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Ways to the inner space. Hermann Hesse "Demian" und "Siddharta"
ŠIMEČKOVÁ, Pavla
The bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of two works "Siddhartha" and "Demian" by the renowned German-swiss author Hermann Hesse. The aim of this text is a theoretical reflection on different approaches to self-knowledge, which is the central idea of these works. The following text examines the life of Hermann Hesse since his work is largely autobiographical. It also provides a new perspective on the perception of the novel "Demian", which detailed analysis is based on the analytical psychology of C. G. Jung. It focuses on archetypes, symbolism, and mythology. The next part addresses the influences of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy on the creation of the novel "Siddhartha" and identifies its features based on scientific literature.
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The topic of German's transfer in Czech novels
Škubalová, Marta ; Holý, Jiří (advisor) ; Maidl, Václav (referee)
This paper focuses on literary works in which the expulsion of Czech-Germans from Czechoslovakia after 1945 is the central theme. The works were selected to create a collection which represents the post war development of Czech literature. The aim is to follow the features of a stereotypical portrayal of characters. The boundary between Germans and Czechs is disturbed by the portrayal of characters of mixed-marriage. The problems of the expulsion of Germans, in which they were "only" German continues to be ignored. Furthermore, the stereotypical view of German equals the enemy is disturbed by the fact that in the majority of works German women not only Germans are featured. Individual descriptions of these women within certain aspects follow the stereotype of German equal the enemy. However, there are descriptions of persecution of German women by Czechs. At the same time, changes in the narrator's perspective are followed. This is shown in the tendency not to use an objective impersonal narrator. Over time the use of "ich-narrator" appeared more often and finally a combination of both.
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Homoeroticism and Autoeroticism in modern prose
Dlasková, Kateřina ; Zbytovský, Štěpán (advisor) ; Weinberg, Manfred (referee)
In the first part the thesis deals with the definition and characteristics of the time period of the turn of the 19th and 20th century and intends to show the change in the perception of world and man and their psyche in the context of the new sexuality concept. The second part focuses on homoeroticism in the sexology of that time and its position in contemporary literary science, particularly in the work of Thomas Mann. In the last part the analysis of the three literary texts - "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann, " The Confusions of Young Torless" by Robert Musil and Arthur Schnitzler's "Fräulein Else"- appears in order to explain the function of abnormal sexuality, specifically homoeroticism and autoeroticism, in German prose of the 19th and 20th century.
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From Libussa to Wlasta - from Vyšehrad to Děvín. Tale about Libussa and "the Woman's War" in the Literature of the 19th Century
Futtera, Ladislav ; Petrbok, Václav (advisor) ; Maidl, Václav (referee)
This thesis concentrates on the capturing of the portrayal of the Czech prehistory in the German literature, by the German-speaking authors originating from the Czech countries as well as in the Czech literature. The term 'Czech prehistory' is approached in terms of the Czech tales, with emphasis laid on the character of Princess Libussa (Libuše). The span of the thesis reaches from the Englightenment to the argument about the authenticity of the Rukopis královédvorský (Manuscript from Dvůr Králové) and the Rukopis zelenohorský (Manuscript from Zelená hora) in the 1880s. The thesis is divided into two parts. First, the development trends of the representation of the Czech prehistory are chronologically presented. The literary-historical development is discussed in relation to the changes in the concepts of German and Czech patriotism and nationalism. There is also a focus on the development of poetics and the shifts in the reception of prehistory during the periods of Enlightenment, Romanticism and Biedermeier. The changes in the character of Princess Libussa are compared of the possibilities of literary portrayal of Rübezahl (Krakonoš), the mythical ruler of the Giant Mountains, in literary works claiming allegiance to German or Czech patriotism and nationalism. In the second part, the portrayal...
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Literary Reflection of the Jewish uprising during Holocaust on the examples of works written by Ernst Sommer and Max Zweig
Jurkovičová, Taťána ; Zelená, Alena (advisor) ; Röskau-Rydel, Isabel (referee)
The purpose of this diploma thesis is to analyse the works Ghetto Warschau by Max Zweig and Revolte der Heiligen by Ernst Sommer. The thematic focus of the thesis is the Warsaw ghetto uprising. The thesis aims to present a systematic analysis and subsequent comparison of both works, with emphasis on the issue of religion. It tries to find out how Judaism together with the inconsistent approach of the Jews to the Jewish faith influenced the approach of the Jews to the revolt in the studied works. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter presents the history and principles of the Jewish religion as well as the history of the Jewish population. The second chapter focuses on the history of the Jewish population in Polish territory, also on the period of World War II and the emergence of ghettos, including the Warsaw ghetto. The next chapter presents both authors' biographies and works, with particular emphasis on common aspects of their work and life. The fourth chapter deals with the analysis itself. The conclusion of the diploma thesis contains a summary of the analysis and answers research questions.
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Camill Hoffmann. A biography
Polák, Pavel ; Tvrdík, Milan (advisor)
Résumé This thesis aims to describe the life and work of the poet, translator, journalist and Czechoslovak diplomat Camill Hoffmann. Hoffmann was born to a Jewish family in Kolin, his mother tongue was German but he also spoke Czech well. He attended a grammar school in Prague where he soon became a member of a poet's society publishing in the journal Jaro (Spring) which was issued by Paul Leppin. "Spring generation", as they were later called after the journal, is counted to the neoromantics. At the beginning of the 20th century, Hoffmann leaves for Vienna where he begins to work as a journalist for the daily Zeit. There he makes friends with Stefan Zweig, together they translate Baudelaire's poetry book Flowers of Evil. While writing for the culture department of the Zeit, he has close contacts to writers from central Europe, to Arthur Schnitzler, Marie Ebner von Eschenbach or Detlev von Lilliencron. Recommended by Max Brod, Hoffmann also published a poem of Franz Werfel, by that time an unknown author. In 1912, Hoffmann moves to Dresden where he works as a culture section chief-editor of the daily Dresdner Neuesten Nachrichten. His apartment becomes soon a meeting point for many artists, young expressionists. After the outbreak of the World War I, Hoffmann is declared indispensable for the daily, so he...
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Ernst Sommer and a Carlsbad Attempt of Czech-German Reconsiliation in Czechoslovakia after 1918
Rudolf, Štěpán ; Zelená, Alena (advisor) ; Kunštát, Miroslav (referee)
This paper examines the following texts: Sprachenhass, Hakenkreuz, Die Verständigung and Die Templer, all written by Ernst Sommer in the 20's and 30's in Carlsbad. This region became in the 30's notorious for Hitler's support and attempts to destroy the Czechoslovak Republic. That is why we inquire into the origin and character of these texts written in German that aimed at settlement of national issues and reconciliation of Czech and German speaking population in the frame of the Czechslovak Republic. The texts are set into historical and regional background that shows clearly the difficulties of this period dooming all Sommer's activities to fail. Keywords Ernst Sommer, Carlsbad, jewish, settlement, national, language war, minorities, Sudeten Germans
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