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Peter Handke and Wolfgang Bauer as the leading figures of Avant-garde Literature in 1960s Austria
Stejskal, Zdeněk ; Tvrdík, Milan (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
2. Summary Austrian avant-garde literature is nowadays considered an integral part of German literary history. Focusing on the avant-garde's early stage of the 1960s, the thesis seeks to look into (a) the conditions which gave rise to the progressive literature in the Austria of that time, and (b) its concrete manifestations in the works of the young authors. The opening part explains the origins of such a radical approach to form and content across literary genres. After 1945, Austrian culture and arts did not face the uncertain choice of literature in Germany, where another parting of the ways came in 1947, with the fundamentally different approaches between the West and the East. In Austria the initial debate was more efficient: the official policies clearly aimed at re-establishment of the modern and stable values as presented by the Austrian interwar great story-tellers such as Robert Musil and Hermann Broch. These efforts, however, were soon to become counterproductive. The conservative, and cumbersomely obsolete policies of the grand coalition between the social democratic SPÖ party and the newly established ÖVP party failed to provide fertile land for young authors, who grew up in the 1960s. It was these authors in particular who felt that the cultural and political atmosphere was extremely rigid,...
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Johannes Urzidil - A Contribution to the Life and Work especially focused the view of the theatre in the Germany-speaking milieu in Prague
Melicharová, Vanda ; Hadwiger, Julia Nina Vanessa (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
Annotation: The aim of this thesis is to draw attention to the personality of Prague German literature, Johannes Urzidil, to his life and work, in the light of authors life philosophy, that connects his prosaic, lyrical and journalistic texts. The thesis points out the important events that influenced the author's way of life and above all his intellectual world, the source of his work. From the extensive Urzidil's work, the part dealing with the theater issues is described. For this purpose, three articles published in the press within the period 1920 - 1940 are chosen. They are dedicated to the issue of the Prague German Theater, illustrated the work of its prominent personalities, cover the theater critiques of the mentioned seasons and reflect the cultural significance of theater for the public. Thematically, the articles belong to the framework of the historical efforts of the German people living in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (and since 1918 in Czechoslovakia), to build a German National Theatre in Prague. This framework is based on the text of Jitka Ludvová "Nationaltheater und Minderheitentheater. Ideen und Theaterpraxis." This thesis also elucidates Urzidil's view of the theater in the theoretical platform and finally explains his views on the art in general. This subject is as well based on...
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Poetry slam and slam poetry in Germany and Czech Republic. History, forms and comparison
Lupínková, Martina ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Blahak, Boris (referee)
This thesis deals with a contemporary phenomenon bordering on literature and performance, i.e. with the poetry slam. It summarizes the different attitudes to the terminology and the definitions of the key terms (particularly within the Czech-German discourse), includes the history of the poetry slam formation, its expansion to the other countries and its establishment in the Czech Republic and Germany. The work focuses on a comparison of important aspects of the "poetry slam" as an event format and the "slam poetry" as a literary genre on the Czech and German scene, which was based on available literature, slam visits, recordings from the events and interviews with the participants. The results of the comparative analysis provide the public better with the specifics of the both scenes, which is of importance especially to the Czech scene that has stayed without a public interest up to the present day.
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Nietzsche and Kafka
Král, Matěj ; Petříček, Miroslav (advisor) ; Vojvodík, Josef (referee) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
This dissertation deals with the relations between the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and the literary work of Franz Kafka. It particularly focuses on the following issues: The uprootedness of (not only modern) human existence and the instability of interpretation of any phenomenon. It is further concerned with the themes of salvation, suffering and death. The indistinguishability of life and death, God, the death of God, and the relationship to a transcendent authority are also discussed. Moreover, the dissertation examines the concepts of the sublime and the noble in nature and in human existence, especially with regard to the relation between an individual and their community. The unjustifiability of the power of judging, uncertainty and the value of suspension of judgment are analyzed as well. It comments also on the topics of the end of life, the end of history and the conception of time exempt from the expectation of an end. Furthermore, it addresses the relations of Nietzsche and Kafka to the present and to the possible future of the world (primarily with reference to the organization of a communication space, to religion, to the concept of the sacred, and to the potential changes of human nature). The...
