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Gao Xingjian's Early Dramatic Work. Between Avant-garde and Tradition.
Vimmrová, Pavlína ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Lomová, Olga (referee)
Gao Xingjian's Early Dramatic Work - Between Avant-garde and Tradition, bachelor thesis, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Prague 2011, 51 pages. In the first part of her bachelor thesis the author presents Gao Xingjian's early dramatic work within the context of his essays and his theoretical thoughts. The author focuses mainly on four plays - Alarm Signal (1982), The Bus-stop (1983), The Other Shore (1986) and Between life and Death (1991). In these plays she points out Gao Xingjian's dramatic methods, e. g. the work with different persons of the pronoun, introduction of the alienation effect or a practical employment of Gao's "theory of triplication". The second part of present paper introduces the most influential sources of inspiration in Gao Xingjian's work. In the West it concerns Samuel Beckett and Bertolt Brecht, while in China it's Chan Buddhism and Beijing Opera. The author subsequently compares a mutual relations of these sources of inspiration, namely she relates Beckett's works to the Chan and Brecht's works to the Beijing Opera. The final part eventually analyses a specific synthesis of the different sources in Gao Xingjian's dramatic work.
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Donghai yuge - "Ci" Lyrics of the 19th Century Chinese Woman Poet
Dolejší, Adriana ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Andrš, Dušan (referee)
Gu Taiqing (1799-1876) also known as Gu Chun was poetess of Manchu origin, author of shi poems, ci lyrics and the first Chinese novel written by woman. Research of the diploma thesis is based on ci lyrics collection Fisherman`s songs from Eastern Sea and partly on shi poems Collection from the Tower of Celestial Wandering. Gu Taiqing`s poetry, of which some translations are included, is strongly autobiographical and it almost represents chronicle of her life. Poems give opportunity to explore her curriculum vitae, lyrics on the other hand create space for Gu Taiqing`s unique poetry language. Gu Taiqing expresses herself in many ways - as devoted wife, loving mother, faithful friend, art enthusiast, traveller and flower fancier. The main directions of her poetry was poetic interview or exchange with her husband Yihui and poems addressed to her friends - poetesses, members of The Autumn Red poetess circle. Gu Taiqing was inspired by each of the following Song poets: Zhou Bangyan, Jiang Baishi, Li Qingzhao, and their specific influence on Gu Taiqing`s poetry will be shown with examples in the diploma thesis. Gu Taiqing's poetry connects traditional literature with the first diffident exploration of the new territory. Gu Taiqing`s unique poetic expression completes woman chambers poetry and shows the...
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Non-Chinese world through Chinese Eyes: Thematic and Motivic Analysis of the Short-story Collection Sahala de gushi by Woman Writer San Mao
Binková, Kristýna ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Lomová, Olga (referee)
This thesis presents short-story collection Stories of Sahara (Sahala de gushi) by taiwanese women writer San Mao. The first part of the thesis introduces modern Taiwanese literature in the half second of twentieth century. The second part of the thesis presents San Mao as a author of autobiographical prose and as a popular storyteller. It is for her Stories of the Sahara, that San Mao is best known, which records her personal experience of San Mao in the Sahara desert. The main part of the thesis is focused of motivic analysis of Stories of Sahara. The results of analysis allow a deeper presentation of writer's perception of differences worlds and culture. Key Words: taiwanese literature, popular literature, San Mao, short-story, motif
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The exotic other and negotiation of Tibetian self: a study of modern Tibetian fiction of the 1980s
Hladíková, Kamila ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Kolmaš, Josef (referee) ; Maconi, Lara (referee) ; Slobodník, Martin (referee)
(ENGLISH) Proposed dissertation examines a so-far less discussed topic of modern Tibetan literature, which is for the purpose of this study defined ethnically, not as based on language of literary creation. Because of specific socio-historical and cultural conditions, modern literature in the Western sense has not emerged in Tibet until the second half of the 20th century. The emergence of modern Tibetan literature was, as in case of genesis of other Asian modern-style literatures, initiated by an encounter with another culture (i.e. 'Western', 'rational', 'scientific' worldview, which was in case of Tibet introduced through the communist China). In the beginning of the 1980s, this process was de facto enforced by the need (of Chinese as well as Tibetan elites) to establish this literature as an authentic Tibetan voice, affirming their will to modernization through Tibet's belonging to the PRC. At the same time, modern Tibetan literature emerged in a period of certain liberalization after the Cultural Revolution, which in Tibet manifested as a kind of 'national revival', oriented specifically on restoration of religion and related cultural heritage. During that period this literature thus served two seemingly contradictory interests. In Tibetan society it played mainly enlightening and didactic...
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Miniature Poems as a Means of Seeking New Beginings for Chinese Poetry in the 20th Century
Krechloková, Patricie ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Andrš, Dušan (referee)
This thesis deals with miniature poems, which appeared at the beginning of the May fourth movement, as a genre of modern chinese poetry and was redoscovered by the misty poets after the Cultural revolution. Part of a brief introduction to the literary- historical contexts of both periods are short biographies of two representative poets of this genre, Bing Xin and Gu Cheng. Eventually the form and themes of miniature poems are introduced. The main part of this thesis is a comparative study of Bing Xin's and Gu Cheng's miniature poems. The thesis concludes, that Gu Cheng refines and eleborates the artistic value of the miniature poem. Part of the study is a criticism of primary source, as well as a summary of the current state of research. Key words: Modern poetry, Bing Xin, Gu Cheng, místy poetry, May fourth movement
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The Novel Shengsi pilao by Mo Yan and Historical Fiction in the Contemporary Chinese Literature
Hovorková, Petra ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Lomová, Olga (referee)
The novel Shengsi pilao, written by a contemporary Chinese author Mo Yan, is a free continuation of authorʼs preceding writings recounting the lives of family clans in the Shandong province countryside during the 20th century. The novel employs a specific literary style in exploring history of the PCR from 1949 to 2000, using a story of a landownerʼs soul reincarnating itself to several different animals to be finally born as an extraordinary child. Some of authorʼs preceding works were characterized as "new historical fiction (NHF)", a wave of last century late 80ʼs Chinese fiction. NHF revives some of traditional Chinese fiction narrative techniques and introduces certain literary innovations at the same time. Thus it differs from earlier historical fiction, both traditional and modern. Its main characteristic is deconstruction of authorial representation, challenge to legitimacy of the official history and negation of Chinese modernity. This theses brings forward an analysis of narrative techniques, subjects and general meaning of the novel within the context of authorʼs previous work and considers its relation to NHF.
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Gao Xingjian: 1980s Short Stories
Blahota, Martin ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Lomová, Olga (referee)
Thesis abstract The aim of this thesis is to analyze Gao Xingjian's short stories published in the 1980s. Short stories are explored in the context of Gao Xingjian's essays, novels and dramas. The first and the second chapter concern themselves with the historical background of the literary work. The third chapter is dedicated to Gao Xingjian's essays and his theoretical approaches to literature. The fourth chapter includes analysis of his dramas and novels. The fifth and the sixth chapter represent the main part of this work: This part of the thesis is dedicated to exploration of representative sample of nine short stories. The subsequent analysis is concerned with the semantic structure of the short stories "On the See", "Mother" and "Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather". This thesis shows menaing-making techniques which are characteristic for the whole Gao Xingjian's literary work.
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