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Bc. Ivana Pecová

Bachelor's thesis

Beasts or Misunderstood Creatures: Romantic Relationships and Feminist Perception of Mermaids in British Literature

Beasts or Misunderstood Creatures: Romantic Relationships and Feminist Perception of Mermaids in British Literature
Abstract:
Cílem této práce je popsat a analyzovat podobu a povahu mořských pan ve vybraných dílech britské literatury od středověku až po současnost. Práce se zabývá vývojem vztahů mezi mořskými pannami a muži, jejich povahovými vlastnostmi a symbolikou v literatuře, a také jejich rolí při vzestupu feminismu.
Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to describe and analyse physical appearance and characteristics of mermaids in chosen British literary works from the Middle Ages to the present. The thesis focuses on the development of romantic relationships between mermaids and men, their nature and symbolism in literature, and their role in the rise of feminism.
 

Keywords

mermaid feminism British literature symbolism romantic relationship
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 8. 2020
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/ytvf8/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 7. 9. 2020
  • Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
  • Reader: Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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