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Reflection of Czechoslovak events of 1968 in Finnish literature
Deverová, Petra ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Kovář, Michal (referee)
This bachelor thesis examines the response of the Czechoslovak year 1968 by Finnish literature across all literary forms. The work consists of two parts. The first one focuses on the historical context of the events known as Prague Spring. The second part that is also the main one presents authors and their works, in which they thematised the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and its consequences. The methodology of this work is based on the analysis and following interpretation of the symbols and motifs in those works that are connected with August 1968. The aim of this work is to analyse and compare various views of Finnish authors regarding this historical event. Key words: Czechoslovakia, August 1968, occupation of Czechoslovakia, Prague Spring, Finnish literature, Finland, Bengt Ahlfors, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Matti Rossi, Katri Lipson
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Life and literature under the ground: Underground culture in Finland in the late 60s and the early 70s
Dejdarová, Linda ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Velkoborsky, Jan Petr (referee)
Name of the author: Linda Dejdarová School: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Nám. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague 1 Program: Finnish philology Title: Life and Literature under the Ground: Underground culture in Finland in the late 60s and the early 70s Consultant: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pages: 131 (117 + 14 pages of Attachments) Number of attachments: 4 Year: 2012 Key words: Finnish underground, alternative culture, underground literature, underground comics, anarchism, avant-garde, beat-generation, beatniks, hippies, yippies This Master's thesis aims to chart the Finnish underground culture and the ways it was expressed. The time period covered is mainly the late 60s and the early 70s, which was the period of the most significant underground activity. First I deal with the reasons behind the birth of underground culture in general and with its impact on the birth of Finnish underground. This Master's thesis deals with the Finnish underground-culture from the cultural and sociological point of view. I introduce its most important personalities and their work as well as some important cultural events and other sociological links. In this Master's thesis underground-culture is perceived as a complex of many forms of art including...
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Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature
Hanušová, Jitka ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
Name: Jitka Hanušová School: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pagess: 68 Nubmber of characters: 118 580 Keywords: Charles Darwin, darwinism, social darwinism, Finnish Literature, race, heredity, social class This diploma deals with evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and examines its arrival to Finland, its spreading there and mentions the first references in the Finnish periodicals, public and especially in literature during 1860-1920. The topic is viewed through a cultural-historical context which consists of influences of evolutionary theories, social darwinism, racial theories, heredity research, or distinctions between social classes. The special emphasis is placed on reflections of the main aspects of this context in the Finnish literature, mainly in the works of Minna Canth, T. Pakkala, L. Onerva, Toivo Tarvas and Maila Talvio.
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Czech literature in Finland (1993-2004)
Šroub, Jaroslav ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Velkoborsky, Jan Petr (referee)
Hlavním cílem mé diplomové práce bylo sestavit bibliografický seznam děl české literatury vydaných vobdobí 1993-2004, a především zpracovat přijetí této tvorby finskou kritikou. Během svého pobytu ve Finsku v období září - prosinec 2004 jsem věnoval maximální úsilí shromáždění co největšího počtu recenzí, jejichž seznam je rovněž dílčím výsledkem této práce. Množství kritických ohlasů na určité dílo i dokresluje zájem recenzentů o něj. Vzhledem k velkému počtu získaných recenzí jsem se nemohl v této práci podrobněji zmínit o všech. Proto jsem vybral ty kritiky, které seznamují čtenáře s daným dílem podrobněji a posuzovanou knihu hodnotí více do hloubky.
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Kullervo as a Source of Inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien
Kujal, Petr ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Švec, Michal (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the influence of the story of Kullervo in the Kalevala on the English writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and his work. Firstly, the background of the birth of the Kalevala and the role of Elias Lönnrot during its creation are briefly mentioned. Secondly, Tolkien and his relationship towards the Kalevala and the Finnish language are introduced. The main part of the thesis focuses on the story of Kullervo in the Kalevala, especially as a source of inspiration for Tolkien and two of his works. The first one is The Story of Kullervo: Tolkien's unfinished attempt to retell the story itself, the other one is his own story of Túrin Turambar called The Children of Húrin. Both of these Tolkien's works are compared to the Kalevala story of Kullervo. The main purpose of the thesis is to show that Tolkien's inspiration by the story of Kullervo was crucial for his work. Keywords Kullervo, Tolkien, The Children of Húrin, Túrin Turambar, Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo.
