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Homosexuality in the Age of Oscar Wilde
KOLÁŘ, Filip
The introductory part of this bachelor 's attempts to outline the historical context of the times that preceded the Victorian era. Homosexuality in ancient Greece and in Czech lands is explored in the first chapter. This chapter also deals with the evolution of definition of sexual scandal in different times. In the following chapter, the attention is paid to an English educational system, which shaped society to a large extent. It highlights the fact that homosexual activities were performed by young students, who were to become a future elite of British society. Three important scholars are also mentioned in this chapter, John A. Symonds, Edward Carpenter, and Havelock Ellis. The last two chapters deal with homosexuality in Victoria England and its empire, with Oscar Wilde trials and places certain elements in context of more liberal France, where Oscar Wilde fled.
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Greek and Roman reformers
Hlavatý, Vadim ; Skřejpek, Michal (advisor) ; Bělovský, Petr (referee)
The goal of the thesis "The Greek and Roman reformers" is to establish representative summary and comparison of the actions of the most important political figures of ancient Greece and Rome, that significantly influenced the power structure of society, and also a comparison of then political systems as such. It is focused especially on concrete actions and legislative, especially constitutional, changes initiated by the selected reformers, it also deals with personal motivations and a brief biographical informations. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with Greece, particularly Athens, and tracks the causes, origin, evolution and the victory of democracy, but also problems associated with it, and the main actors in this process, namely Solon, it's founder, who was not entirely consistent in suppressing the power of the wealthy ones, radical democrat Cleisthenes and his decisive steps towards equality and the removal of the aristocratic regime, and charismatic Pericles, who, though accused of populism and demagogy, gave a decisive impetus to the Athenian political, cultural and power development and within his epoch the democracy has achieved its peak. The second part is focused on the final period and definitive end of the Roman republic, which was, in spite of its...
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Curse Tablets and Magic in Ancient Greece
Śmiejová, Michaela ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Fischerová, Sylva (referee)
The sense of this Bachelor's thesis is to approximate archaeological evidence of magical behavior in Ancient Greece, especially through the curse tablets which are both: archaeological and written source. Their occurence relates to magic acts of individuals and illustrate one of expressions of magical behavior in the Ancient Greek society. I set this phenomenon to wider context of ancient magic which has origins in Mesopotamia, but is very peculiar in antique world. I present particular finds from area of Athens, as a representative sample, where the tablets are found on all types of sites. Key words: Curse Tablets, Curse, Magic, Ancient Greece, Archaeology
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Philosophy of sport
Pilátová, Lucie ; Hogenová, Anna (advisor) ; Blažková, Miloslava (referee)
The thesis focuses on the philosophy of sport and historical analysis concerning the idea of the Olympic Games. Furthermore, the thesis aims to make the reader acknowledged with the historical beginnings of sport and evaluates various attitudes and changes concerning the initial sport philosophy and the perception of "Olympism" nowadays. More specifically we are trying to find the answer for the question how is sport in Antique different from its modern perception. In addition, the matter whether the change enables to imply the differences between the role of sport in the period of Antiquity and contemporary society, is being further discussed. The thesis is based on historical events and philosophical ideas of the origin of Antique Olympic tradition together with facts which led to the downfall and attenuation of sport in the medieval era. Moreover, it describes the birth of modern sport in its cradle in England and its revival in 19th and 20th century.
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Literary, cultural and historical influences in the works and beliefs of Oscar Wilde
Lorenzů, Alex ; Beran, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Quinn, Justin (referee)
The thesis deals with the cultural and literary influences that can be traced in the works of Oscar Wilde. Its aim is to map out and elucidate some of the important motifs of the author's work and aesthetics in their own context as well as in the wider cultural-historical one. The methods used will be comparison of relevant materials, analysis of certain expressions typical of the author with their connotations, explaining the intertextual allusions in Wilde's work, and historical sources. The requisite attention will also be paid to Wilde as a representative of a subversive element of Victorian society and how this relates to his sexuality; that is to say, exploring the issue of the tabooing of non-heterosexuality, which may have been a decisive factor in Wilde's criticism of the conventions of his era and to his search of positive role-models in the ancient tradition both for his art and for his personal philosophy. Keywords Ancient Greece, ancient Rome, fin-de-siecle, homosexuality, intertextuality, l'art pour l'art, LGBTQ*, Marius the Epicurean, metatextuality, non-heterosexuality, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Victorian era, Walter Pater.
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Greek and Roman reformers
Hlavatý, Vadim ; Skřejpek, Michal (advisor) ; Bělovský, Petr (referee)
The goal of the thesis "The Greek and Roman reformers" is to establish representative summary and comparison of the actions of the most important political figures of ancient Greece and Rome, that significantly influenced the power structure of society, and also a comparison of then political systems as such. It is focused especially on concrete actions and legislative, especially constitutional, changes initiated by the selected reformers, it also deals with personal motivations and a brief biographical informations. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with Greece, particularly Athens, and tracks the causes, origin, evolution and the victory of democracy, but also problems associated with it, and the main actors in this process, namely Solon, it's founder, who was not entirely consistent in suppressing the power of the wealthy ones, radical democrat Cleisthenes and his decisive steps towards equality and the removal of the aristocratic regime, and charismatic Pericles, who, though accused of populism and demagogy, gave a decisive impetus to the Athenian political, cultural and power development and within his epoch the democracy has achieved its peak. The second part is focused on the final period and definitive end of the Roman republic, which was, in spite of its...
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