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Terror and the supernatural in Chinese avant-garde literature of the 1980s
Lexa, Filip ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Šebek, Josef (referee) ; Reismüller, František (referee)
Using selected novellas by the Chinese writers Ge Fei and Yu Hua, this dissertation thesis examines the function of elements of terror and the supernatural in Chinese avant-garde literature of the 1980s. Simultan- eously, it focuses on the issue of how these literary works testify to the possibilities afforded to human subjectivity: whether they depict the sub- ject as a free, autonomous individual, or rather as a being determined by its environment and psychological setup. The literary works under study are treated as examples of "fantastic literature" (as defined by Tzvetan Todorov and Nancy Traill), and elements of psychoanalytic theory are used in their interpretation. Through a close reading of these works, the dissertation thesis reaches the conclusion that while Ge Fei's and Yu Hua's novellas demonstrate that human subjectivity is limited by many internal and external factors, they simultaneously do grant the subject a certain degree of autonomy in being able to recognise these factors, adopt an original attitude towards them, and thus transform its way of relating itself to the world. Elements of terror and the supernatural present in these literary texts act as a "catalyst" of the epistemic function of literat- ure: within fictional worlds constructed by the given texts, they give rise to...
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Multilayered Subversion and Double-edged Subjectivity: Chinese Avant-garde Literature of the Second Half of the 1980s
Reismüller, František ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Hladíková, Kamila (referee) ; Mittler, Barbara (referee)
Univerzita Karlova Filozofická Fakulta Ústav Dálného východu Teorie a dějiny literatur zemí Asie a Afriky Disertační Práce Mgr. František Reismüller Vedoucí práce: Prof. PhDr. Olga Lomová, CSc. 2019 Multilayered Subversion and Double-edged Subjectivity: Chinese Avant-garde Literature of the Second Half of the 1980s Abstract This thesis analyzes Chinese avant-garde literature of the second half of the 1980s in order to identify the main literary features that are common for the otherwise very diverse works of this literary current. First part of the thesis describes literary-political conditions, discursive changes and literary-theoretical discussions between 1978 and 1989 related to the rapid development of Chinese literature of that period and relevant for the following analysis. Second part then analyzes works of selected authors of the Chinese avant-garde literature and using Western literary theory in combination with the theoretical background described in the first part of the thesis it identifies the most important characteristics of the given literary current. The thesis then reaches the conclusion that the works of the Chinese avant-garde literature of the second half of the 1980s show a critical amount of common features, such as subversion, metafictional elements or questioning of the...
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Early short stories and novellas by woman writer Can Xue
Reismüller, František ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor) ; Lomová, Olga (referee)
The thesis deals with early short stories and novellas by Chinese woman writer Can Xue. The first part of the thesis presents the work of Can Xue in the context of author's life and focuses on finding motifs associated with her life experiences. The second part outlines historical development of Chinese literature in the 80s of the 20th century, observes position of Can Xue in the "avant-garde literature", and describes the writers literary sources of inspiration and authors own view on literary-historical context of her works. The third part is based on the analysis of specific stories. In the context of what other critics have discussed the thesis determines two main approaches to the interpretation of Can Xues work - the political and the psychological. The thesis concludes that there is a significant element of personal experience in Can Xues works. It should not, however, be considered a dominant element, as it mainly serves as means of examining general aspects of human psyche. The introspective nature of Can Xues works is also the key reason why this thesis puts the psychological interpretation of her works above the political interpretation.
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The art of the short story by Zhang Ailing
Reismüller, František ; Lomová, Olga (referee) ; Andrš, Dušan (advisor)
Tato práce se bude věnovat vrcholnému období spisovatelčiny povídkové tvorby, tedy pracím z let 1943 - 45, která Zhang Ailing strávila v okupované Šanghaji. Tam přesídlila z Hongkongu poté, co bylo město napadeno Japonci. Provedeme analýzu čtyř povídek, které poprvé vyšly v debutové sbírce Chuanqi 1~~ v roce 1944, a to na základě různých, výhradně západních, tj. evropských a amerických teorií povídkového žánru a pokusů o jeho definování.
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