Bc. Alena Pápayová

Master's thesis

Canonizing Literary Works: The Hunger Games as a Case Study

Canonizing Literary Works: The Hunger Games as a Case Study
Abstract:
Magisterská diplomová práce se soustředí na koncept kanonizace literatury v kontextu současné literatury. Analýza využívá příkladu trilogie Hry o život (The Hunger Games) od Suzanne Collinsové – populárního fenoménu současné kultury, který se pomalu dostává do akademického prostředí, a taktéž začíná poutat pozornost literárních kritiků – k tomu, aby poukázala na to, že tento konkrétní příklad současné …more
Abstract:
This Master’s thesis focuses on the concept of canonization of literary works in a context of contemporary literature. The analysis is carried out on an example of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – a popular phenomenon in contemporary culture which appears to be slowly entering academic environment and starting to attract critical attention – in an attempt to point out that this specific example …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 5. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 21. 6. 2016
  • Supervisor: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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