Bc. Jana Fancová

Master's thesis

Adventure and Gender: The Quest for Maturity and Independence in the Works of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman

Adventure and Gender: The Quest for Maturity and Independence in the Works of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman
Abstract:
Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na srovnání dvou příběhů hledání dospělosti a nezávislosti, a to v sérii o Harrym Potterovi spisovatelky J. K. Rowlingové a v trilogii Philipa Pullmana Jeho temné esence. Práce pojednává o pohledu na dobrodružství z hlediska genderu tím, že srovnává cestu k dospělosti mužského protagonisty, jež je reprezentován postavou Harryho Pottera spisovatelky Rowlingové, a ženské literární …more
Abstract:
The diploma thesis is designed as a comparative analysis of two quests for maturity and independence. It focuses on the coming-of-age novels within J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.It looks at how adventure can be perceived from the gender perspective as it compares the quest of a male character, represented by Rowling's Harry Potter and that of a female …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 21. 4. 2011

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 13. 6. 2011
  • Supervisor: Ing. Mgr. Věra Eliášová, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Pavla Buchtová

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