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Reflection of parnassian features on the pages os Sládek's Lumír
Pešková, Magdalena ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
This thesis is research-based and is divided into two parts. The first part is theoretical and points out how the French direction of Parnassism manifested itself in the Czech literature, especially among the authors of the generation of ruchovci and lumírovci. Firstly, the term parnassism is introduced as a movement, and then it is introduced in the French context. This introduction is followed by a chapter on the manifestations of parnassism in the Czech literature. There it is explained how Czech literature approached parnassism and which Czech authors were influenced by it. The next part describes parnassism from the point of view of František Xaver Šalda, who retrospectively criticized both Parnassism and Parnassist authors, especially Jaroslav Vrchlický and Julius Zeyer. The last chapter of the theoretical part deals with the concept of parnassism in the history of Czech literature and dictionary manuals, i.e. how individual literary historians approached this concept. The second part is practical and deals with the analysis of literary critiques from the magazine Lumír on selected works of writers, especially of the Lumír generation. First, the process of selection of the journal Lumír for the analysis of critiques is introduced and justified, followed by the definition of the features...
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Hanuš Jelínek Between Culture and Politics (1914 - 1944)
Sováková, Veronika ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Pokorný, Jiří (referee)
v anglickém jazyce The present thesis deals with the life and activities of Hanuš Jelínek (1878-1944), one of the most prominent figures of the Czech-French relations of the first half of the 20th century. Based upon studies of archive documents, press and literature, its aim is to explain his activities namely during the period of the First Republic which has not been much reflected in the literature so far. This is mainly due to the fact that the primary source on Hanuš Jelínek - his memoirs called Zahučaly lesy ("Forrest Murmurs") end in 1919. The thesis is divided into three bigger parts. The first one recapitulates Jelínek's youth, formation of his personality and political views and last but not least the birth of his Francophilia. The second, pivotal part, places emphasis on his effort to get himself established in the nascent Czechoslovak diplomatic services. It analyses the eleven year period Jelínek spent at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other activities stemming from his position there. The final part deals with Jelínek's cultural life and influences, however, it only gives a general overview necessary in order to understand Jelínek's personal life and has no ambition to review his extensive literary work. It accentuates, though, his work in Lumír journal that Jelínek...
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