Anti-Consumerism and Anti-Conformism in American Literature of the 1950s and 1960s – Daniel MŁYNEK
Daniel MŁYNEK
Master's thesis
Anti-Consumerism and Anti-Conformism in American Literature of the 1950s and 1960s
Anti-Consumerism and Anti-Conformism in American Literature of the 1950s and 1960s
Abstract:
In spite of mankind's ability to make life go on in an undisturbed and peaceful way, the world we are living in is the world of confusion, disparity and constant uneasiness. It is the world ruled by fear and thirst for money, power, fame, and the other outer things that cannot ever compensate for the great inner loss that has afflicted humanity. The thesis therefore deals with the tradition in American …moreAbstract:
Přestože lidstvo má veškeré předpoklady k tomu vést ničím nerušený a spokojený život, svět, v němž ve skutečnosti žijeme, je světem zmatku, nesourodosti a permanentního neklidu. Je to svět, v němž panuje strach a touha po penězích, moci, slávě a ostatních vnějších věcech, které nikdy nenahradí velkou vnitřní ztrátu, jíž je lidstvo sužováno. I z toho důvodu se práce zabývá tou tradicí v americké literatuře …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 19. 4. 2017
Thesis defence
- Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Petr Kopecký, Ph.D.
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MŁYNEK, Daniel. \textit{Anti-Consumerism and Anti-Conformism in American Literature of the 1950s and 1960s}. Online. Master's thesis. Ostrava: University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts. 2017. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/eyod1t/.
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MŁYNEK, Daniel. Anti-Consumerism and Anti-Conformism in American Literature of the 1950s and 1960s. Ostrava, 2017. diplomová práce (Mgr.). OSTRAVSKÁ UNIVERZITA. Filozofická fakulta
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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