Bc. Eliška Sedlářová

Bachelor's thesis

On Personal Redemption: The Thematic Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis

On Personal Redemption: The Thematic Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis
Abstract:
Cílem této práce je ponořit se do tématu osobního vykoupení v nejdůležitějším nefiktivním psaní Oscara Wilda po soudním procesu – osobním dopise napsaném během jeho uvěznění v Reading Jail – De Profundis. Abychom hlouběji pochopili postavu Oscara Wilda, tato práce se zaměřuje na život Oscara Wilda, jeho bouřlivé procesy, následovné uvěznění a ostrakizaci prostřednictvím biografií a dopisů. Oscar Wilde …more
Abstract:
The objective of this thesis is to delve into the theme of personal redemption in Oscar Wilde’s most important post-trial non-fictive writing – a personal letter written during his incarceration in Reading Jail - De Profundis. To provide more context into Oscar Wilde, this thesis focuses on Oscar Wilde’s life, turbulent trials, and following incarceration and ostracism through biographies and letters …more
 

Keywords

Oscar Wilde Personal Redemption De Profundis Thematic Analysis Letters of Oscar Wilde Suffering Acceptance Motifs Social Condemnation Gross Indecency Incarceration Trials of Oscar Wilde Ostracism Lord Alfred Douglas Queensberry Growth
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 5. 2024
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/kzfx1/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 13. 6. 2024
  • Supervisor: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
  • Reader: Mgr. Mariia Kokh

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English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature

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