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Bc. Natálie Kavuloková

Master's thesis

The Haunted Female: Exploration of the Ambiguity of Madwomen in Horror Fiction

The Haunted Female: Exploration of the Ambiguity of Madwomen in Horror Fiction
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá zobrazením postavy šílené ženy v Gotickém hororu. Práce se soustředí na literární díla The Turn of the Screw (Henry James), The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson) a jejich filmové adaptace The Innocents (Jack Clayton) a The Haunting (Robert Wise). Analýza práce zkoumá konstrukci nejednoznačnosti, uvěznění a identity. Tato práce demonstruje, že ženské postavy v zmíněných dílech …more
Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the portrayal of the madwoman character in Gothic horror, both in its literary and cinematic form. The thesis focuses on Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1989), Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (1959), and their respective film adaptations Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) and Robert Wise’s The Haunting (1963). The analysis examines the primary …more
 

Keywords

Gotický horror postavy šílených žen The Turn of The Screw The Haunting of Hill House The Innocents The Haunting nejednoznačnost Gothic horror fiction Madwomen characters The Haunting ambiguity
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 5. 2024
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/u9l5k/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 20. 6. 2024
  • Supervisor: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
  • Reader: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.

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