Bc. Monika Zelinková

Master's thesis

Edgar Allan Poe and George Lippard: Beyond the Entertainer and the Social Critic

Edgar Allan Poe and George Lippard: Beyond the Entertainer and the Social Critic
Abstract:
Tato magisterská diplomová práce se zabývá pracemi dvou amerických spisovatelů z devatenáctého století, Edgara Allana Poea a George Lipparda. Tato díla jsou jmenovitě Poeovy povídky „Metzengerstein,“ „King Pest the First“ („Král mor“) a Lippardův román The Quaker City, or The Monks of Monk Hall. Zatímco první zmiňovaný je často považován za autora děsivých krátkých povídek, jejichž jediným záměrem …more
Abstract:
This Master’s diploma thesis is dealing with the works of two American nineteenth century writers, Edgar Allan Poe and George Lippard. The works are Poe’s “Metzengerstein,” “King Pest the First” and Lippard’s novel The Quaker City, or The Monks of Monk Hall. While the first mentioned is often referred to as the horror writer of short stories with the intention to entertain, the latter is considered …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 6. 1. 2020

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 30. 1. 2020
  • Supervisor: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.

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