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Female characters in temporary Czech literature from critical perspective
Kubínová, Anna ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Malý, Radek (referee)
The topic of this thesis are four female literary characters from books penned by contemporary Czech women writers. These characters are Anna Bartáková (novel Do tmy by Anna Bolavá), Birgit Standtherrová (from the book A já pořád kdo to tluče by Radka Denemarková) and the two protagonists of Kateřina Tučková's Bílá voda, sister Evarista, and Lena Lagnerová. The first chapter of this thesis is dedicated to outlining the standing of these books and their authors within the context of contemporary Czech literature. The second chapter deals with the concept of literary criticism, ruminates on the purpose of this discipline and its shifting demands, and briefly introduces feminist literary theory. The theoretical part is dedicated to methodology and therefore outlines both the approach chosen in this thesis and the theoretical basis for character analysis. The practical section opens with interpreting opinions and reviews published in Czech media outlets. Special attention is paid to the way their authors think about the selected characters. This thesis then goes on to consider these four protagonists on the basis of the introduced theoretical findings. The goal is to ascertain how contemporary literary critics and review writers see female characters, as well as find out what these characters have in...

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