Mgr. Lenka Melicherová

Bachelor's thesis

Eighteenth-Century English Village as Illustrated in Two Works by Oliver Goldsmith

Eighteenth-Century English Village as Illustrated in Two Works by Oliver Goldsmith
Abstract:
Bakalárska práca ponúka prehľad základných údajov o typickej anglickej dedine osemnásteho storočia, a to z hľadiska sociologického i historického. Práca skúma dve literárne diela Olivera Goldsmitha, konkrétne jeho báseň The Deserted Village a román The Vicar of Wakefield, s cieľom nájsť odkazy na prezentované fakty v uvedených literárnych dielach. Ďalej práca pojednáva o vplyve poľnohospodárskej revolúcie …more
Abstract:
The thesis provides an overview of social and historical facts about a traditional eighteenth-century English village and explores two literary works of Oliver Goldsmith, namely his poem The Deserted Village and the novel The Vicar of Wakefield, in order to find literary reference to the facts presented. The impact of the Agricultural Revolution on the rural society and the issues of enclosure and …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 5. 2011

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 14. 6. 2011
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková, CSc.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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