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Bc. Veronika Bránišová

Master's thesis

The Lone Mother Narrative in British Fiction in the Sixties

The Lone Mother Narrative in British Fiction in the Sixties
Abstract:
Cílem magisterské diplomové práce je analýza tématu svobodných (osamělých) matek ve třech románech ze šedesátých let dvacátého století: románu Margaret Drabbleové The Millstone (1965), Lynn Reid Banksové The L-Shaped Room (1960) a Nell Dunnové Poor Cow (1967). Diplomová práce vychází z teze, že téma svobodné matky je v románech použito za účelem zpochybnění v té době převládajících představ o manželství …more
Abstract:
The aim of the thesis is to explore the topic of lone motherhood in three 1960s novels: Margaret Drabble’s The Millstone (1965), Lynn Reid Banks’s The L-Shaped Room (1960) and Nell Dunn’s Poor Cow (1967) to argue that the motif of single motherhood is used in these novels to challenge prevailing notions about marriage, motherhood, femininity and identity. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The …more
 

Keywords

Lone Mothers Single Motherhood Margaret Drabble Lynn Reid Banks Nell Dunn The Sixties Structure of Feeling The Millstone The L-Shaped Room Poor Cow Motherhood Marriage Identity
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 5. 2017
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/zoidl/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 14. 6. 2017
  • Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
  • Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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