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Function of Fanciful Motives in Present Czech Literature for Children
Havlová, Jana ; Brožová, Věra (advisor) ; Klumparová, Štěpánka (referee)
In my thesis paper entitled "The Function of Fanciful Motives in Present Czech Literature for Children" I begin by theoretically exploring the problems of fantasy literature and fantasy motifs. I then discuss the lives and work of various authors and focus on an analysis of their literary works with child heroes and fantasy motifs. I have selected texts for interpretation on the basis of the following conditions: the books are specifically intended for children and adolescents; the stories have a realistic level and the fantasy area is somehow part of this; the fantasy world is logically incorporated into the fictional world corresponding to our everyday experiences and this imaginary world therefore applies to real life; the fantasy motifs serve a specific function; and the fantasy motifs appear as an equal element to the realistic ones. The following works in particular are examined in this thesis paper: Emma and the Magic Book by Petra Braunová, Gabriela's Magic World by Pavel Brycz, The Enchanted Classroom by Ivona Březinová, Lenka and Nelka or AHA by Daniela Fischerová, The Magic Saturdays by Miloš Kratochvíl, Ghosts from Nerudova Street by Ivana Vostřáková and the books Wednesday Tastes Good, The Main Victory, The Owl's Song, Jožin goes to Africa, Eliáš and the Grandma from the Egg, Where has...
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Michael Ende?s Die Unendliche Geschichte and its Relationship to Myth
Šrejberová, Kristýna ; Brožová, Věra (advisor) ; Hník, Ondřej (referee)
Tato práce, ačkoli se pokouší o jisté uchopení, zdaleka nemůže obsáhnout ani hloubku ani šíři problému, jímž se badatelé intenzivně zabývají více než jedno století, tj. mýtu. Snaží se alespoň rozpoznat a pojmenovat některé z "mytických" ("s mýtem souvisejících", "mající s mýtem společné rysy") aspektů ve zkoumaném textu - v Nekonečném příběhu. Věřím, že svým dílem přispěje к odhalení mýtotvornosti tohoto textu, a tím otevře čtenáři cestu к hlubšímu poznání jeho smyslu. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Theme of the city in a contemporary fairytail
Výmolová, Tereza ; Brožová, Věra (advisor) ; Mocná, Dagmar (referee)
English resumé This bachelor thesis handles the theme of city (and its displays) in contemporary fairy tail. The thesis is based on Pavel Šrut's writings Lichožrouti and Lichožrouti se vracejí. From this thesis it is obvious, that space is the main element in these tales. As this space is horizontal and vertical, so it is subjective (seen by the characters) and objective. Through the analysis of each space in each book I tried to look into the way of constructing it in books in general. I also tried to analyse the whole writings (focused on the elements and theme of city). As the main result of my findings I consider the fact, that there is a shift (in the sphere of space) between first and second book. The continuing of this shift (possible loop) is expected in next book (or books).This shift is based on significant opposition as well as on their mutual completion. I also tried to summarize the theme of space and city in academic literature.
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From horror character to girl's idol. Vampire in contemporary literature for young adults
Koubová, Denisa ; Píšová, Ina (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
This thesis deals with the evolution of vampire as a literary character in contemporary production for young adults. Its aim is not to describe all existing works but to cover only the most interesting representations of a vampire in various epochs. The thesis describes the most influential works building the literary stereotype of a vampire and proposes an evolution line. The crucial works in this genre are: Vampire, Carmilla, Dracula, Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Twilight, House of Night, Vampire Academy and Vampire Boardingschool. Based on them we create a typology according to the appearance, character and narrative role of a vampire. The thesis begins with an anthropological introduction, especially with the origin of the vampires in Easteuropean folk tradition. Farther more we deal with most common genres used to enrich the vampire literature and theory of a literary character as a narrative category. The analysis covers the evolution of a vampire character from its naturalistic appearance to its very civilized pole in the contemporary young adults fiction. We close with the chapter describing the character of a vampire as a literary symbol.
