Genres of Fiction and Possible Worlds in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" – Bc. Rastislav Domček
Bc. Rastislav Domček
Bachelor's thesis
Genres of Fiction and Possible Worlds in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"
Genres of Fiction and Possible Worlds in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"
Abstract:
Cieľom tejto práce je analyzovať vzťah medzi rôznymi žánrami fikcie nachádzajúcimi sa v knižnej sérii Temná Veža od Stephena Kinga, a Teóriou Možných Svetov Lubomíra Doležela. Práca je rozdelená na dve teoretické a dve analytické kapitoly. Teoretické kapitoly sa zapodievajú definíciou rôznych žarnov fikcie a ich hlavnými elementmi, a uvedením Doleželovej teórie. Zvyšné dve kapitoly analyzujú jednotlivé …moreAbstract:
The goal of this thesis is to analyse the relationship between various genres of fiction present in Stephen King’s the Dark Tower book series and Lubomír Doležel’s Theory of Possible Worlds. The thesis is divided into two theoretical, and two analytical chapters. The theoretical chapters are concerned with defining various genres of fiction and their main elements, and with outlining Doležel’s theory …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 5. 2021
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/o7oyn/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 21. 6. 2021
- Supervisor: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Jana Valová
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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