Reality in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Bc. Lucia Sladiková

Bachelor's thesis

Anotácia:

Táto bakalárska práca sa zaoberá porovnaním série kníh s názvom Pieseň ohňa a ľadu od George R. R. Martin a vybraných aspektov z histórie Britských ostrovov. Práca sa usiluje dokázať, že autor bol inšpirovaný reálnou históriou a použil ju vo svojich knihách. Skúmanými aspektmi sú teritórium, steny, ľudia, rytieri, heraldika, dedičstvo, zvyky a udalosti. Ďalším zámerom tejto práce je klasifikovať knihy v zmysle žánra a navrhnúť ich možné využitie v edukačnom procese.

Abstract:

This bachelor’s thesis deals with the comparison of a series of books A Song of Ice and Fire written by George R. R. Martin and the chosen aspects from the history of the British Isles. It attempts to prove that the author was inspired by the real history and used it in his books. The studied aspects are namely the territory, the walls, people, knights, heraldry, heritability, customs and events. The thesis also attempts to classify the books in terms of genre and suggests a possible use in education.

Keywords

George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire, A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons, postmodernism, historiographic metafiction, high fantasy, taboo, British Isles, territory, highland zone, lowland zone, The Wall, Hadrian’s Wall, Antonine Wall, Offa’s Dyke, barbarians, wildlings, southerners, northerners, knights, heraldry, heritability, feudalism

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 3. 2015

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 3. 6. 2015
• Vedúci: Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Education

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Specialization in Education / Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language