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Representations of women in selected novels by Agatha Christie
POKORNÁ, Jana
The bachelor's thesis deals with the representations of female characters in selected detective novels written by Agatha Christie in order to find out whether and eventually how it reflects the historical reality in terms of the position of women in contemporary British society. The subject of research is works originating from various periods of the writer's authorship, namely from the 1930s and the 1970s. The focus of the work is the analysis of female characters in the books Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, Nemesis and Elephants Can Remember focusing on the believability of the characters and the importance of their role in the story. Particular attention should be paid to the issue of the position of women in society and shifts in the perception of women's issues in the examined period.
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Changing Images of Heroines in Popular Prose Romances. Velmi utěšená a kratochvílná historie o krásné panně Mageloně (The Delightful and Entertaining Story of the Beutiful Maiden Maguelone). The Heroine of this Story from the Point of View of the Courtly Ideal.
Kotšmídová, Alena ; Škarpová, Marie (advisor) ; Andrlová Fidlerová, Alena (referee)
Velmi utěšená a kratochvílná historie o krásné panně Mageloně, dceři krále z Neapolis, a o jednom rytíři jménem Petrovi, znamenitého hraběte z Provincí synu (The Delightful and Entertaining Story of the Beautiful Young Maiden Maguelone, Daughter of the King of Naples, and of a certain Knight called Peter, the Son of the Distinguished Count of Provence) printed anonymously in Olomouc in 1780, is one of those works into which literary science has hitherto scarcely ever inquired. It is nevertheless a text with a very long and complex genesis. We can follow its development from a medieval French tale of love, via a German adaptation to an early modern Czech popular prose romance. In the story of Maguelone, close attention is paid, as the very title suggests, to the main heroine, which is also a theme which in research into older Czech literature has been hitherto rather neglected. In the present thesis, we focus therefore on the analysis of this character. In particular, we try to show how the way she is portrayed is significantly influenced by the medieval conception of courtly literature, despite the fact that courtly epic literature is not otherwise particularly well documented in literature written in Czech and left no particularly rich tradition behind it. Key words: courtly love, courtly literature,...
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On the typology and characteristic of female characters in Czech naturalism (on the basis of interpretation of chosen works)
PLACATKOVÁ, Monika
The focus of this Batchelor's thesis is typology and charasteristics of feminine characters in chosen works of Czech naturalistic production. The theoretical part will be occupied with naturalism; it will define the term and state its literary and social context, focusing on Czech naturalism. Furthermore, the status of women living at the end of the nineteenth century will be described there. In the practical part there will be an interpretation of the works Kuře Melancholik, Santa Lucia and Antonín Vondrejc. The emphasis will be put on the interpretation of feminine characters. The result will be a summary of gained findings concerning functions of feminine characters and their importance for this literary movement.
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Changing Images of Heroines in Popular Prose Romances. Velmi utěšená a kratochvílná historie o krásné panně Mageloně (The Delightful and Entertaining Story of the Beutiful Maiden Maguelone). The Heroine of this Story from the Point of View of the Courtly Ideal.
Kotšmídová, Alena ; Škarpová, Marie (advisor) ; Andrlová Fidlerová, Alena (referee)
Velmi utěšená a kratochvílná historie o krásné panně Mageloně, dceři krále z Neapolis, a o jednom rytíři jménem Petrovi, znamenitého hraběte z Provincí synu (The Delightful and Entertaining Story of the Beautiful Young Maiden Maguelone, Daughter of the King of Naples, and of a certain Knight called Peter, the Son of the Distinguished Count of Provence) printed anonymously in Olomouc in 1780, is one of those works into which literary science has hitherto scarcely ever inquired. It is nevertheless a text with a very long and complex genesis. We can follow its development from a medieval French tale of love, via a German adaptation to an early modern Czech popular prose romance. In the story of Maguelone, close attention is paid, as the very title suggests, to the main heroine, which is also a theme which in research into older Czech literature has been hitherto rather neglected. In the present thesis, we focus therefore on the analysis of this character. In particular, we try to show how the way she is portrayed is significantly influenced by the medieval conception of courtly literature, despite the fact that courtly epic literature is not otherwise particularly well documented in literature written in Czech and left no particularly rich tradition behind it. Key words: courtly love, courtly literature,...
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The Influence of Female Characters on Male Characters in the Work of Pierre Corneille
Zelená, Lenka ; Pohorský, Aleš (advisor) ; Jamek, Václav (referee)
This master's thesis analyses the influence of female characters on male characters in the work of P. Corneille, partly in relation to the evolution of Doubrovsky's cornelian heroism, whose theory it extends. The research concerns the plays Mélite, Médée and The Cid. The definition of the female influence continues through characterizing female characters in their relationship with male characters. Concerning the male characters, the thesis shows the female effect and the males' reactions to it. Here we can see the first traits of cornelian heroism. The female characters cause the male characters to suffer. The first reason for this is the desire of the male characters. The second reason lies in the overall weakness or, paradoxically, in the strength of their character. The male characters also have something else in common - a desire for revenge. A woman weakens the male hero, making him a slave to her will. So, the hero learns how to repel her strength. In the end, only his heroic ambitions influence him. The woman then only motivates him. The plays Mélite and Médée have not been translated into Czech yet. Therefore, this thesis extends the Czech reader's general knowledge and opens up new possibilities to approaching Corneille's work.
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