Mgr. Veronika Majlingová

Bachelor's thesis

Contemporary Influences on Virginia Woolf's Style of Writing

Contemporary Influences on Virginia Woolf's Style of Writing
Abstract:
Táto práca analyzuje hlavné vplyvy na štýl písania Virginie Woolfovej. V prvej kapitole som popísala hlavné zmeny, ktoré prebehli na začiatku 20. storočia, ako v spoločnosti, politike, tak v oblasti vedy a filozofie. Potom sa bližšie zaoberám významom pojmu "život", tak ako ho používala Woolfová v spojení s filozofiou vitalizmu Henriho Bergsona. Potom aplikujem niektoré ďalšie aspekty Bergsonovej filozofie …more
Abstract:
This thesis is an analysis of some of the main contemporary influences on Woolf´s writing. Firstly I describe the general changes that took place at the beginning of the 20th century, in society, politics, science and philosophy. Then I look more closely on the characteristics of "life" as Woolf meant it in connection with Henri Bergson´s philosophy of vitalism. I continue to apply further aspects …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 29. 4. 2009

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 16. 6. 2009
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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