Bc. Anna Mária Pisoňová

Master's thesis

Representation of the Trickster Figure in Selected Works Written by African American Authors

Representation of the Trickster Figure in Selected Works Written by African American Authors
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se zaměřuje na interpretaci archetypu šprýmaře v knize Fredericka Douglasse Vyprávění o životě Fredericka Douglasse, amerického otroka, dále v románu Ralpha Ellisona, Neviditelný, a v díle Toni Morrison, Sula. Porovnává různá vyobrazení šprýmaře v těchto knihách, přičemž se soustřeďuje na čtyři vlastnosti šprýmaře - překračování hranic, vzdorování binární opozici, apetit a oběta …more
Abstract:
This diploma thesis focuses on the interpretation of the trickster archetype in Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself, in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, and in Toni Morrison's Sula. It compares and contrasts different portrayals of the trickster figure within these works, focusing on four trickster characteristics - boundary-crossing …more
 

Keywords

African American literature trickster Frederick Douglass Ralph Ellison Toni Morrison boundary-crossing binary opposition appetite sacrifice
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 6. 1. 2020
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/j3sd9/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 30. 1. 2020
  • Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
  • Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

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