Linguistic portrayal of irony in Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Mgr. Patrícia Čolláková
Mgr. Patrícia Čolláková
Master's thesis
Linguistic portrayal of irony in Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Linguistic portrayal of irony in Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se zaměřuje na lingvistické zobrazení ironie ve středoškolské sérii Percy Jackson a Olympané, která vyšla v letech 2005 až 2009 a jejím autorem je americký autor Rick Riordan. Diplomová práce je rozdělena do pěti kapitol. Teoretická část práce je zaměřena na obecnou definici ironie, ironii v literatuře, druhy ironie a definici specifického typu ironie, sarkasmu. Kromě toho objasňuje …moreAbstract:
The present diploma thesis focuses on the linguistic portrayal of irony in the middle-grade series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which was published in years 2005 through 2009 and was written by American author Rick Riordan. The diploma thesis is divided into five chapters. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on a general definition of irony, the irony in literature, types of irony, as well …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 5. 2021
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/spioa/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 28. 6. 2021
- Supervisor: Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.
- Reader: doc. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.
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English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature
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