|
|
Once Upon a Time, or, Fairy-tale motives in The Witcher?
HRADECKÁ, Simona
Bachelor thesis is dedicated to the fantasy cycle The Witcher, written by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Thesis points out fairy tale motives. Andrzej Sapkowski has inspired himself by other worldwide known writers, such as brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen or Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. These motives are most evident in the part of the cycle regarding the stories. Thesis focuses on stories in which are individual fairy tale motives very apparent and on those where the motives are seen only marginally. The main source for my bachelor thesis are classical fairy tales, Andrzej´s Sapkowski´s stories and scientific publications defining the genre of fantasy and fairy tales. First part of the thesis is dedicated to both of the literature genres, where their general characteristic is outlined. Bachelor thesis serves as a basic reflection of the fairy tales motives in The Witcher, by which Andrzej Sapkowski has inspired himself in classical fairy tales and incorporates them into concrete stories.
|
|
|
Japanese fairy tales: typical motifs, characters and patterns
VENEROVÁ, Linda
This theoretical thesis will discuss if there are any typical patterns of Japanese culture, studied and analyzed particularly by anthropologists, in traditional Japanese fairytales. In this thesis, I shall analyze Japanese fairytales and then compare them with patterns present in Japanese culture. I would also like to discover which characters are repetitive if any and what are their characteristics.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
The Dual World in Fairy Tales of Jan Drda and Jan Werich
HOJKOVÁ, Nikola
The aim of this work is to compare fairy tale collections České pohádky by Jan Drda and Fimfárum from the work of Jan Werich. First part describes the general development of fairy tale, characteristics of traditional folk fairy tale and characteristics of author's fairy tale. Subsequently, the thesis is focused on the magic fairy tale which is the closest type to the traditional folklore fairy tale. Emphasis is placed on particular attributes of folk fairy tale (uncertainty of place and time, magic formulas, magic numbers, etc.), which create a theoretical basis for the comparison of both fairy tale books. The actual comparison of the above-mentioned books is then in the final chapter, which describes in detail how both authors used the elements of folk fairy tale and how they modified and enriched them.
|
|
|
Fairy Tale Themed Ballet Music in the 19th and 20th Century Focused on the Works of P. I. Tchaikovsky and S. Prokofiev
Vilímová, Sheila ; Saláková, Magdalena (advisor) ; Hurníková, Kateřina (referee)
The title of the diploma thesis: Fairy Tale Themed Ballet Music in the 19th and 20th Century Focused on the Works of P. I. Tchaikovsky and S. Prokofiev This diploma thesis deals with fairy tale motifs in ballet music of the 19th and 20th century. It focuses mainly on fairy tale ballets of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Sergei Prokofiev. The first chapter deals with fairy tale themes in ballet on a more general level and advances to the concrete inclusion of these themes in the socio- historical context of the 19th and 20th century. The second chapter briefly deals with the development of ballet from its beginnings in the 15th century to the 18th century. This chapter chronologically describes important periods and events concerning ballet. The next chapter deals with ballet of the Romantic period and music of the 19th century in France and Denmark. Chapter four and five present the prominent ballets of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, namely Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Furthermore, this thesis focuses on ballet of the 20th century, those of Igor Stravinsky and mainly Sergei Prokofiev. Most of these ballets were created in cooperation with the patron of arts Sergei Diaghilev. The last part offers various activities that can be used in music lessons. KEYWORDS fairy tale motives, ballet...
|
|
|
Developmental and Media-based Metamorphoses of Cinderella as a fairy tale story and as a protagonist of the story
GALAJDOVÁ, Nicole
Master thesis deals with changes of elements, that constitute a fairy tale of the Cinderella in different times, cultural and media contexts. Therefore, thesis analyzes and compares different literal and film renderings of the story based upon morfological composition of the fairy tale and motives and gender stereotypes present in it. Individual features of tales are then processed and divided on archetypal and changeable. Main character, the Cinderella , is also considered, and her common characteristic is documented within gender analysis for every version of the story. Thesis also deals with fairy tale in general, with its definition, characteristic and theory of origin. Fairy tale is then interpreted as a part of folklore creation and as a literary work.
|
|
| |
|
|
Fairy tale motifs in advertisements
Novohradská, Lucie ; Šimůnek, Michal (advisor) ; Kincl, Tomáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis is focused on appearance of fairy tale motifs in advertisements. In the first part it introduces terms such as fairy tale, archetype, semiotics and their connection to advertising. The aim of the thesis is to examine the connection between fairy tale and advertisements, to describe why the fairy tale motifs are used and to identify the benefits for the advertisers. The second part is based on semiotics analysis of chosen printed advertisements with the motif of Little Red Riding Hood. It examines different usage of the same fairy tale motif in various types of advertisement and its interpretations.
|
|
|
Fairy-tales motives in book of common reading
HLAVÁČKOVÁ, Pavla
The aim of this work is extension of knowledge about books of common reading focused on fairy-taleish motives. This work describes their basic features but its also brings other knowledge and looks for new connections. On choice of books of common reading is the attention situated on rise of work and events which went with them. This work is engaged in general look at these books and other literature determined for a broader audience. Its focused on quantity of printing and publication´s places of books of common reading. The attention is paid to typical heros such as Ezop, Paleček or Enšpígl and another popular motives (Faust, Fortunat). Part of the work is also treatise of theory of fairy-tales including the basic terms and conception of fairy-taleish motifs. The theoretical fairy-taleish data are completed by general and also practical opinion. The essential points of work are characteristics of each book and their fairy-taleish motives. In the last part is the attention focused on motives which appear not only in books of common reading but also in other types of art such as motive of the devil in the modern art or in the traditional literature.
|
guest ::
