Language as a Bridge to Multiple Identities in Selected Novels by Brian Castro – Mgr. Veronika Hubíková
Mgr. Veronika Hubíková
Bachelor's thesis
Language as a Bridge to Multiple Identities in Selected Novels by Brian Castro
Language as a Bridge to Multiple Identities in Selected Novels by Brian Castro
Abstract:
Bakalářská práce se zabývá příčinným vztahem mezi jazykem a mnohočetnými identitami hlavních protagonistů - polyglotů ve vybraných knihách Briana Castra – Birds of Passage, Shanghai Dancing a The Garden Book. Práce dokazuje, že Castro používá jazyk jako prostředek zodpovědný za konstrukci mnohočetných identit jeho hlavních postav. Navíc jím zobrazený vztah mezi jazykem a identitou odpovídá výsledkům …moreAbstract:
The thesis examines the relationship between language and multiple identities in Brian Castroʼs novels Birds of Passage, Shanghai Dancing and The Garden Book. It shows that language is responsible for constructing the multitude of identities, a typical feature of Castroʼs multicultural characters. Moreover, the depiction of the language-identity relation in the novels complies with recent social scientific …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/p3l7w/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 15. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Alžběta Zedníková
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsBachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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