Graded Reader Adaptations of Jonathan Swift’s “Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” Compared to the Original: Transformations in Content, Emphasis and Interpretability of a Multi-Layered Text in the Abridgement Process – Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D.
Bachelor's thesis
Graded Reader Adaptations of Jonathan Swift’s “Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” Compared to the Original: Transformations in Content, Emphasis and Interpretability of a Multi-Layered Text in the Abridgement Process
Graded Reader Adaptations of Jonathan Swift’s “Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” Compared to the Original: Transformations in Content, Emphasis and Interpretability of a Multi-Layered Text in the Abridgement Process
Abstract:
The thesis deals with the issue of simplification of multi-layered classic literary texts into graded reader abridgements. Gulliver's Travels is a book frequently simplified for readers for whom the original is inaccessible in terms of comprehension. On the other hand, it is also a typical example of a critically unresolved work of literature. A number of critics agree that its meaning can - even must …moreAbstract:
The thesis deals with the issue of simplification of multi-layered classic literary texts into graded reader abridgements. Gulliver's Travels is a book frequently simplified for readers for whom the original is inaccessible in terms of comprehension. On the other hand, it is also a typical example of a critically unresolved work of literature. A number of critics agree that its meaning can - even must …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 19. 1. 2009
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https://is.muni.cz/th/fz49m/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 27. 1. 2009
- Supervisor: Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A.
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MALATINCOVÁ, Tatiana. \textit{Graded Reader Adaptations of Jonathan Swift’s “Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” Compared to the Original: Transformations in Content, Emphasis and Interpretability of a Multi-Layered Text in the Abridgement Process}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2009. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/cma9ht/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature