Honour Values, and Change in WWII in Evelyn Waugh's "Sword of Honour" Trilogy – Bc. Marta Šišáková
Bc. Marta Šišáková
Master's thesis
Honour Values, and Change in WWII in Evelyn Waugh's "Sword of Honour" Trilogy
Honour Values, and Change in WWII in Evelyn Waugh's "Sword of Honour" Trilogy
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá tím, jak Evelyn Waugh vnímá koncept cti a měnící se tradiční hodnoty v kontextu druhé světové války, a jakým způsobem je prezentuje ve své válečné trilogii Sword of Honour. Středem zájmu této práce jsou změny v britské společnosti v souvislosti s vnímáním konceptu cti, morálních hodnot a subjektivity šlechetného a opovrženíhodného chování. Následně tato práce porovnává obecný koncept …moreAbstract:
This thesis considers aspects of Evelyn Waugh´s attitudes and dramatization of changing values in the context of World War II as presented in Waugh’s trilogy Sword of Honour by the means of detailed reading and analysis of the characters´ behaviour, motivations and plot development in .The focus of the thesis is on the changes in the British society in connection to the notions of honour values, moral …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/o6mdg/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 17. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
- Reader: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
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Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature
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