Representation of Women in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales – Bc. Petra Matoušková
Bc. Petra Matoušková
Bachelor's thesis
Representation of Women in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Representation of Women in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce má za cíl prozkoumat vyobrazení žen v kolekci Canterburské povídky, kterou napsal Geoffrey Chaucer. Aby bylo možné dokázat, že ženské postavy v povídkách odporují ideálům středověké ženy a chování, práce zkoumá role žen nejen v příbězích, ale i jejich postavení ve společnosti středověké Anglie, tak jak ji Chaucer popisuje skrze postavy poutníků. Analýza se ovšem nezabývá pouze …moreAbstract:
This thesis aims to explore the representation of women in The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. In order to prove that the female characters in the tales contravene the images of an ideal medieval woman and behaviour, the thesis examines the roles of women in the tales, as well as their position in the medieval society of England as portrayed by Chaucer. The analysis …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 22. 5. 2020
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/x9ht0/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 12. 6. 2020
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: Mgr. Daniela Šmardová
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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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