Bc. Michaela Dobošiová

Master's thesis

The Angel in the House in the Novels by Victorian Writers

The Angel in the House in the Novels by Victorian Writers
Abstract:
V této práci se zabývám tématem domácího anděla, inspirovaného básnickou sbírkou The Angel in the House anglického básníka Coventry Patmora, která vyšla v roce 1854. Tento ideál pravého ženství do značné míry ovlivňoval různé sféry společnosti v devatenáctém století a stal se tak vlastně symbolem viktoriánské doby. Mým cílem bylo porovnat, jak toto téma ve svých románech zpracovávají vybraní viktoriánští …more
Abstract:
The Angel in the House is the nineteenth-century ideal of true feminity. Although we encounter aesthetic images of 'angel' and 'monster' already in mythology, it was English poet Coventry Patmore who gave a name to this ideal and popularised it in the nineteenth century. In my thesis, I examine three novels by Victorian writers - Ann Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, William Makepeace Thackeray …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 1. 2009

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 30. 1. 2009
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Věra Pálenská, CSc.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature

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