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Šťastný Jim a sociální situace 50. let v Anglii
NEPRAŠOVÁ, Šárka
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to analyse the novel Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, particularly in terms of the social situation that was inspired by real conditions of the fifties in Great Britain. Thus, the thesis indicates the basic pillars of the state policy that was emphasised in the post-war period as it is essential for understanding the discussed text. To understand this situation and its influence on society it was important to contain also other authors belonging to the group of Angry Young Men as their works include important reactions to that period.
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A Comparison of Mario Puzo's The Godfather with the Film Adaptations
DAVID, Tomáš
The student undertook an analysis of the varied aspects linked with The Godfather regarding plot, character presentation and dialogue, as well as aspects of the narrative less conducive to direct representation in the film productions. Then the student compared the three film adaptations with Puzo's text, comparing and contrasting the original novel with the three adaptations, referring to, among other aspects, how changes were adapted to issues pertaining to a cinematic audience and further developed by the renowned director and actors. The general consensus is that The Godfather I and The Godfather II, both winning academy awards, were vastly superior to The Godfather III. This comparison re-evaluates that perception.
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Media reception of Michel Houellebecq's work in Czech media
Brys, Martin ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Maňák, Vratislav (referee)
The thesis presents an analysis of the critical response to Michel Houellebecq's books Elementary Particles (1998), Platform (2001), Submission (2015). In the theoretical part, the concepts of literary criticism and review are defined and the development of Czech literary criticism is described. The next chapter traces the life of Michel Houellebecq, in terms of the personal and professional experiences that shape his authorial pose. In the practical part, a quantitative analysis of published mentions of the books under study is made. Those mentions that are reviews or critiques are then qualitatively analyzed. The range of media studied includes the mainstream media, which normally write about literature in their literary columns, as well as specifically targeted magazines. The range of media studied includes a variety of periodicity and media format. The time period is always set from the first mention of each book examined and ends in August 2021.
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Bestseller phenomenon in the contemporary literature
Slavíčková, Tereza ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Neumann, Lukáš (referee)
This master's thesis analyses two novels written by the Czech author Alena Mornštajnová (Hana, Slepá mapa). The aim of the thesis is to investigate the differences and similarities between the novels, while making a thorough analysis. The thesis answers the question whether there are some specific attributes that can be found within every bestseller, and if so, which are these attributes.
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Media responses of Italo Calvino's writing in the in Czech and Italian periodicals
Beníšková, Alena ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
The objective of this thesis is the analysis of the media reception of chosen works of Italo Calvino in Czech and Italian periodicals. The first chapter discusses the literary criticism. The following chapter introduces the writer's life and moments determining his literary production. The mainstay of this work is divided into four chapters and is dedicated to the period literary crticism of the works chosen which were released in newspapers or literary periodicals both in Italy and the Czech Republic. The most significant reception showed the books The Path of the Spider's Nest, Invisible Cities, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler and Six Memos for the Next Millenium.
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Conception of Milan Kundera's novel
Čápová, Markéta ; Hrbata, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Kubíček, Tomáš (referee)
S U M M A R Y The Bachelor's thesis on the topic of The conception of Milan Kuderas's novel consists of two parts. The main aim of the first part is to demonstrate the novel as a literary genre, acquaints with Kudera's opinion of the novel ad clarifies the term "kitsch" in literature. The second part of the Bachelor's thesis is focused on the Kundera's novels. Reveals their themes and motives, which often shows up in the more novels. Letters, imperfection of interpersonal communication, crisis human identity etc. Kundera's novels are returning to the past, however the presence plays an important role. Every age has its pros and cons and Kundera shows through his characters' actions both poles. The Bachelor's thesis deals with not only Czech written novels, but also Kundera's novels written in French.
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Modernity as Monstrosity: Sociological Testimony of the Modern Auctorial Myth 2011
Lošťák, Dalibor ; Činátlová, Blanka (advisor) ; Storchová, Barbara (referee)
This paper presents the methodology and theory needed for a narratologically and linguistically oriented comparation of chosen texts that belong to different declared genres, eventhough they do share a substancial amount of characteristics in the author's opinion. This methodological and linguistic apparatus is then used for a brief pilot study of the specific texts with a special regard to correspondence and difference in the language and narration of these texts. The key metodological instrument presented in this paper is the contruction of the continuum defined by the abstract opposites of "instrumental" and "literary" language and then relating of this continuum to the theory of information. The paper presents narratological approach oriented towards the relation of science, narration and society as a theoretical basis for the study of character of narration in the chosen texts. The outcome of the pilot comparation, based on this theoretical and methodological apparatus, is in the grasping of language and narration in the compared texts with regard to the idea of ideal text and its characteristics. Keywords: sociology, novel, language, narration
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Body and sexuality in San Camilo 1936
Šatopletová, Petra ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Holub, Jiří (referee)
In the Bachelor's thesis Body and Sexuality in the Novel San Camilo 1936, we are going to pursue some of the principal themes of this work; these are based on depictions of the human body in its physical form, i.e. disease, injury, death, external appearance of the characters, and various aspects of sexuality. In order to get to analyze the respective themes, it is neccessary to get to know the author first. It's Camilo José Cela, often noted as one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989 and various other awards. Beside novels, Cela also wrote poetry, travelogs, plays, essays, short stories and newspaper articles. He is famous for his novel La Familia de Pascual Duarte (The Family of Pascual Duarte), introducing the new literary trend tremendism to the world of literature. The term tremendism is derived from the Spanish word 'tremendo', which can be translated as terrible, horrifying, raising fear etc. This by itself gives us an idea about this style's characteristics, which we are going to present in the following text. We consider it essential to give some insight into the period of history the novel was written and set in. It takes place at the very beginning of the Spanish Civil War, specifically the week around the 18th July 1936,...
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