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 …more
Abstract:
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. 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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University of Pardubice

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English for Business

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