Bc. Lucie Pelcová

Master's thesis

Biography and Autobiography of Louis Zamperini

Biography and Autobiography of Louis Zamperini
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce zkoumá, jakým způsobem je zachycen životní příběh slavného amerického atleta, letce a válečného zajatce Louise Zamperiniho v jeho autobiografii Devil at My Heels, vydané v roce 1956 a autorizované biografii Unbroken (Nezlomný), kterou napsala americká žurnalistka Laura Hillenbrandová v roce 2010. Práce je rozdělena na dvě části. Teoretická část se skládá ze tří podkapitol, v nichž …more
Abstract:
This thesis analyzes the depiction of Louis Zamperini’s life story as it is depicted in Zamperini’s autobiography Devil at My Heels (published in 1956) and Laura Hillenbrand’s biography of Zamperini Unbroken (published in 2010). The work is divided into two parts—theoretical and practical. The theoretical part consists of three subchapters in which the theoretical approaches of different scholars to …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 5. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 21. 6. 2016
  • Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
  • Reader: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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