Bc. Lucie Horáková

Bachelor's thesis

New Prides and New Prejudices: The Contemporary Cult of Austen in Popular Literature

New Prides and New Prejudices: The Contemporary Cult of Austen in Popular Literature
Abstract:
Tato práce se soustředí na román Pýcha a předsudek Jane Austenové a tři současné texty jím inspirované – Compulsively Mr. Darcy, Me and Mr. Darcy a Austenland. Cílem této práce je srovnat tyto romány s konvencemi červené knihovny a tzv. chick lit románů - konkrétně v oblastech narativních postupů, zobrazení ženských postav a dynamiky mezi hrdinkou a hrdinou – a zhodnotit, jak si tyto texty stojí v …more
Abstract:
The present thesis deals with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and three of its contemporary spin-offs – Compulsively Mr. Darcy, Me and Mr. Darcy and Austenland. The purpose of this work is to compare these novels with the principles of romance and chick lit novels in terms of narrative strategies, portrayal of women and dynamics of the hero and the heroine to see how they deal with topics of feminism …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 5. 2014

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 13. 6. 2014
  • Supervisor: Bonita Rhoads
  • Reader: Mgr. Eva Juhasová

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