Youth and Beauty as Central Themes of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray

Veronika ČERVENÁ

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

The aim of the Bachelor's thesis is to analyse Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray with emphasis on the themes of Beauty and Youth and its use in the book. The thesis is divided into several parts. The first chapter describes the Victorian Britain in 19th century and the impacts of the age on the literature. The second chapter is dedicated to Oscar Wilde; his life as well as his work. The chapter also consists of the plot and of the analysis of the main characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray. The last chapter serves as a practical part of the thesis and analyse the central themes as they appeared in the book.

Abstract:

Cílem této bakalářské práce je rozebrat román Oscara Wilda Obraz Doriana Graye s důrazem na použití motivů mládí a krásy. Práce je rozdělena do několika částí. V první kapitole je popsána Viktoriánská éra v Británii a to jak toto období ovlivnilo literaturu. Druhá kapitola je věnována samotnému Oscaru Wildovi, jeho životu a dílu. Tato kapitola také obsahuje děj románu a analýzu hlavních postav. Poslední kapitola tvoří praktickou část celé práce, tudíž je v ní popsáno, jak je v knize použito motivů krásy a mládí a jejich vliv na celou knihu.

Keywords

Viktoriánská Anglie, Oscar Wilde, Obraz Doriana Graye, Estétské hnutí

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 29. 4. 2016

Accessible from:: 31. 12. 2999

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: PhDr. Ivona Mišterová, Ph.D.

University of West Bohemia

Faculty of Philosophy and Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Linguistics / Foreign Languages for Business