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Folk songs from the thematic viewpoint
KOLÁŘOVÁ, Kateřina
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to provide a detailed overview about topics which occur in Czech folk songs. The basis for constructing conclusions is the analysis of songs present in Jindřich's reworked edition of a collection Nápěvy písní národních v Čechách, authored by a poet Karel Jaromír Erben and a composer J. P. Michael Martinovský. The practical part is preceded by a theoretical part, in which basic findings about the problematics of folk culture, more closely focusing on folk song, are formulated.
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Comparison of Select Characters in Czech and Russian Folk Fairy Tales
Pommová, Jana ; Rozboudová, Lenka (advisor) ; Vasilyeva, Elena (referee)
The bachelor's thesis aims to compare choice characters from Russian and Czech folk fairy tales. The theoretical part is dedicated to oral tradition, it defines fairy tale as one of the fundamental genres of oral tradition and studies its main characteristics. It explains the content and also the form of fairy tales and considers its cultural and social background. The practical part's goal is to compare specific characters from Czech and Russian stories and to describe their signature traits and tropes. KEYWORDS language, culture, folk literature, genre of folk literature, fairy tale, hero
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The Dual World in Fairy Tales of Jan Drda and Jan Werich
HOJKOVÁ, Nikola
The aim of this work is to compare fairy tale collections České pohádky by Jan Drda and Fimfárum from the work of Jan Werich. First part describes the general development of fairy tale, characteristics of traditional folk fairy tale and characteristics of author's fairy tale. Subsequently, the thesis is focused on the magic fairy tale which is the closest type to the traditional folklore fairy tale. Emphasis is placed on particular attributes of folk fairy tale (uncertainty of place and time, magic formulas, magic numbers, etc.), which create a theoretical basis for the comparison of both fairy tale books. The actual comparison of the above-mentioned books is then in the final chapter, which describes in detail how both authors used the elements of folk fairy tale and how they modified and enriched them.
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Czech and Russian Proverbs in Comparison
Kopečková, Michaela ; Rozboudová, Lenka (advisor) ; Konečný, Jakub (referee)
ANNOTATION: The work is focused on the comparison of the Czech and Russian proverbs. The main objective is to find similarities and differences that result from the culture of both language communities. The theoretical part interprets proverbs as a part of the folk literature. There is explained its content and formal aspects, set up to the cultural and social context of the nation. The practical part compares selected Czech and Russian proverbs, where the main aim is to find their common and different motives. KEYWORDS: folk literature, Czech proverbs, Russian proverbs, phraseology, culture, nation
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The Witch character in Albanian culture in comparison with other Balkan States
Nushiová, Suzana ; Otčenášek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vinš, Přemysl (referee)
The thesis looks into Albanian folklore. It familiarizes the reader with the character of a witch in Albanian environment throughout fairytales, stories and other genres of folk literature. The main focus is on the role of a witch in the stories and its general description. The main goal of my theses is to compare this perception with other Balkan states and find out, how much the imaginations about a witch in Balkan states differ or contrariwise correspond. Simultaneously I will try to analyze in which kinds of folklore the character of a witch occurs. Finally the focus will lead to the reception of the character of a witch in neighbouring areas and also in Albanian artistic literature and modern life.
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Swan Symbolism in Finnish Poetry from Oral Tradition to Symbolist Movement
Švec, Michal ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
ENGLISH SUMMARY This master thesis focuses on swan symbolism in Finnish poetry, from the oldest folk poems of oral tradition to the first decades of the 20th century. Firstly a swan is described from the zoological and etymological point of view, and its position in the contemporary Finnish culture is clarified. The next chapter is dedicated to swan symbolism in European culture, from antiquity till presence, and it focuses on mythology, folk traditions and the most common motives in visual art, music and literature. The key part of the thesis describes the swan symbolism in Finnish oral tradition and especially in poetry of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The thesis focuses in particular on Johan Ludvig Runeberg's, Aleksis Kivi's, Elias Lönnrot's, Juhani Aho's, Eino Leino's, Otto Manninen's and Aarni Kouta's poetry. A special chapter is devoted to the myth of the Swan of Tuonela. Following the swan symbolism throughout literature and culture history, I have been looking for connections to Finnish national as well as European traditions and intertextual relations.
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Folk verbal art in the context of ethnolinguistics and its function in teaching Czech as a second language
Biňovcová, Barbora ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Janeček, Petr (referee)
Subject of the Diploma is a use of folktexts in Czech courses for foreigners. An education material draft is being submitted, based on communication approach to language teaching, connects language and socialcultural dimension through. Submitted education material is a calendar like that defines four seasons in the Czech Republic through their attributes, i. e. their essential characteristics, in the folktexts included, and supported by the folktexts also explains appropriate rituals, feasts and concepts of the seasons. All texts and information of the education material draft are chosen or adapted with respect to communication needs of the foreign language students and in order to introduce concepts and knowledge of the Czech geography, culture and cultural history.
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Comparison of the Grimm Brothers´ Fairy Tales and African-American folktales
HLOŽANKOVÁ, Nikola
The bachelor thesis Comparison of the Grimm Brothers´ Fairy Tales and African-American Folktales tries to define the fairytale in general, describe its development and relationship between folk literature, fairy tales and folktales. One of the aims of this work is a characterization of Grimm Brothers´ fairytales and a descripiton of their collector work and the main themes of their fairytales. Another aim is a characterization of African-American folktales and introduction of their collectors. The main aim of the thesis is based on the comparison of traditional Grimm Brother´s fairytales with African-American folktales, the definition of basic similarities and differences and their illustration on the stories.
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Dřeviny v lidové slovesnosti, obyčejích, zvycích a pojmenování oblasti Bílých Karpat
Pavelková, Eva
Bachelor thesis deals with the issue of trees in folklore, customs, habits and naming the White Carpathians. The first part focuses on the characteristics of natural, historical and ethnographic conditions of the area, which shaped the current state of the region. The second part brings near folklore and dialect, memorial trees with an interesting history, celebrations and traditions associated with trees of this area, then it is possible to get acquainted with folk literature and folklore of Moravian Kopanice in connection with trees, with various folk names and naming fruit species. The literary sources show that the most popular trees in folklore and customs were cultivated fruit species, oak, maple, hawthorn and dog rose. In some parts of the region is different folk naming. In conclusion, founded historical practices were compared with the current maintenance of traditions and than compared with a possible reflection of folklore to a garden landscape design.
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