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Don Juan themes in Finnish literature
Khýrová, Lenka ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the Don Juan themes in the Finnish literature. It distinguishes between the seducers of two types - the Don Juan seducers and the Casanova seducers - according to the secondary literature, and it describes basic characteristics of both types in the first place. Then the thesis introduces the most famous characters of Finnish seducers in the chosen literary works and it points out to the features, which are both common and different in every individual version. The key literary works for this thesis are: the work of epic poetry Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot, the novel Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta by Johannes Linnankoski and short stories from the collection Varhaiset kertomukset by Volter Kilpi. Keywords: finnish literature, don juan, casanova, johannes linnankoski, elias lönnrot, volter kilpi
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Elias Lönnrot's role on the creation of the Kalevala
Šík, Jan Marek ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Velkoborský, Jan Petr (referee)
This thesis deals with the process of creation of the Kalevala and tries to answer the question about the role of its compiler, Elias Lönnrot. Step by step, it treats his role as a collector, historian, scribe, singer, compiler, publisher and patriot. The main goal here is - through the figure of the author of the Kalevala - to outline the complicated evolution that this work - labelled as the Finnish national epic - has gone through. Keywords: Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot, Finnish literature
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Swan Symbolism in Finnish Poetry from Oral Tradition to Symbolist Movement
Švec, Michal ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
ENGLISH SUMMARY This master thesis focuses on swan symbolism in Finnish poetry, from the oldest folk poems of oral tradition to the first decades of the 20th century. Firstly a swan is described from the zoological and etymological point of view, and its position in the contemporary Finnish culture is clarified. The next chapter is dedicated to swan symbolism in European culture, from antiquity till presence, and it focuses on mythology, folk traditions and the most common motives in visual art, music and literature. The key part of the thesis describes the swan symbolism in Finnish oral tradition and especially in poetry of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The thesis focuses in particular on Johan Ludvig Runeberg's, Aleksis Kivi's, Elias Lönnrot's, Juhani Aho's, Eino Leino's, Otto Manninen's and Aarni Kouta's poetry. A special chapter is devoted to the myth of the Swan of Tuonela. Following the swan symbolism throughout literature and culture history, I have been looking for connections to Finnish national as well as European traditions and intertextual relations.
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