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Myth of Narcissus in French literature at the turn of the 20th Century
Kučerová, Magdalena ; Pohorský, Aleš (advisor) ; Pechar, Jiří (referee) ; Jamek, Václav (referee)
Mgr. Magdalena Kučerová Dissertation work: Myth of Narcissus in French literature at the turn of the 20th century ABSTRACT: This dissertation thesis based on knowledge of French myth criticism deals with the issue of myths in literature, which is a specific manifestation of human symbolic imagination. In its most general level the work studies the definition of a myth and its social function as well as the matter of opposite notions regarding to the mythos and logos, which have gradually more and more differentiated along with the development of European thinking. The myth of Narcissus has probably been one of the oldest myths in European culture. In its most renowned and most comprehensive form, the myth first appeared in the third book of Metamorphoses by Ovid, which has served as an inspiration for remakes by many later authors. The story of a young man who fell in love with his own reflection on the surface of the water contains a great variety of semantically strong structures (mainly the motifs of a mirror, narcissistic love, passively superior character of a hero, or the final metamorphoses into a flower), which are analysed in this study. The author of this study outlines the interpretational evolution of the myth of Narcissus in French literary history...
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The Contemporary Compillation of Body Anomalies Drawings
Jochimová, Aneta ; Houf, Václav (referee) ; Ruller, Tomáš (advisor)
In my practical diploma thesis, I’m extending on its theoretical part named Androgyn / The mysterium of completeness, particularly the chapter Bodily construction of the androgynous character (transformations of the body and character, metamorphosis and other deformations). I will explore the theme as a complex using multiple media I was using throughout my studies. These are: A. fragmented drawings, that will eventually be the basis for a graphical novel. In my drawings, I’ll capture the appearance and detailed transformation of bizarre anomalies of an animated body. Another output will be B. an installation of drawings in space. Using monumental digitally printed wallpapers, I’ll create a installation in space, that will represent the “cabinet of body representation”. In my thesis, I’ll also use C. a program for generating the shape of human body out of its basic parameters – I’ll create “real” bodies I’ll use later on in my graphical collection. The last part will be D. photographs of details of human body enlarged to a billboard size.
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