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Tanslation and stylistic analysis of five chapters of the novel Swimming by Nicola Keegan
Daněk, Petr ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
This BA thesis consists of two parts. The first comprises my translation of five chapters of Nicola Keegan's novel debut Swimming. The second part, analytical one, contains two sections. One deals with the choice and description of the target language register of this translation and the other one with the stylistic analysis of the translation and the justification of the vocabulary used. The analytical part is based largely on the translational theories of Dagmar Knittlová and especially Jiří Levý.
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Dystopia as a Theme and Narrative Device in the Late 1980s British Fiction
Kopuletý, Jiří ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
The purpose of this work is to describe the way, in which the theme of dystopia is covered in British literature of the 1980s. Two works will be used for demonstration: London Fields (1989) by Martin Amis and The Child in Time (1987) by Ian McEwan. Apart from the description of the dystopian elements alone, the subject of this thesis will also be the analysis of their use as a narrative device. Principal constituents of this thesis are the theoretical part, where the context is given in which the two works need be approached and the practical part, where the actual analysis is performed.
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Impact of Emerson's Transcendentalism on the Development of the New Age Movement . An Inquiry into Parallels as a Way to Determine the Influence
Rabochová, Pavlína ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
This thesis provides details about historical background of American Transcendentalism, a theological, philosophical and literary tradition of the first half of the nineteenth century in United States and of New Age religion originating roughly at the turn of the same century and maturing in the 1970's in a form of the New Age movement. The work focuses on the influence of American Transcendentalism as one of the shaping factors, which contributed to the emergence of New Age. The attention is placed primarily on the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Through a detailed analysis of selected Emerson's essays parallels are drawn between the beliefs held by the Transcendentalists, mainly Emerson, and general beliefs shared with the New Age community. Following the historical development of both traditions, we discover the point of convergence, namely the New Thought movement originating in the second half of the nineteenth century.
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Naturalism in selected works of John Steinbeck
Bartáková, Irena ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with naturalistic features in selected works of John Steinbeck. The theoretical part gives a general outline of Naturalism, of its birth and background, as well as of the influences which helped to form this movement. Special attention is paid to the American Naturalism. The practical part is focused on the analysis of two novels by John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath and In Dubious Battle - from the naturalistic point of view. Its aim is to trace naturalistic features in the novels and thus to find evidence that these are typical novels of American Naturalism, in terms of their themes and ways of elaboration.
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Finding of Direct Line in Possibility Dwelling : recurrent social themes in Emily Dickinson's poetry
Borovičková, Hana ; Grmela, Josef (referee) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor)
The thesis explores recurrent social themes in Emily Dickinson's poetry and letters. The main objective of the thesis is to present Emily Dickinson as a poet who was highly interested in social issues. The research is based on the analysis of poems and letters and it is supported by academic works by recognized Emily Dickinson scholars. In particular, the explored areas are "Publication and Role of Poet", "Effects of Civil War on Society", "Religion and Faith", and "Interpersonal Relationships". The research revealed that the areas share common features. On one hand, there is a strong feeling of seclusion from the society presented in Dickinson's poems, but, on the other hand, a reader can appreciate the poems for their brilliant observation and description of the social environment that was surrounding the poet. Dickinson may have been physically isolated from the society, but she understood its problems with clarity that could have been envied by many her contemporaries.
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Success and failure in selected novels of Theodore Dreiser
Novotný, Josef ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee) ; Grmela, Josef (advisor)
Diplomová práce Success and Failure in Selected Novels of Theodore Dreiser analyzuje vybrané romány Theodora Dreisera s přihlédnutím k motivu vzestupu a pádu. Dále se tato práce věnuje otázce jak se Dreiserova životní zkušenost odráží v jeho díle. Srovnávány jsou romány Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, The "Genius", An American Tragedy, and The Trilogy of Desire (The Financier, The Titan, The Stoic) s autobiografiemi Dawn a Newspaper Days. Práce odhaluje skutečné předlohy románových postav, zkoumá jejich vzestupy a pády, a zkoumá Dreiserův pohled na svět, zejména jeho sociální postoje. Dochází k závěru, že Dreiser skrze své postavy, vykreslené jako Nietzschovsky sobecká a atavistická stvoření, zpochybňoval tradiční americkou literární koncepci, tradiční morálku i principy demokracie.
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