The Drama of the Jew in Arnold Wesker's The Merchant – Mgr. Zuzana Biravská
Mgr. Zuzana Biravská
Bachelor's thesis
The Drama of the Jew in Arnold Wesker's The Merchant
The Drama of the Jew in Arnold Wesker's The Merchant
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá problematikou menšin ve hrách The Merchant (Kupec – hra nemá oficiální český překlad) dramatika Arnolda Weskera a Kupce benátského Williama Shakespeara. Hra The Merchant je Weskerovou odpovědí na Kupce benátského jako reakce na antisemitismus ve hře obsažený. Hlavním záměrem této práce je nabídnout analýzu Weskerovy hry The Merchant a srovnat zásadní změny se Shakespearovou verzí …moreAbstract:
The thesis is dealing with the issue of minorities in Wesker’s The Merchant and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (MV). Wesker’s The Merchant is Wesker’s answer to Shakespeare as a reaction to anti-Semitism in MV. The main aim is to analyse Wesker’s The Merchant and to compare the main differences between these two plays about Shylock. A debate over alleged anti-Semitism and Jewish stereotypes in …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/e3r2h/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 15. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: Mgr. Alexandra Stachurová
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsBachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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