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Memoirs of the citizens of Pilsen in the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century
MARTINOVSKÁ, Soňa
The aim of the dissertation is to present a set of memoirs preserved in Pilsen from the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century. Furthermore, it intends to incorporate these writings into a broader context within the research of personal sources. Therefore, the first chapter deals with the history of these sources as subjects of research interest and the possibilities of their use. In terms of methodology, the thesis wants to carry out a comprehensive analysis of a representative sample of these sources. At the same time, it assesses the internal and external features of the texts, but also addresses the life stories of individual authors and tries to reveal their possible motivations for the creation of these writings. Additionally, the dissertation seeks to compare the selected memoirs, especially in terms of their nature and content. It focuses on different methods of self-presentation of writers through these works and on the consolidation of their identities through recorded narratives. But it also deals with the ways of depicting the city of Pilsen and the changes in everyday life in its streets as well as with the reflection of major political events in the compared writings. Overall, the submitted thesis tries to contribute to a deeper understanding of the problematic and diverse era of modern history and to reveal the thought-world and behaviour of people at that time.
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"Be cursed all of you who are initiators of this". Years 1870-1950 in view of the chronicle of Václav Kopp
MARTINOVSKÁ, Soňa
The diploma thesis aims on introducing the "Chronicle of the Kopp family", a personal writing found in the inheritance of Pilsen teacher Vaclav Kopp (1876-1951). The thesis also intends to integrate this work into contexts of the ego-documents research; introductory article therefore touches the matters of personal sources as a subject of a research interest. The main text of the thesis is further divided into four chapters. The first chapter presents the story of Vaclav Kopp's life and also focuses on the history of his family. The following chapter deals with the analysis of the source and it particularly wants to emphasize the overall change of its character. The third chapter is a pivotal part of the thesis. It discusses topics contained in the "Chronicle" with intent to look into the everyday life of the author and into his intellectual world. In the last chapter, the work of Vaclav Kopp is compared with the memoirs of another Pilsen citizen - Luisa Pernerová-Zykmundová and with other personal sources from Pilsen of the same time period. Conclusion then summarizes the findings and it points out the importance of the investigated work and offers the possibility of its further use. A list of sources and bibliography is appended, as well as a large number of pictorial attachments.
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Family and personal memories of Luisa Perner-Zykmund, the citizen of Pilsen, as a solace for the difficult times
MARTINOVSKÁ, Soňa
Bachelor's thesis "Family and personal memories of Luisa Perner-Zykmund, the citizen of Pilsen, as a solace for the difficult times" focuses the matters of Ego-Documents in conjunction with urban environments. Subject of this thesis is based on using three books of memoirs from the inheritance of the last member of the Perner family, the bell founders dynasty from Pilsen. Her memoirs focus the personal experiences of the author, her family story and events associated with the town history, accentuating the 19th century period. Chapter one of outlines the Pilsen history, focusing this period again. Chapter two then describes the lives of master bellfounders from the Perner family and the author?s own life. The third chapter of thesis can be considered as its main point. There can be found the detailed analysis of the Luisa Perner-Zykmund's books of memoirs, written probably between the years 1924 and 1946. This analysis includes their internal and external description, connecting them with other personal materials of the author. Also there is the analysis of structures and topics of Perner-Zykmund's writings. Conclusion of this thesis summarizes the importance of personal matter sources and reasons that could have led the author to writing her memoirs. Based on this, there can be found proposals for their further use primarily in research of everydayness history. Further attached there are bibliography and several appendixes including the Perners family tree, samples of handwritings from each of the books, several clearly arranged tables, maps and photographs.
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