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Fantastic Literature in the Process of Literary Education
Lichtenbergová, Lucie ; Komberec, Filip (advisor) ; Soukupová, Klára (referee)
The aim of this work is to prove that even among works of fantastic literature, it is possible to find texts that can be used in literature classes (not only) in secondary school, and that, through their interpretation, we can relate to our current world and its problems. The theoretical part focuses on the definition of fantastic literature as such (especially in relation to the terms fantasy and sci-fi) and on attempts to define the extension of this concept as a genre. The reader will also find a chapter focusing on arguments disproving the underestimation of this genre. This chapter is followed by an explanation on how to use fantastic literature in school practice, where we present primarily many readership studies that confirm the popularity of this genre among readers, but also with some literary awards that demonstrate the quality of some works of fantastic literature. The practical part uses content analysis to select several specific works in which it is possible to identify moments that relate to individual cross-curricular themes of the Curriculum Framework for grammar school and their expected outcomes. On their basis, five model teaching lessons, which were taught at an unnamed Prague secondary school, are subsequently proposed here. Each lesson is followed by a reflection on the...
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John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids. Artist´s book
RŮŽIČKOVÁ, Eliška
This thesis consists of two parts ? theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is focused on the topics of beautiful book ? i.e. bibliophilia, artist?s book, illustration, and overall literary art. The basis for the practical part of this thesis is figure and work, namely ?The Day of the Triffids? by John Wyndham, as well as meaning and place of science fiction in the world of art. The practical part consists of set of illustrations, a cover design and a typographical solution of the book ?The Day of the Triffids? The aim of this work was to create a book, which could be classified as valuable literature, not only by its contents, but by its appearance as well.
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