Bc. Marek Procházka

Master's thesis

"For We Are Needles to Say In a Skull": Corporeal Aspects of Samuel Beckett's Short Fiction on the Background of General Theory of Character

"For We Are Needles to Say In a Skull": Corporeal Aspects of Samuel Beckett's Short Fiction on the Background of General Theory of Character
Abstract:
Tato práce pojednává o dvou tematicky odlišných, přesto obsahově propojených tématech: o obecné teorii literární postavy a o její možné aplikaci na dvě poválečné povídky Samuela Becketta. Systematickou analýzou tradičního pojetí literání postavy autor odhaluje její nedostatky, které se projeví následně při poskusu o aplikaci na experimántální způsoby kompozice postavy. Dějově střídmá a motivace a pocity …more
Abstract:
This thesis addresses two thematically distinct, yet factually intervowen issues: the general theory of character and its application on two Beckett’s short stories from his highly productive period following the Second World War. A systematical analysis of traditional conceptions of character reveals its inadequacy when encountering narratives that experiment with alternative ways of constituting …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 4. 2010

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 15. 6. 2010
  • Supervisor: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Humanities / English Language and Literature

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