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Thomas Mann's Myth Concept and Ivan Olbracht's sub-Carpathian Proses
Zitová, Olga ; Holý, Jiří (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
This thesis deals with a myth concept in Thomas Mann's and Ivan Olbracht's work. In regard to the tertium comparationis, which is myth, Mann's novels Joseph and His Brothers (Joseph und seine Brüder) and Doctor Faustus (Doktor Faustus) as well as Olbracht's novels The Bitter and the Sweet (Nikola Šuhaj loupežník) and Valley of Exile (Golet v údolí) are analysed. The concepts of these two authors are being compared both on a genetic level, which includes a possible influence of the tetralogy Joseph and His Brothers on Olbracht's work, and on a typological level. The second one includes analogies, which are independent of the possible direct influence. The thesis is methodological based on interpretation of fictional texts and their continuous comparison considering a literary-historical context and cultural-historical background of that time. Especially in some details, it can be considered that Thomas Mann had a direct influence on Olbracht's work in case of both of the novels. A number of analogies have been found, which exemplify a resemblance between the authors but which don't deny that Olbracht was an autonomous and creative personality at the same time. The specific myth concept of both authors harmonise with a period tendency in the modern literature.
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Grimms Fairy Tales and their Reception in the Czech Literature of the 19th Century
Gavendová, Petra ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Tvrdík, Milan (referee)
This thesis aims to describe the collecting of oral folk literature and the activity of Karel Jaromír Erben and the Brothers Grimm in the fairy-tale area that is connected to it and to highlight the importance of these authors in both Czech and German culture. First, the literary genre called fairy-tale is defined, which is followed by the theories on the origin and production of fairy-tales. Furthermore, life stages of these authors, impulses for collecting and continuation of oral folk literature are explained in the next part of this thesis. Finally, adaptation of similar topics by the above mentioned authors is compared and analysed in closer detail.
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Czechs and Germans in Ústí nad Labem in the 20th century. History and historiographical reflexion.
Audiová, Kristýna ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Tvrdík, Milan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the coexistence of Czechs and Germans in Ústí nad Labem in the 20th century. In the first part of this thesis, I will focus on social and cultural aspects of Czech-German coexistence and pay attention to the associations, organisations and facilities which are depicted in the backround of historical events in the mentioned period. I also refered to the political development and changes in the composition of its population since the beginning of German colonization until 1950. The second part deals with the reflection of the current Czech-German coexistence in the region, particularly at the workplaces of the local University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně and in the projects of the Collegium Bohemicum. It also outlined how Usti nad Labem will participate in the Czech-German issues in the near future.
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"Ich - Der Augenzeuge": Analysis of one of the later works by Ernst Weiß
Kříž, Jiří ; Hadwiger, Julia Nina Vanessa (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
This paper deals with Ernst Weiß method and functioning of story telling in one of his most important pieces, the novel "Ich - Der Augenzeuge" (1963). The introduction is focused on relevant general information about author's biography and his work, with emphasis on some essential parts of the book content. The paper is based on findings of important specialists in Ernst Weiß work, who represent the current state of Weiß research. The interpretation of selected crucial passages helps the text understanding. Also the analysis of events, which are forming the protagonists, and the reflection of historical context in this novel are emphasized. This analysis and illustration of Weiß' way of story telling, motives and methods of attitude contribute to approaching this novel as one of the most important humanistic, antimilitaristic and anti-fascist pieces of the 20th century.
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The genre nouvelle illustrated with "Immensee" by Theodor Storm
Kellnerová, Jana ; Tvrdík, Milan (advisor) ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (referee)
In the first part, this diploma paper is going to treat the conception of nouvelle, questions of the definition and the history of this literature genre. The second part is going to be focused on the life and novellistic work of the Northgerman writer Theodor Storm in particular - the characteristics of the nouvelles of Storms, realistic and romantic elements, themas. The last part of this diploma paper is the analyse of the nouvelle "Immensee", the chapter "Reinhards Bad im See" in particular.
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