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Waltari's A Stranger Came to the Farm: a Comparison of Translation by V. Skalička (1941) and J. P. Velkoborský (2005)
Kalábová, Hana ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Kovář, Michal (referee)
This master's thesis deals with the comparison of the two Czech translations of the book A Stranger Came to the Farm by Mika Waltari. The first translation was made by Vladimír Skalička in 1941 and the second one by Jan Petr Velkoborský in 2005. The thesis is divided into two main parts, a theoretical part and an analysis. The purpose of the theoretical part is to introduce the reader to Mika Waltari, both translators and the original book. I also briefly write about the translation theory. The analysis deals with lots of problems. One of them is the translation of the title and names. I am also interested in creativity of the translators, in the lexical richness of the adaptations and in their mistakes as well. I also show the difference in the approach of literal and free translation. Another big problem this thesis deals with is which text was the source for work of Velkoborský, because in his time there were two Finnish versions with small differences in them and also Skalička's interpretation already existed.
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Waltari's A Stranger Came to the Farm: a Comparison of Translation by V. Skalička (1941) and J. P. Velkoborský (2005)
Kalábová, Hana ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Kovář, Michal (referee)
This master's thesis deals with the comparison of the two Czech translations of the book A Stranger Came to the Farm by Mika Waltari. The first translation was made by Vladimír Skalička in 1941 and the second one by Jan Petr Velkoborský in 2005. The thesis is divided into two main parts, a theoretical part and an analysis. The purpose of the theoretical part is to introduce the reader to Mika Waltari, both translators and the original book. I also briefly write about the translation theory. The analysis deals with lots of problems. One of them is the translation of the title and names. I am also interested in creativity of the translators, in the lexical richness of the adaptations and in their mistakes as well. I also show the difference in the approach of literal and free translation. Another big problem this thesis deals with is which text was the source for work of Velkoborský, because in his time there were two Finnish versions with small differences in them and also Skalička's interpretation already existed.
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Mika Waltari's Detective Novels
Kopuletá, Hana ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Kovář, Michal (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the analysis of three detective novels by the Finnish author Mika Waltari: Kuka murhasi rouva Skrofin? (1939, Who Murdered Mrs. Skrof?), Komisario Palmun erehdys (1940, Inspector Palmu's Mistake) and Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu! (1962, It is Written in the Stars, Inspector Palmu!). The first part of the thesis is devoted to the theoretical introduction, which discusses the origin and development of the detective novel and where the existing typologies of detective stories and the rules for their writing are introduced. In the second part of the thesis we will proceed to the proper analysis of Waltari's novels. We first determine to which kind of detective novel Waltari's texts belong in terms of Todorov's typology. The aim is also to determine whether his works are closer to the classic British whodunnit detective story, or its American hard-boiled variant, and to what extent Waltari follows the rules set for writing a detective novel in his texts. In the end, on the basis of performed analysis, we will describe the main tendencies in the author's detective literary output. Keywords: detective novel, Mika Waltari, police commissioner Palmu, Tzvetan Todorov, detective, murder
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Portrayal of woman in selected works of K. Hotakainen, H. Raittila and J. Seppälä from the perspective of literary feminism
Turčanová, Eliška ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
The topic of this master's thesis is the representation of women in the selected works of Finnish male authors from the perspective of the feminist literary criticism. The thesis examines the selected prose works of Kari Hotakainen (novel Na domácí frontě, orig. title 2002), Hannu Raittila (novel Canal Grande, orig. title 2001) and Juha Seppälä (novel Švihadlo, orig. title 1990), as these three writers form an element opposite to a strong generation of Finnish female writers of the 1980s. I will analyse how these selected authors portray women in their works and how the position of female characters in comparison to male ones can be characterized. The aim is to describe the problematics regarding the portrayal of women in modern Finnish literature from the male perspective. The basis originating from the first, theoretical part, which focuses particularly on feminism and its manifestation in literary criticism, will serve as a stepping-stone for the following feminist research in the practical part of the thesis.
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