Female Body in Selected Novels by Margaret Atwood – Bc. Lenka Svobodová
Bc. Lenka Svobodová
Master's thesis
Female Body in Selected Novels by Margaret Atwood
Female Body in Selected Novels by Margaret Atwood
Abstract:
Tato magisterská diplomová práce se zabývá analýzou ztvárnění ženského těla a jeho útisku patriarchální společností v románech Pýthie (Lady Oracle, 1976), Příběh služebnice (The Handmaid’s Tale, 1985) a Slepý vrah (The Blind Assassin, 2000) kanadské spisovatelky Margaret Atwood. Tato práce zkoumá, jak Margaret Atwood přistupuje k útisku ženského těla v různých stupních životního cyklu ženy: během dospívání …moreAbstract:
This Master’s diploma thesis focuses on the analysis of the representation of the female body and its oppression by the patriarchal society in the novels Lady Oracle (1976), The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) and The Blind Assassin (2000) written by Margaret Atwood. This thesis examines how Margaret Atwood deals with the oppression of the female body in different stages of a female life cycle: during adolescence …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 19. 12. 2017
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/rvrka/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 25. 1. 2018
- Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
- Reader: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
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Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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