The American Innocence Versus European Experience: Comparison of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and the Film The Barber of Siberia – Lenka Dobešová
Lenka Dobešová
Bachelor's thesis
The American Innocence Versus European Experience: Comparison of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and the Film The Barber of Siberia
The American Innocence Versus European Experience: Comparison of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and the Film The Barber of Siberia
Abstract:
One of the recurrent topics in Henry James's work is the conflict (and its usual tragic consequence) between American innocence or na{\"\i}ve purity and European experience or corruptness. The Portrait of a Lady is a typical representative of a novel dealing with similar theme. On the contrary, American-Russian film The Barber of Siberia offers rather different view of the given issue. Using a detailed …moreAbstract:
Jedním z často se opakujících témat v díle Henryho Jamese je střet (a jeho mnohdy tragické vyústění) americké nevinnosti či naivní čistoty s evropskou zkušeností, případně zkažeností. The Portrait of a Lady je typickým románem, jež se tímto tématem zabývá. Naopak americko-ruský film The Barber of Siberia nabízí poněkud odlišný pohled na dané téma. Na základě podrobné analýzy obou primárních děl a s …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 6. 2008
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 18. 9. 2008
- Supervisor: doc. Šárka Bubíková, Ph.D.
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DOBEŠOVÁ, Lenka. \textit{The American Innocence Versus European Experience: Comparison of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and the Film The Barber of Siberia}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Pardubice: University of Pardubice, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. 2008. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/21jvsd/.
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Dobešová, Lenka. The American Innocence Versus European Experience: Comparison of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and the Film The Barber of Siberia. Pardubice, 2008. bakalářská práce (Bc.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická
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Philology / English for Business