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Typology of chosen women characters in the Czech literature of the second half of 19th century
Kubálková, Tereza ; Krejčová, Iva (advisor) ; Mocná, Dagmar (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the typology of nine chosen literary women characters of the second half of 19th century Czech literature. The woman character from the Čtyry doby short story by Božena Němcová, Liduška and Lenka by Vítězslav Hálek, lady Ruska, miss Máry and the unnamed protagonist of the U tří lilií short story from Povídky malostranské by Jan Neruda, Caterina and lady Dragopulos from Jan Maria Plojhar by Julius Zeyer and Lucy from Magdalena by Josef Svatopluk Machar, are at focus. The theoretical part outlines the issues of literary styles of the second half of 19th century Czech literature (namely Romanticism, Realism, Parnasism). Also it delimits the extension of markers for interpretation of women literary characters and, moreover, it briefly presents the women social position in 19th century society. In practical part, the thesis aims to analyze thoroughly the chosen characters, trying to point out all the common features as well as the differences among them. The thesis concludes with the comparison of all chosen characters and, at the same time, it sums up the main changes in the depiction of a women literary character throughout the century.
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Characters of Faust and Mefisto in 19th Century Opera Libbretos
Vacková, Dana ; Charypar, Michal (advisor) ; Kudlová, Klára (referee)
"The Changes of Faust and Mephisto in the 19th Century Opera Libreti": The work compares the characters of the scholar Faust and the devil Mephistopheles from J. W. Goethe's "Faust" with the chosen opera libretti adapting the same subject. In the titles we chose, i. e. in Goethe's "Faust", Boito's "Mephistopheles", Gounod's "Faust", and Berlioz's "La damnation de Faust", we devote our attention to the changes of the literary characters. Goethe's "Faust" is a central work of art which could serve as a model for other authors, each of whom, however, adapted the precursory text according to their ideas. The work compares the common and the different features of the Faustian and Mephistophelian motifs. The metamorphoses of the characters and the endings of the single stories are summed up in conclusion. The authors were interested in the same motif, i. e. in the fight between the good and the evil, heaven and hell, God and the devil. Mephistopheles makes a bet with the God, Faust's soul being at a stake. Faust, searching for absolute knowledge, makes a deal with Mephistopheles. Each of the afore-mentioned authors' inspiration by Goethe reached a different goal. The work focuses on the changes of both the central characters of the scholar and the devil. Other characters are taken into account only when...
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Images of the Jews in the Work of Vojtěch Rakous
Matoušek, Martin ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Neumann, Lukáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses and interprets the literary works of the Czech writer Vojtěch Rakous. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of characters who are portrayed as Jewish. In the literary interpretation a sociological point of view is applied. The first chapter defines the Jewish people and deals with the history of Jews in the Czech lands. Special attention is paid to the process of emancipation and assimilation of Czech Jews. Two main ideological streams of Czech Jews are also described - the Czech-Jewish movement and Zionism. The second chapter presents biographical information about Vojtěch Rakous and shows his Czech-Jewish ideas and opinions and explains his perception of his own identity. The third chapter prepares the literary theoretical basis for the interpretation of literary characters. It addresses the question of what a literary character is, what narrative practices it is made up of. In particular, the realistic poetics of the literary character are taken into account. The fourth chapter analyses the material of the stories of Vojtěch Rakous and interprets the figures of the Jews. Jewish figures in this chapter are categorised according to social criteria into the following literary types: Jewish married couples, Christian-Jewish friends, rich Jews, poor Jews,...
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Representation of Subject in Alexandra Berková´s Proses
JURCOVÁ, Miroslava
This thesis with help of literary literature is at first focused on the way of displaying the subject in post-revolutionary Czech prose (from anti-infective output till output which is accented on mimetic stylization). The social situation before and after year 1989 is taken into consideration. Thanks to this theoretical background is the attention focused on the way of existing of the sujbect in five short proses by Alexandra Berk and its interpretation related to living reality. Practical analysis of the texts is led on narratology and theatological meaning (using intertextual relations, resp. metatext relations). Before the analysis it will briefly introduce the author, her life and activity.
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The conception of a female protagonist in Arnošt Lustig' s literary work.
RŮŽIČKOVÁ, Pavla
The diploma thesis deals with the personality of Arnošt Lustig and his work. Apart from the biographical section, it focuses on the specific features of his literary work, including characteristics of the author's style of writing and linguistic means. In particular, it focuses on the analysis of several selected works where the central figures are women. It records how the Lustig's life is experience was reflected in the selection of these female figures. In the center of interest is the motive of the female heroine, the characteristics of the individual types, interpretation of their thinking, behavior and negotiation against the background of the historical context.
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Short Stories by Božena Němcová
Gavendová, Petra ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on a comprehensive analysis of the characters in the stories by Božena Němcová. The theoretical part is devoted to the theory of the formation of literary figures. In the practical part we follow the characters affected by mutual relations, environment and the society in which they live. We concentrate on the most important author's stories: Pomněnka šlechetné duše, Baruška, Chudí lidé, Sestry, Dobrý člověk, Divá Bára, Karla, Chyže pod horami, Cesta z pouti. In the stories Němcová offered a view of the Czech country people, patterns for her work Němcová acquired during her travels and from the telling of local residents. In her works, Němcová leaves her characters speak the local dialect, picturing local costumes, customs and culture. The characters are emotionally rich, elaborated, credible, partly idealized. In the work the author expressed several ideas which the society should follow.
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