Grimdark Fantasy The Black Company as Revisionist Heroic Fantasy – Bc. Michal ŠUBRT
Bc. Michal ŠUBRT
Master's thesis
Grimdark Fantasy The Black Company as Revisionist Heroic Fantasy
Grimdark Fantasy Black Company as Revisionist Heroic Fantasy
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This master's thesis is concerned with character archetypes frequently associated with the works of heroic fantasy and the way they are portrayed in the work of a grimdark genre, The Black Company by Glen Cook. Then, both the genres of high fantasy and grimdark are discussed with particular attention being paid to authors like Tolkien, Moorcock and Cook. Finally, a definition for the grimdark genre …moreAbstract:
Tato magisterská práce se zabývá archetypálními postavami, které jsou často spojovány s knihami hrdinského fantasy a způsobem, jakým jsou vylíčeny v grimdark díle Černá legie od Glena Cooka. Další části práce se věnují žánrům hrdinského fantasy a grimdark fantasy, kde je speciální pozornost věnována autorům jako je Tolkien, Moorcock a Cook. Práce se nakonec pokusí vytvořit přehlednou definici grimdark …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 4. 5. 2021
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- Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Michal Peprník, Dr.
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ŠUBRT, Michal. Grimdark Fantasy The Black Company as Revisionist Heroic Fantasy. Olomouc, 2021. diplomová práce (Mgr.). UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI. Filozofická fakulta
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Philology / English Philology
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