Humour, Satire and Irony in The Canterbury Tales and in Their Film Adaptations. – Mgr. Petra Garay
Mgr. Petra Garay
Bachelor's thesis
Humour, Satire and Irony in The Canterbury Tales and in Their Film Adaptations.
Humour, Satire and Irony in The Canterbury Tales and in Their Film Adaptations.
Abstract:
Záměrem této bakalářské práce je rozpoznat a analyzovat prvky humoru, satiry a ironie v Canterburských povídkách Geoffreyho Chaucera a v některých jejich filmových adaptacích. V první části jsou prezentovány okolnosti Chaucerova života a komičnost povídek a jejich protagonistů. Zmíněné kapitoly poskytují informace nezbytné k porozumění podstaty Chaucerova humoru. Druhá část pozorně zkoumá tři z povídek …moreAbstract:
The intention of this thesis is to identify and analyze the elements of humour, satire and irony in Chaucer‘s Canterbury Tales and some of their film adaptations. In the first part, Chaucer’s personal circumstances and the comicality of the Tales as well as its protagonists are presented. These sections provide necessary information in order to understand the essence of Chaucer’s humour. The second …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 4. 2012
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/drjnw/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 5. 6. 2012
- Supervisor: Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakultaMasaryk University
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Specialization in Education / Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language
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