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Composition and mystification (Jan Novák, Jan Lukeš, T.R. Field)
Odložilíková, Žaneta ; Janoušek, Pavel (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
This diploma thesis Composition and Mystification (Jan Novák, Jan Lukeš, and T. R. Field) acquaints the reader with three personages of Czech literature of the twentieth century. So far they have been treated by literary science as rather marginal. Their work is associated with a great deal of literary mystification originating from the authors themselves or people influenced by their literary output and their personalities. All three authors belong to the category of so called 'loonies', which implies that their lives and their work were to certain extent shaped by the eccentricity of their personalities or perhaps even mental disorders. The introductory chapter with its synoptic character defines and describes the term of literary mystification which is further on related to terms such as play, ludism and myth. Particular emphasis is being put on the distinction between the literary mystifications and the traditional ones. Selected literary mystifications in Czech literature are exemplified. Attention is also drawn to the publications of Vladimír Borecký who was interested in the category of so called 'loonies' and 'weirdoes'. The following chapter is concerned with individual authors maintaining an identical procedure of their depiction. After the sources of information are mentioned, the...
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The Humour and Satire of Three Neglected 19th-century Authors
Ešnerová, Marcela ; Brožová, Věra (advisor) ; Stejskalová, Anna (referee)
Diplomová práce Humor a satira tri opomíjených autoru 1. poloviny 19. století se zabývá humorem a jeho projevy vudcích osobností humoristických casopisu 30. a 40. let 19. století. Zameruje se na tri dnes témer zapomenuté autory, kterí se podíleli na vývoji humoristické a satirické tvorby u nás, a to Josefa Jaroslava Langra, Václava Filípka a Františka Hajniše. Na pozadí tehdejšího spolecenského i literárního kontextu se snaží ve zkratce zachytit životní osudy a cesty techto trí humoristu, které byly mnohdy pomerne pohnuté. Zduraznovány jsou zejména nekteré momenty a životní peripetie, které zásadním zpusobem ovlivnily jejich literární tvorbu. Predstavována je zde predevším jejich puvodní humoristická a satirická tvorba, kterou v dobe rozvoje ceského spolecenského života a v dobe, kdy se humoristika dostává do stredu zájmu, vydávali v mnohých casopisech té doby. Autorka se snaží seznámit soucasného ctenáre s jejich rozsáhlým dílem ve forme deklamovánek, humoresek, epigramu ci humoristicko-satirických povídek a básní, které je dnes dostupné prevážne pouze z dobového tisku. Pozornost je venována rovnež tématum, kterým se Langer, Filípek a Hajniš ve svých dílech venovali. Zabývá se jejich mírne káravou kritikou každodenního života tehdejší ceské spolecnosti, a to zejména v oblastech spolecenských mravu,...
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Space as a Meaning-Making Factor in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Stejskalová, Tereza ; Brožová, Věra (advisor) ; Klumparová, Štěpánka (referee)
This master's thesis, titled "Space as a Meaning-Making Factor in Children's and Young Adult Literature", concentrates on building and projection of literary space in the literature specifically intended for children and young adults. It has literary analytical and literary interpretive character and is based on theoretical works on the topic of literary space. This thesis is divided into two parts. The first part covers the theoretical conception of literary space. The second part consists of examinations of literary works, first of the world's classics of children's and young adult literature (The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren, The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder) and then of the works of contemporary Czech children's and young adult literature Lenka a Nelka neboli AHA ('Lenka and Nelka or AHA') by Daniela Fischer, Spící město, Spící spravedlnost a Spící tajemství ('Sleeping City', 'Sleeping Justice', and 'Sleeping Secret') by Martin Vopěnka and Soví zpěv ('Owl's Song') by Iva Procházková. In the theoretical part, the conception of literary space is defined from the perspective of literary topology. The definition of this concept is based on literary studies on the topic of literary topology, mainly on the essays Místa s Tajemstvím ('Places...
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Libretto versus drama based on the Čapek's Makropulos affair
Mudrová, Jitka ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
We compare the features of drama and libretto, based on the text The Makropulos Affair by Karel Čapek (drama) and Leoš Janáček (libretto). We would like to show not only common dramatic features, but also the specific librettist features, which Janáček used by transformation Čapek's drama into opera libretto. We demonstrated, that dramatic features are in libretto at the level of structure and the specific librettist features are at the level of story, single figures and its constellation. The analysis confirmed the preliminary hypotheses.
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