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Popular literature and its place in secondary school
Bogoczová, Markéta ; Králíková, Andrea (advisor) ; Brož, František (referee)
This master's thesis focuses on popular literature and its place on czech secondary schools with a research on how much this kind of literature is involved in the reading lists for the Maturita exam. Based on examples we will try to give some proposals not only for what literature lessons should look like and which questions should be answered by the students but we will also prepare worksheets for the Maturita exam where selected parts from works of popular literature will be used. As initial sources we will use basic dictionary works, guides for elementary and secondary schools, Trávníček's researches on reading and reading culture and also expert works concerning popular culture and literature for children and adolescents.
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Portraying Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice on Film
Kostrouchová, Veronika ; Nováková, Soňa (advisor) ; Beran, Zdeněk (referee)
Thesis abstract This study explores Jane Austen's renowned novel Pride and Prejudice from the point of view of its film adaptations, focusing on five adaptations. Each adaptation interprets the novel differently and embodies a different reading of the novel. The study concentrates on the analysis of the film adaptations of Jane Austen's novel but also evaluates what has changed over time in the perception, understanding, and appreciation of the characters and their actions, through the changes made in each adaptation. While it is apparent that each film adaptation differs from one another and from the novel itself, the questions of why these changes have been made and what purpose they serve will be addressed. The primary focus is on the heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, and on the hero, Mr. Darcy, how their personas have been portrayed in each adaptation and as a result how the expectations of the viewing public are met and created by the film industry. The deployment of characters as well as the portrayal of key moments in the novel are investigated to show the changing perception of the position of women in society, romantic relationships, social and family life. The First part of this study deals with the critical reception and public response of the Hollywood film version from 1940. The Second part of the...
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Transformation of Golem in Popular Culture
Kullmanová, Katarína ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Šalanda, Bohuslav (referee)
KULLMANOVÁ, Katarína Bc.: Transformation of Golem in Popular Culture (diploma thesis) Charles University in Prague. Faculty: Institute of Ethnology. Supervisor: PhDc. Peter Janecek, Ph.D. Praha, 2015-08-16 The aim of the study is to outline the Golem legend, through the work of Alois Jirasek: Old Czech Legends (1894) a film by Martin Fric: The Emperor's Baker and Baker's Emperor (1951), which enables got Golem today's visually similar. Subsequent demonstration on how much above two sources affect people's perceptions on the topic. The aim of this work is also to show the gradual disappearance of the original legends of the 16th century and approach the area where the phenomenon Golem applied later: literature, film, tourism and the transformation of the 19th-21st centuries.
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Paranormal romance: an attempt to define the subgenre in the context of young adult literature
Ditrychová, Martina ; Krejčová, Iva (advisor) ; Mocná, Dagmar (referee)
This diploma thesis thematically follows up one of subgenres of young adult popular literature - paranormal romance. Its main aim is to create a comprehensive definition of this subgenre on the basis of interpretation of representative sagas - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn), Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (Hush, Hush, Crescendo, Silence, Finale), Nightshade by Andrea R. Cremer (Nightshade, Wolfsbane, Bloodrose, Snakeroot), Wings by Aprilynne Pike (Wings, Spells, Illusions, Destined) and Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed in Blood, Girl of Nightmares). The thesis was divided into eight chapters. In the first chapter we have outlined the historical development of paranormal romance, in the second part we focused on its genre characteristic. In the third and fourth chapters we tried to create a prototype of heroine and hero of this subgenre. The fifth part is about the steady plot schemes in paranormal romances. In the sixth chapter we have tried to determine a model form of relationship main pair of lovers in the analyzed subgenre. In the seventh part we discussed conflict between everyday reality and the supernatural and the social hierarchy in the fiction world of paranormal romances and we introduced supernatural species and races that...
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Typology of characters in novels to continue published in women's magazines
Hrudíková, Iva ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
The aim of this work is the analysis of a typology of characters in the serial novel, which was published in women's magazines in the interwar period. For this thesis were used methodology of quantitative content analysis and qualitative analysis of selected five novels to continue. The work was focused on the period 1931 - 1939. Obtained data were found identical types and features the characters used in contemporary novels to continue. They were found the common aspects of serial novels that formed the primary source material of this thesis. The research was obtained the basic data for working with literary figures of romantic fiction. In this work was prepared model the main male and female character appearing in the novels to continue. In this work was constructed the model of serial novel. Part of the thesis has brought an analysis of novels and their characters have been converted into a movie. This work confirmed the importance of the continuation novels, as a key department of women's periodicals in the interwar period. The contribution of this work is to analyze the most frequently used characters in the novels to continue. Grouping of most commonly used features can be used as a basis for the construction of literary characters red library and sentimental novels. Contribution of the work...
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From horror character to girl's idol. Vampire in contemporary literature for young adults
Koubová, Denisa ; Píšová, Ina (advisor) ; Brožová, Věra (referee)
This thesis deals with the evolution of vampire as a literary character in contemporary production for young adults. Its aim is not to describe all existing works but to cover only the most interesting representations of a vampire in various epochs. The thesis describes the most influential works building the literary stereotype of a vampire and proposes an evolution line. The crucial works in this genre are: Vampire, Carmilla, Dracula, Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Twilight, House of Night, Vampire Academy and Vampire Boardingschool. Based on them we create a typology according to the appearance, character and narrative role of a vampire. The thesis begins with an anthropological introduction, especially with the origin of the vampires in Easteuropean folk tradition. Farther more we deal with most common genres used to enrich the vampire literature and theory of a literary character as a narrative category. The analysis covers the evolution of a vampire character from its naturalistic appearance to its very civilized pole in the contemporary young adults fiction. We close with the chapter describing the character of a vampire as a literary symbol.
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Reflection of Chinese Writing in Czech Non-Academic Literature
Mecová, Alena ; Zádrapa, Lukáš (advisor) ; Pavlík, Štěpán (referee)
In this work, we focused on a representative sample of the book documents written in Czech popular literature on Chinese characters. We focused on the books published since the early 20th century to the present. Then we analyzed this sample and focused on common themes. We found that the most common topic is the subject of incomprehensibility of Chinese characters. We have shown the view of unprofessional writers on Chinese characters using examples and citations. The analysis was then compared with the scientific knowledge of Chinese characters. We found that awareness of authors of Czech popular literature on Chinese script is not very high and this leads to frequent recurrence of widespread misconceptions.
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The characteristics of the popular literature in the novel The mystery of the yellow room by GAston Leroux
Langová, Dana ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Jančík, Jiří (referee)
TITLE OF THESIS: The characteristics of the popular literature in the novel The mystery of the yellow room by Gaston Leroux SUPERVISOR: Dr. PhDr. Renáta Listíková, MCF AUTHOR: Dana Langová DEPARTMENT: Department of French Language and Literature ABSTRACT: The aim of this bachelor's thesis "The characteristics of the popular literature in the novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux" is to demonstrate why the popular literature is so popular among a broad audience and how it achieves this favour among the readers. The characteristics of the popular literature and its differentiation from belles-lettres are shown in the introductory part of the thesis. The next is a presentation of the main features that attract readers and make this literature so popular. The paratext, a secondary component of the book (title, author, edition, the appearance of the front page ...), the technique of the narration and the characters could be considered as those features. In order to demonstrate these features of popular literature, one representative has been chosen, namely a crime fiction novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux. The conclusions of this thesis should demonstrate how this literature reaches its popularity. KEYWORDS: popular literature, detective novel, paratext, Gaston Leroux, The...
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