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The history of the horror genre in literature with a focus on German literature
HRNČÍŘOVÁ, Eliška
This bachelor thesis focuses on horror literature, with an emphasis on German horror literature. Its goal is to define the genre of horror in literature, to examine the most important points of its history, namely the most important authors and works, to explain its development and then to present its current form. In the individual chapters, the thesis gives special emphasis to horror literature in Germany. In the practical part, the thesis analyses the horror elements in the novel "Der Golem" by Gustav Meyrink. The aim of the practical part of the thesis is to show the typical elements used in horror literature with specific examples and also to demonstrate the development of horror literature by briefly comparing it with selected genre books that came before and after it. Information gathered from both book and internet sources, focusing on the history of horror literature, the analysis of the horror genre, or the overall history of German literature, was used to develop the thesis.
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