Jiřina Boušová

Bachelor's thesis

Representations of the Mammy figure in white Southern literature of the post-war period (1945–1960)

Representations of the Mammy figure in white Southern literature of the post-war period (1945–1960)
Abstract:
Ztvárnění postavy “Mammy” v bělošské literatuře amerického Jihu v poválečných letech (1945-1960) Tato bakalářská práce se soustředí na postavu “Mammy” a její ztvárnění ve třech poválečných dílech jižanských autorů: Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948); William Styron, Lie Down in Darkness (1951); Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). Krátká shrnutí dějů těchto knih jsou příloze III. …more
Abstract:
Representations of the Mammy figure in white Southern literature of the post-war period (1945–1960) This thesis deals with the Mammy figure and its representation in three post-war novels by Southern writers: Truman Capote’s 1948 novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms; William Styron’s 1951 novel, Lie Down in Darkness; and Harper Lee’s 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Brief summaries of primary literature …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 16. 9. 2014

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 24. 9. 2014
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Gregor Kalinowski
  • Reader: doc. PhDr. Jiří Homoláč, CSc.

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Specialization in Pedagogy / English as a Foreign Language

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