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Thematic constants in Palazzeschi's novels
Hendrychová, Jana ; Flemrová, Alice (advisor) ; Pelán, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis is concentrated on the novel production of the original author of the 20th century Aldo Palazzeschi (1885 - 1974). The aim of the thesis is to reveal the common thematic motives and attributes in his three novels: Il codice di Perelà (Man of smoke, 1911), Sorelle Materassi (Materassi sisters, 1934) and Il doge (The doge, 1967). Firstly the thesis acquaints with its aim, subsequently submits the chronology of the author's biography. Then briefly outlines the important events of the 20th century. Afterwards the thesis offers a summary of the evolution of Aldo Palazzeschi's production in the cultural-aesthetic context of the 20th century. The thesis is mainly devoted to the textual analysis of the three above mentioned novels. The analysis are focused on the function of the protagonists and on the main thematic motives. In the final chapter are summarized the common thematic motives and attributes of the three novels - abstract character and isolation of the main protagonists, conformity of the masses, dramatic attributes of the novels, opposition between anarchy and rules, provocation of the provincial moral, criticism of the prejudice or the absurd. The appendix brings the photos of Aldo Palazzeschi.
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Abstract expressionism and Raymond Roussel in the poetry of John Ashbery
Peková, Olga ; Quinn, Justin (advisor) ; Armand, Louis (referee)
Expressionism and Raymond Roussel in the Poetry of John Ashbery John Ashbery is the epitome of the postmodern poet and he reflects in his writings a variety of influences. These are an inherent part of the understanding and appreciation of his poetry but also informative about his attitude to the literary canon: more precisely, they are testimonies of his attraction to avant-gardes and minor and marginal authors. Two representatives of these have been selected for detailed comparison. The first is the second generation of Abstract Expressionists associated with the 1950s New York School of poetry of which Ashbery became a prominent member. The second is the French obscure proto- surrealist Raymond Roussel. The thesis compares several formal aspects of Ashbery's poetry with their respective techniques with a view to elucidate the workings and attitudes behind Ashbery's singular style. Abstract Expressionists were chosen due to Ashbery's long engagement with visual arts criticism and the already-mentioned fact of their shared milieu of the New York School. The comparison, based on Charles Altieri's 1988 article "John Ashbery and the Challenge of Postmodernism in the Visual Arts," distinguishes two main parallels between the visual and linguistic material: a treatment of language similar to collaging...
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