|
| |
|
|
The Country House Revisited: Variations on a Theme from Forster to Hollinghurst
Topolovská, Tereza ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Franková, Milada (referee) ; Nagy, Ladislav (referee)
This dissertation aims to provide an insight into English country house fiction by twentieth and twenty-first century authors, such as E.M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, Iris Murdoch, Alan Hollinghurst, and Sarah Waters. The variety of literary depictions of the country house reflects the physical diversification of the buildings in question, from smaller variants to formerly grand residences on the brink of physical collapse. The country house is explored within the wider social and cultural contexts of the period, including contemporary architectural development. Given the exceptionally evocative and integrating properties that the influential theories of Martin Heidegger and Gaston Bachelard attribute to a house in general, it is unsurprising that the concept of the country house has inspired discussion of such a wide spectrum of topics. Its unique centring quality is echoed in the dense intertextuality prominently marking its literary representations, and enables the successful implementation of various temporal idiosyncrasies, which often set the house apart from the habitual passing of time. Within the scope of contemporary fiction, architecture and poetics of space, the country house accentuates different conceptions of dwelling. Consequently, the literary portrayals of the country house can be...
|
|
|
Victimization in Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin
Tomanová, Michaela ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to explore the theme of victimization in Margaret Atwood's novel, The Blind Assassin. The theoretical part of the work presents two theories elaborating on this topic. The first Atwood outlined herself in Survival, her influential book about Canadian literature. The second one is Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, which highlights the role of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of abuse, often in the victim's childhood. In the practical part, Atwood's widely acclaimed 2000 novel, The Blind Assassin, is interpreted through the prism of these two theories.
|
|
|
Telling and Showing in The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird
Felcmanová, Martina ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
TITLE Telling and Showing in The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird AUTOR Martina Felcmanová DEPARTMENT Department of English Language and Literature SUPERVISOR PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D. ABSTRACT This bachelor thesis focuses on similarities and differences in the narrative strategies in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and The Bluest Eye. The main objective lies in the analysis of how, and for what purpose, the two modes of narration, telling and showing (also diegesis and mimesis) are used. Furthermore, the thesis provides a comparison between two different narrators and it attempts to describe the effect their narrative has on the implied reader.
|
|
|
Conception of Science in the Selected Works by Simon Mawer
Miháliková, Veronika ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to explore Simon Mawer's approach to science and to compare the roles of science in his novels Mendel's Dwarf and The Girl Who Fell from the Sky. The description of author's life and its influence on his work with emphasis on the scientific aspects is provided and his opinion on the relationship between science and literature given. The difference between fiction with aspects of science and science fiction is explained and other authors who deal with science in their fiction are exemplified. As Mendel's Dwarf employs genetics and eugenics and The Girl Who Fell from the Sky nuclear physics, the brief development of these scientific fields is described.
|
|
|
Question of Identity in The Impressionist and Baumgartner' s Bombay
Sehnalová, Kamila ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis aims to depict the nature of identity formation in the main characters of two works of postcolonial literature, Hari Kunzru's The Impressionist and Anita Desai's Baumgartner's Bombay. The concept of identity is approached from two perspectives, the traditional and the postcolonial one. Apart from that, the reactions of the two characters to their identity crises are scrutinized. The goal of this thesis is to determine what consequences the extreme implementation of a fluid, therefore ideal postcolonial identity, and the fixed one, as its extreme opposite, might have upon human lives. Special attention is paid to the three terms crucial in the postcolonial theory, liminality, hybridity and mimicry and how they predetermine the characters of the two novels. The analysis shows that neither extreme approach proves to be viable or beneficial for the life of an individual.
|
|
|
Savagery in The Inheritors and the Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Juranková, Miriam ; Higgins, Bernadette (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
Savagery in The Inheritors and the Lord of the Flies by William Golding Bachelor thesis, Bc. Miriam Juranková, 2016 ABSTRACT William Golding dedicated his life's work to an exploration of man's nature. The primary themes of most of his novels are the conflict between civilization and savagery, good and evil and the question of the source of evil within man. This thesis focuses on his first two and most well-known novels: Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors. The objective of this thesis is to analyse the theme of savagery in these books. The aim of this thesis is to infer what Golding intends to convey concerning the nature of man and to analyse how he understands and views savagery. The theoretical foundation of this thesis is based on a comprehensive definition of the terms civilization, savagery and barbarism derived from their etymology and their meaning within various social sciences; and Golding's own ethical doctrine established in his works. Other sources include works focused on literary analysis of Golding's novels, interviews and articles written about Golding's life and work and naturally both the novels analysed. Key words: savagery, savage instinct, civilizing instinct, civilization, barbarism, morality, innate evil, man's nature, cruelty, William Golding, Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors
|
|
|
Italy, its Culture and Ambience in the Lives and Works of George Gordon, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley
Skřenková, Veronika ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Higgins, Bernadette (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature Italy, its Culture and Ambience in the Lives and Works of George Gordon, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley Veronika Skřenková Prague 2016 Thesis supervisor: doc. PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D. Study programme: Specialization in Education Branch of study: English Language Oriented at Education - Czech Language Oriented at Education (B AJ-ČJ) Abstract The major objective of this study is to investigate how influential was Italy, its culture and ambience on the lives and works of Lord Byron and Percy Shelley. The introduction deals with Italy in English literature in general, focusing on what made the country so attractive to English authors. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to Lord Byron and his stay in Italy, with references to events and experiences that inspired his poetry. It is divided in sections; each section focuses on a different city, with analysis of some of his poems that are connected to the city in some way. The second part of the thesis focuses on Shelley and follows the same pattern of sections as the first part. Key words Italy; George Gordon Byron; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Italian influence; Romanticism; Second generation English Romantics
|
|
|
Theme of alienation in Kazuo Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day
Blahová, Eva ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse and compare the theme of alienation in Kazuo Ishiguro's novels An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day. In both the novels the main protagonists experience a sense of alienation from the society and even from themselves. The Theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the concept of alienation from the psychological perspective while using the categories of alienation as defined by Melvin Seeman. Furthermore, the thesis elaborates on the sociological perspective. The Practical part applies the types of alienation as identified in the Theoretical part on the two novels. The content of the novels is thus compared from the perspective of alienation. The thesis then proceeds to the comparison of stylistic features of the novels.
|
|
| |
guest ::
RSS feed.