Thaddeus Kosciuszko: The Path towards Freedom

Helen POZDNYAKOWA

Diplomová práce

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Abstract:

The diploma thesis deals with the historical figure of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the national hero of the United States, Belarus and Poland, and his pursuit of freedom within the historical context of the eighteenth century, particularly, the American Revolutionary War and the Polish Uprising of 1794. The evolution and philosophy of freedom are disclosed by the description of various philosophical approaches towards the concept. The detailed description of Kosciuszko's contribution to the achievement of the American independence from the British and the struggle for the Polish sovereignty is showed in the thesis.

Abstract:

The diploma thesis deals with the historical figure of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the national hero of the United States, Belarus and Poland, and his pursuit of freedom within the historical context of the eighteenth century, particularly, the American Revolutionary War and the Polish Uprising of 1794. The evolution and philosophy of freedom are disclosed by the description of various philosophical approaches towards the concept. The detailed description of Kosciuszko's contribution to the achievement of the American independence from the British and the struggle for the Polish sovereignty is showed in the thesis.

Keywords

Freedom, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita), szlachta, The American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, fortification, West Point, Saratoga, the Uprising of 1794.

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 22. 8. 2016

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: PhDr. Matthew Sweney, Ph.D.

UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI

Filozofická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglická filologie