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Violence, Manipulation and a Persecuted Heroine in Vladimir Nabokov´s Lolita and John Fowles´s Collector
KREJZLOVÁ, Anna
This bachelor thesis deals with two postmodern novels: The Collector (1963) of the British novelist John R. Fowles and Lolita (1955) by the American writer Vladimir V. Nabokov. At first the thesis focuses on a brief overview of both authors' lives, as well as on the postmodern tendencies in their works, moreover it provides a short description of postmodernism itself. Next, the main features of the Gothic novel and its founders are described along with the characters of their major works. With respect to the Gothic tradition, Edgar A. Poe's short stories are introduced with the emphasis on his evil manipulative characters. Subsequently, the previous antiheroes and heroines from the Gothic novels are compared to the contemporary characters from The Collector and Lolita. In the following chapters, the thesis pays attention to a brief summary of both novels and then it focuses on the comparative analysis of selected themes: surroundings and their function, the loss of freedom, narrators and their communication with readers, conscience and the loss of identity.
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Lolita in Serge Gainsbourg's life and works
Sotonová, Jana ; Jamek, Václav (advisor) ; Voldřichová - Beránková, Eva (referee)
The topic of this bachelor thesis is the motif of 'lolita' (an adolescent girl as the object of erotic interest) in works of a french singer, songwriter, poet, actor, screenwriter and director Serge Gainsbourg. The majority of his works were written for women or about them. Enchanted by the character of Lolita from the Nabokov's book of the same name, he wants to find it's embodiment even though he considers the character to be abstract. His obsession with the idea of 'lolita' as an archetype is significantly influencing his works just as his emotional life. The first part presents Serge Gainsbourg. The second part treats the topic of 'lolita' in Nabokov's works. The main part aims at Gainsbourg's works in which the influence of the motif is the most apparent. Finally, the thesis compares the Nabokov's and the Gainsbourg's conceptions of 'lolita' and it resumes the differences between them. Key words : lolita, obsession, myth, eros
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Reading Nabokov's Humbert Humbert through historical and socio-cultural prism
Rybchinskaya, Svetlana ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The scholarly appraisal of Nabokov's Humbert Humbert generally sees him as a very intriguing yet morally flawed character. It is therefore interesting to see his depraved views and sexual tendencies within the context of how people have historically thought about female nubility and maturity. The thesis does not seek to de-stigmatise paedophilia, yet it aims at providing some historical framework towards understanding (1) why the widely embraced cultural relativism does not exonerate paedophilia and (2) how some historically- grounded attitudes of humankind towards female maturity align with Humbert Humbert's tendencies. Key words: child marriages; paedophilia; nubility; female maturity; Lolita; age of consent; child sexual abuse; childhood; sexual intercourse; Abstrakt Vědecké posouzení postavy Humberta Humberta z románu Nabokova "Lolita" ho zpravidla popisuje jako postavu poutavou a přesto mravně vadnou. Proto by bylo zajímavé prozkoumat jeho neřestné názory a sexuální sklony v kontextu lidského pohledu na ženskou zralost a pohlavní dospělost v průběhu historie. Tato bakalářská práce si neklade za cíl ospravedlnit pedofilii, avšak zaměřuje se na poskytnutí historického rámce k tomu, abychom porozuměli, (1) proč široce rozsáhlý kulturní relativismus nepřipouští pedofilii a (2) jak některé...
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Fashion Victorian era as a source of inspiration
RATSCHMANOVÁ, Lucie
Master's thesis: Victorian era fashion theoretical and practical source of inspiration. Theoretical part of thesis explores fashion in 19 th century in UK in the context of contemporary facts. Thesis describes a development in particular parts of women's clothing which reflects former spirit and culture. In the next chapter is discussed how Victorian England has inspired nowadays fashion and its impact on modern subcultures. There are additionally added images for deeper understanding of this complex phenomena. Practical part of the thesis consists of development of ball jointed doll which was inspired by Victorian fashion. In addition, it includes sketches and workflow with visualization.
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