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Phenomenon Cimrman
Krejčí, Jan ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Peterka, Josef (referee)
The introduction of this diploma thesis summarizes the production of , and it identifies the two following layers of authorship. The first layer is the fictional authorship of Jara Cimrman; the second layer is the authorship of the Cimrmanologists and their so-called (or fictional) reconstructions of Cimrman's work. The introduction further discusses the importance of the radio show , which gave birth to the character of Jara Cimrman. Finally, the introduction analyses various aspects of Cimrman and his mystifying character. The core of this thesis consists of an analysis of Cimrman and his relation to Czech Dream. It also studies the Czech dream and its development. The second chapter provides a study based on the play , which is looking at the relation between Cimrman and Czech history and the national myth. The beginning of this chapter offers an overview of the history of the . The chapter then continues with an analysis of Cimrman's play with a special attention to its unusual political dimension. The third chapter studies the connections between Cimrman, or his creators, and Czech national consciousness and Czech culture as they are reflected in Cimrman's play . The play is set in the context of Kainar's poem , Klusak and Remunda's film , Macura's essay , and Kaspar's book .
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The Dilemma of the Ukrainian Nation-building: the Creation of New National Myths
Shenshyn, Oleg ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Vykoukal, Jiří (referee)
Ukrainian state lacks an effective historical memory policy. For this reason, the Ukrainian nation- building project lacks ideological capabilities to consolidate Ukrainian society. The dilemma regarding the national myths is the main challenge of the Ukrainian nation-building project. The dilemma emerged in choosing between the myth of the national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the myth of the Great Patriotic War. Both myths are struggling for an important place in the pantheon of Ukrainian history, but fisrt of all for a recognition of Ukrainian society. This resulted in the creation of conflicting historical identities. Ukrainian elite have long time speculated on the differences in the historical identity, which largely contributed to social fragmentation. This thesis describes how national myths interact with nation-building project and also analyzes the content of the most crucial interpretations of the historical myths.
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Vlasta and Libuše. The mythic representations of woman in the epics of Julius Zeyer
Schödelbauerová, Viktorie ; Heczková, Libuše (advisor) ; Merhaut, Luboš (referee)
The bachelor thesis is devoted to chosen women's heroines of the circle of epic poems Vyšehrad by Julius Zeyer, and it tries with help of selected definitions of myth and pathos to cover principals, that are expressed through these characters and ways, by which are their roles constructed. After in the introductory chapter we familiarize with main features of myth and a role of pathos and in short we take a look of the author's life, the formation of the cycle itself, context in which the writing fits thematically and period reception, in the principal part of the thesis we firstly focus on issues of women's characters in Julius Zeyer's writing in general, and subsequently in analysis of text on description and explanation Vlasta and Libuše specifically. In comparison of these two heroines has been managed to rehabilitate the character of Vlasta, whose traditional interpretation of the evil character is not valid in the case of Zeyer's epic. The meaning of this thesis primarily consists in an interest of exploration fewer usual types of women's characters in Czech literature, that means a woman - a warrior and also in possibility to consult the phenomenon of the princess Libuše from the different perspective.
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The Dilemma of the Ukrainian Nation-building: the Creation of New National Myths
Shenshyn, Oleg ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Vykoukal, Jiří (referee)
Ukrainian state lacks an effective historical memory policy. For this reason, the Ukrainian nation- building project lacks ideological capabilities to consolidate Ukrainian society. The dilemma regarding the national myths is the main challenge of the Ukrainian nation-building project. The dilemma emerged in choosing between the myth of the national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the myth of the Great Patriotic War. Both myths are struggling for an important place in the pantheon of Ukrainian history, but fisrt of all for a recognition of Ukrainian society. This resulted in the creation of conflicting historical identities. Ukrainian elite have long time speculated on the differences in the historical identity, which largely contributed to social fragmentation. This thesis describes how national myths interact with nation-building project and also analyzes the content of the most crucial interpretations of the historical myths.
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Fictional Man: Ned Kelly in Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang in Comparison with Older Portrayals
Prentis, Adam ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
TITLE: The Fictional Man: Ned Kelly in Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang in Comparison with Older Portrayals AUTHOR: Adam Prentis DEPARTMENT: Department of English Language and Literature SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis concerns itself with the analysis of various personality aspects of the protagonist of Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang (2000) - Ned Kelly. Albeit a historical figure, Ned Kelly is approached as a fictional character with focus placed on his symbolic status of Australian nationality, myth and manhood, and on the literary means that point to this. The separate aspects are placed in an evolutionary context through comparisons with older portrayals of the same character - in Max Brown's Australian Son (1948) and J. J. Kenneally's The Complete Inner History of the Kelly Gang and their Pursuers (1929), all of which use a heroising approach to the man. The work shows that Ned Kelly may be perceived in many complex ways, with further possibilities for analysis suggested. Comparing the three books, it is found that although considerable unifying tendencies and moments exist, some aspects have a significant difference in focus or emphasis. A shift is noted from a confrontational idealising defence of what is perceived as a historical person to a...
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Ned Kelly: aspekty mýtu a mužství v textech ze tří generací
Prentis, Adam ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
TITLE: Ned Kelly: Aspects of Myth and Manhood in Texts from Three Generations AUTHOR: Adam Prentis DEPARTMENT: Department of English Language and Literature SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis concerns itself with the analysis of various personality aspects of the protagonist of Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang (2000) - Ned Kelly. Albeit a historical figure, Ned Kelly is approached as a fictional character with focus placed on his symbolic status of Australian nationality, myth and manhood, and on the literary means that point to this. The thesis looks into the ways in which Ned Kelly's manhood status is constructed and maintained, and into the fictionality derived from an absence of hard evidence and conflicting testimonies concerning the protagonist's life and deeds. The separate aspects are placed in an evolutionary context through comparisons with older portrayals of the same character from two earlier generations - in Max Brown's Australian Son (1948) and J. J. Kenneally's The Complete Inner History of the Kelly Gang and their Pursuers (1929), all of which use a heroising approach to the man. The work shows that Ned Kelly may be perceived in many complex ways. Comparing the three books, it is found that although considerable unifying tendencies and moments exist,...
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Phenomenon Cimrman
Krejčí, Jan ; Mocná, Dagmar (advisor) ; Peterka, Josef (referee)
The introduction of this diploma thesis summarizes the production of , and it identifies the two following layers of authorship. The first layer is the fictional authorship of Jara Cimrman; the second layer is the authorship of the Cimrmanologists and their so-called (or fictional) reconstructions of Cimrman's work. The introduction further discusses the importance of the radio show , which gave birth to the character of Jara Cimrman. Finally, the introduction analyses various aspects of Cimrman and his mystifying character. The core of this thesis consists of an analysis of Cimrman and his relation to Czech Dream. It also studies the Czech dream and its development. The second chapter provides a study based on the play , which is looking at the relation between Cimrman and Czech history and the national myth. The beginning of this chapter offers an overview of the history of the . The chapter then continues with an analysis of Cimrman's play with a special attention to its unusual political dimension. The third chapter studies the connections between Cimrman, or his creators, and Czech national consciousness and Czech culture as they are reflected in Cimrman's play . The play is set in the context of Kainar's poem , Klusak and Remunda's film , Macura's essay , and Kaspar's book .
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