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Mythological Inspiration in the poetry of Lorenzo de' Medici
Lukášová, Denisa ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Žáčková, Magdalena (referee)
The first part of this master thesis is focused on the personality of Lorenzo deʼ Medici and his inclusion in the period and cultural contexts. The literary background of Italy in the 15th century is introduced, as well as the Lorenzo's life, the summary of his literary output and his contribution as a patron of the Florentine culture and arts. The second part analyzes four of the Lorenzoʼs works related to mythological themes going back until the ancient writers. Lorenzoʼs evident influence by these authors is illustrated with the specific quotations but at the same time his own innovations in texts and stories are referred to. The conclusion compares an extend of this influence on him and the contribution of his own invention to the particular works. It points out the uniqueness of the personality of Lorenzo deʼ Medici both in the cultural and literary spheres as well.
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Boccacccio's Pastorals
Lukášová, Denisa ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
The objective of this bachelor thesis "Boccaccio's Pastorals" is to introduce two works of an Italian writer from Renaissance, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), which are from one point of view similar, but from the other one are mostly distinct. The first book, Commedia delle ninfe fiorentine, was written between 1341-42 during an author's sojourn in Florence, the second, Ninfale fiesolano, between 1344-46. Both works are linked with pastoral themes, as it is evident from the title of this thesis, and then with some mythological elements. This is explained in the first part of the thesis, where we mainly concentrate on Boccaccio's live and his writings and then on three ancient authors that influenced him so much, that they became a source of inspiration for his own works. In the sphere of pastoral topic it refers to Theocritus, who in his idylls presented scenes from shepherd's lives, their vocal disputes and beauty of nature. Secondly it refers to Virgil, who, in the collected poems Eclogues, followed the Greek predecessor and enriched his own poems with hidden allegory. Boccaccio derived the mythological elements from Ovid and his Metamorphoses. Especially in Ninfale fiesolano we can find a lot of references or rephrasings to single parts of this latin work. From the analysis we discover, that...
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Mythological Inspiration in the poetry of Lorenzo de' Medici
Lukášová, Denisa ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Žáčková, Magdalena (referee)
The first part of this master thesis is focused on the personality of Lorenzo deʼ Medici and his inclusion in the period and cultural contexts. The literary background of Italy in the 15th century is introduced, as well as the Lorenzo's life, the summary of his literary output and his contribution as a patron of the Florentine culture and arts. The second part analyzes four of the Lorenzoʼs works related to mythological themes going back until the ancient writers. Lorenzoʼs evident influence by these authors is illustrated with the specific quotations but at the same time his own innovations in texts and stories are referred to. The conclusion compares an extend of this influence on him and the contribution of his own invention to the particular works. It points out the uniqueness of the personality of Lorenzo deʼ Medici both in the cultural and literary spheres as well.
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Boccacccio's Pastorals
Lukášová, Denisa ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Flemrová, Alice (referee)
The objective of this bachelor thesis "Boccaccio's Pastorals" is to introduce two works of an Italian writer from Renaissance, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), which are from one point of view similar, but from the other one are mostly distinct. The first book, Commedia delle ninfe fiorentine, was written between 1341-42 during an author's sojourn in Florence, the second, Ninfale fiesolano, between 1344-46. Both works are linked with pastoral themes, as it is evident from the title of this thesis, and then with some mythological elements. This is explained in the first part of the thesis, where we mainly concentrate on Boccaccio's live and his writings and then on three ancient authors that influenced him so much, that they became a source of inspiration for his own works. In the sphere of pastoral topic it refers to Theocritus, who in his idylls presented scenes from shepherd's lives, their vocal disputes and beauty of nature. Secondly it refers to Virgil, who, in the collected poems Eclogues, followed the Greek predecessor and enriched his own poems with hidden allegory. Boccaccio derived the mythological elements from Ovid and his Metamorphoses. Especially in Ninfale fiesolano we can find a lot of references or rephrasings to single parts of this latin work. From the analysis we discover, that...
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