Almost Like Humans: The Theme and Strategies of Anthropomorphism in Richard Adams' "Watership Down" – Barbora ZAVORALOVÁ
Barbora ZAVORALOVÁ
Bachelor's thesis
Almost Like Humans: The Theme and Strategies of Anthropomorphism in Richard Adams' "Watership Down"
Almost Like Humans: The Theme and Strategies of Anthropomorphism in Richard Adams' "Watership Down"
Abstract:
This BA thesis will focus on anthropomorphism of the animal characters in Richard Adams' novel "Watership Down" (1972). In his novel, Adams created a community of rabbits which behave, act, and think like humans in many respects but not exclusively. Drawing on both the scholarship on anthropomorphism in modern literature and the close reading of Adams' narrative, I will argue that anthropomorphist …moreAbstract:
Tato práce zkoumá antropomorfizaci zvířecích hrdinů v románu Richarda Adamse, Daleká Cesta za Domovem (1972). Adams vytvořil pro tento román komunitu králíků, kteří se chovají, jednají a myslí jako lidé v mnoha ohledech, ale ne zcela. Při psaní vycházím ze studií o antropomorfismu v současné literatuře a samotného Adamsova vyprávění. Tvrdím, že znaky antropomorfismu králíků jsou spíše psychologického …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 25. 4. 2019
Thesis defence
- Supervisor: Mgr. Tomáš Jirsa, Ph.D.
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ZAVORALOVÁ, Barbora. \textit{Almost Like Humans: The Theme and Strategies of Anthropomorphism in Richard Adams' ''Watership Down''}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Olomouc: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Arts. 2019. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/2amgo3/.
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ZAVORALOVÁ, Barbora. Almost Like Humans: The Theme and Strategies of Anthropomorphism in Richard Adams' "Watership Down". Olomouc, 2019. bakalářská práce (Bc.). UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI. Filozofická fakulta
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Philology / English Philology - French Philology
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