Bc. Marika Buršíková

Master's thesis

Elements of the Metaphysical Detective Story Genre in the Work of Melville, Hawthorne and Poe

Elements of the Metaphysical Detective Story Genre in the Work of Melville, Hawthorne and Poe
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce zkoumá vzájemný vztah mezi díly autorů tzv. Americké renesance (Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne a Edgar Allan Poe) a současnými autory, kteří využívají ve svých dílech žánru metafyzického detektivního příběhu (Paul Auster, Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo). Práce se soustředí zejména na motiv labyrintu, pohřešované osoby, dvojí identity a poraženého detektiva.
Abstract:
The thesis explores the links between the works of 19th century American writers (Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe) and writers who use the genre of the metaphysical detective story such as Paul Auster, Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo. The main focus is on the motif of the labyrinth, the missing person, the double identity and the defeated detective.
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 10. 1. 2013

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 30. 1. 2013
  • Supervisor: Bonita Rhoads
  • Reader: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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