Josef Škvorecký and the Position of the Émigré (Writer)

Mgr. Radka Dolíhalová

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

The thesis deals with the great figure of Canadian and Czech literature - Josef Škvorecký. It tries to depict his political views in three of his works: in the novels The Engineer of Human Souls and The Miracle Game, and in his speech held in the conference named A Revolution is Usually the Worst Solution. It also analyses the picture of the emigré experience in his works.

Keywords

Josef Škvorecký, Canada, politics, exile, contemporary writing

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 22. 8. 2007

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 12. 9. 2007
• Vedoucí: PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A.

Masarykova univerzita

Filozofická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglický jazyk a literatura