The Complex Persona of Huey Long: A Study of American Literary Characterization – Bc. Sára Muchnová
Bc. Sára Muchnová
Master's thesis
The Complex Persona of Huey Long: A Study of American Literary Characterization
The Complex Persona of Huey Long: A Study of American Literary Characterization
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce analyzuje aspekty literárního a kulturního odkazu Huey Longa. Rozebírá, jak byl jeho charakterový archetyp v americké společnosti utvářen a čeho se stal symbolem. Dále si tato práce klade za cíl prozkoumat, co Huey Long představuje v americkém mýtu a jaké poznatky nabízí jeho charakterový typ při zkoumání americké politiky a kultury. Konkrétně se zaměří na dva americké romány, …moreAbstract:
This thesis will analyze the nuanced layers of Huey Long’s literary and cultural legacy. It will examine how his character type has been shaped, reimagined, and mythologized in American society. Furthermore, this thesis aims to study what Huey Long represents in American myth and what insights his character type offers in examining American politics and culture. It will focus specifically on two American …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 5. 2024
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/uhdpz/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 20. 6. 2024
- Supervisor: doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A.
- Reader: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature