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Reflections of the society of 1930s in drama's by E. Konrád, V. Werner and F. Tetauer
Kaprálková, Kateřina ; Smrčka, Jiří (advisor) ; Mocná, Dagmar (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse a sample of dramas from the 1930's by three "forgotten" authors - Edmond Konrád, Vilém Werner and Frank Tetauer, and consequently to evaluate whether these works meet the requirements for being socially reflective texts of the 1930's. An important aspect of the thesis is a chapter dealing with the literature of the 1930's, especially with socially reflective works. My initial hypothesis presupposes that in the 1930's literature starts to socially engage. The dramas are therefore viewed mainly through the perspective of social engagement. The aim of this thesis is to observe whether the works by Konrád, Werner and Tetauer are socially engaged and if so, then how it is achieved. The chosen method of my research is an analysis of the individual plays from several identical points of view. The analysis uncovered repetitive thematic and motivic elements in the dramas. In the conclusion of the thesis, I establish that the analysed dramas are highly socially engaged. This social engagement may be seen in the reflections of societal issues and in the function of the dramas to embolden the nation to fight together against evil. The authors focus on the idea of a text rather than on the form. Although the dramas by Konrád, Werner and Tetauer were significant and relevant...
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