K. Rowling měla již od prvního okamžiku, kdy si vytvořila postavu Harry Pottera, v mysli několik dalších pokračování jeho příběhu. Rozhodnutí napsat další pokračování příběhů o Zemi Oz vnukly Baumovi děti, které mu psaly mnoho dopisů, ve kterých ho prosily o další a další knížky s jejich oblíbenými hrdiny. Z důvodu, že Baum nechtěl původně psát další pokračování knihy Čaroděj ze Země Oz, nacházíme mnoho nesrovnalostí v průběhu sérií. Tyto nesrovnalosti nejsou ale na překážku, neboť knihy na sebe striktně nenavazují a je možno je číst i v jiné posloupnosti, než ve které byly napsány. V případě, že by se nějaké veliké nesrovnalosti vyskytovaly v knihách J. K. Rowling, knihy by přestaly být konzistentní a celý syžet, na kterém jsou založeny by pozbyl smyslu.
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Roald Dahl - the reflectoin of his life experience in his short stories
Vladyková, Dagmar ; Higgins, Bernadette (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to point out the many similar features of Roald Dahl's work and life. The short stories, in the thesis briefly characterised, are put into chronological order according to Roald Dahl's life periods. The analysis of the short stories suggests to which extent they are autobiographical. The author's autobiographies, Boy- Tales of Childhood, Going Solo and the biography Roald Dahl by Jeremy Treglown, are used as the basis of this parallelism. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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An Analysis of Translations of Arthur Ransom?s book Swallows and Amazons
Tomanová, Zdeňka ; Vosková, Monika (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
This thesis deals with the analysis of two different translations of Arthur Ransome's book Swallows and Amazons. The analysis is focused on elements that are usually difficult to translate and also on special changes in the text, which the translators made to make the text more readable for the Czech children. The thesis is divided into three main chapters. The first one is concerned with the life and work of Arthur Ransome. Ransome's biography has there main parts: Ransome's beginnings of writing m London, his stay and work as a journalist in Russia during the Russian revolution and his most famous books for children about Swallows and Amazons. Further, the chapter contains synopsis and reviews of Ransome's book Swallows and Amazons and a description of the most important characters in his books for children. At the end of the chapter, there is a short paragraph about all Ransome's children's books which were published in Czech. List of all translations is available in Appendix. The second chapter deals with the theory o f translation. It examines different elements of a text which can cause problems. Elements dealt in this chapter aré for example cultural differences, names of people and places, dialects, name of the book or influence of older translations. These parts o f a text need some specific...
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Music in Literature
Krejčová, Simona ; Grmelová, Anna (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
The work deals with the issue of Music in Literature, especially related to 20th century British fiction. To demonstrate the roles of music in the novel, the thesis analyses selected works by E. M. Forster and Anthony Burgess from the musical point of view. Based on the study and analysis of both primary and secondary sources, the work tries to present the readers both with the existing findings about the theme as well as my own analysis. The aim of the work is to reveal the ties between music and literature and introduce a another possible angle of discussing not only the selected authors but literature in general, enriching thus both our literary and musical experience. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Influence of Czech Immigrants on Willa Cather's Literary Work
Vomáčková, Tatiana ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
My interest in Willa Cather developed from reading her novels "My Antonia", "O Pioneers!" and several short stories dealing with European immigrants, especially those from Bohemia. I found it interesting that an American writer devoted so much attention to portray characters of another nationality with such a consistent approach. In this work I present available information on the background of her motivation and trace her sources for understanding the expatriate Bohemian community in the United States, in order to describe their representatives in fiction. I would like to draw a connecting line between the historical context and the literary portrayal of immigrants from Bohemia. Furthermore, I would like to introduce the real life model for Antonia Shimerda in "My Antonia" and depict some of the general characteristics ascribed to Bohemians at the break of the twentieth century. This thesis will deal with the factual, as well as the implicit, characteristics of Bohemian characters shown in her writings. I intend to compare Cather's point of view with the perspective of others who added their voice to the literary discussion of this subject matter.
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Roles of Women in the Works of Two Jewish-American Female Authors: Rebecca Goldstein and Allegra Goodman
Kozáková, Tereza ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
The Jewish-American situation seen through the lenses of Goldstein's and Goodman's works bring us closer to understanding the challenges the Jews in America have had to face. American culture provides open possibilities and chances that Jews had not been used to. This change starts the process of gradual assimilation in the forms of new educational opportunities, new views of gender roles, a modern approach to life where all people can be appreciated and successful, women not excluded. The impact of place and culture shapes the face of traditional Judaism, which needs to find ways to retain orthodox ways and keep Jews united against the possible dangers that might come from the outside. Yet progressive assimilation is inevitable and concerns all American Jews, even those who try to seek shelter in the womb of the orthodox communities. The changes take place especially in the new generations who do not have much connection to the past and Jewish experience on the far distant continent. They create their own version of Judaism based partly on the ways of their parents and partly on what American society offers. American values are gradually taken into consideration and influence the views of the young Jews. The new face of the religion is no longer what Judaism used to look like in the old shtetls. New rules...
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