The Concept of Memory in Selected Works by Julian Barnes – Bc. Radek Nikl
Bc. Radek Nikl
Master's thesis
The Concept of Memory in Selected Works by Julian Barnes
The Concept of Memory in Selected Works by Julian Barnes
Abstract:
Abstrakt Tato magisterská práce analyzuje koncept paměti v románech Historie světa v 10 ½ kapitolách (1989), Arthur a George (2005) a Vědomí konce (2011) britského spisovatele Juliana Barnese. Práce zkoumá, jestli se autor v úvahách o paměti časem neposunul k větší subjektivitě, od psaní o pravdivostní povaze historie, k myšlenkám o (ne)spolehlivosti paměti jednotlivce. Jednotlivé kapitoly poskytují …moreAbstract:
Résumé This master’s diploma thesis analyses the concept of memory in three novels by the British novelist Julian Barnes: A History of the Worlds in 10 ½ Chapters (1989), Arthur & George (2005) and The Sense of an Ending (2011). The thesis explores the hypothesis that Julian Barnes’ writing about memory has over time shifted from objectivity to subjectivity, from reflections on memory in the form …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/y2pgt/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 17. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
- Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature
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