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The serbian story in the second half of 19th century
Ráczová, Zuzana ; Otčenášek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Nedvědová, Milada (referee)
This thesis is concerned with serbian literature of the second half of 19th century. It describes the main features of the serbian literary realism. More focus is given to the serbian realistic story and its main authors. In the context of this dominant genre deeper tought is given to the rural enviroment of the serbian realistic story. Mainly describing its roots, atributes and the work of the most significant authors of this genre which are Milovan Glišić, Laza Lazarević and Janko Veselinović. Key words: serbian literature, 19th century, realism, story
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Space-time breakdown in Julio Cortázar's fantastic tales
Krejčová, Veronika ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Škodová, Denisa (referee)
As the title may reveal, my work will focus on space-time breakdowns in Julio Cortázar's (1914-1984) oeuvre. This Argentinian writer's work is centered mainly on the fantastic genre, specifically on tales. He is one of the most important representants of this genre in the zone of Río de la Plata, although for the most of his life he lived in Paris, where also many of his works were written. With help of other literary critics and theorists, I will try to define the space-time breakdowns in his creation. Tzvetan Todorov in his The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre, distinguishes between three main categories: the strange, the fantastic and the marvelous. Another critic, Ana María Barrenechea, in her a little bit more vital theory divides the fantastic into these three categories: the natural, the unnatural and the mixture of both. As an example I will use four of Cortázar's tales. On those, I will apply the mentioned theories, nevertheless I will also point out the possible lack of clarity and obsolescence in them and will try to offer some new alternative solutions. David Roas, Spanish critic of fantastic literature, will be a great help. Is the space or time important in the literature? And what is that Cortázar's Fantastic feeling? I'll try to answer these questions and...
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the motive of magic in spanish medieval short story
Kubečková, Katarína ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Poláková, Dora (referee)
The author of this dissertation addresses the motif of magic figuring in Spanish medieval short prose. The researched works of art are the following titles: Calila y Dimna, Sendebar, El Conde Lucanor, Libro del Caballero Zifar and Libro de los Gatos. Out of the aforementioned anthologies the author further analyses specific selected short stories which contain the motif of magic. The introduction describes medieval history and literary genres and more closely analyses the interpretation of magic on the basis of both period and current literary works and publications. Author presupposes medieval didactic literature for the most part describes real world which the reader is acquainted with. The motifs of magic are divided into five sections:Devil, Afterlife, Magical Realm, Fake Magic and Medical Superstitions. Each chapter addresses one particular topic, analyzing it in the context of the researched stories but also in the context of medieval culture as a whole. The end of each chapter offers a comprehensive summary. In contrast with publications dealing with the topic of magic in the Spanish literature, the dissertation focuses more closely on the element of magic used as trickery as this view of magic is widely represented in the literature. The conclusion discusses the issue of faith in a life of a...
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The serbian story in the second half of 19th century
Ráczová, Zuzana ; Otčenášek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Nedvědová, Milada (referee)
This thesis is concerned with serbian literature of the second half of 19th century. It describes the main features of the serbian literary realism. More focus is given to the serbian realistic story and its main authors. In the context of this dominant genre deeper tought is given to the rural enviroment of the serbian realistic story. Mainly describing its roots, atributes and the work of the most significant authors of this genre which are Milovan Glišić, Laza Lazarević and Janko Veselinović. Key words: serbian literature, 19th century, realism, story
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