Fairy Tale Narratives in Eudora Welty's Short Fiction

Katarína BENKOVÁ

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

This bachelor thesis focuses on the elements typical for a fairy tale and the purpose of their presence in Eudora Welty's short fiction, namely the novel The Robber Bridegroom (1942) and her short stories "A Worn Path" from the collection A Curtain of Green (1941), "The Wide Net" from the collection The Wide Net (1943), and "Sir Rabbit" from the collection Golden Apples (1949). The works of famous folklorists, such as Stith Thompson, Antti Aarne, Hans-Jörg Uther, Max Lüthi, and Jack Zipes will serve as the source of information for this thesis.

Abstract:

Táto bakalárska práca sa zameriava na prvky typické pre rozprávky a ich účel v krátkej beletrii Eudory Welty, konkrétne v románe The Robber Bridegroom a v poviedkach "A Worn Path" zo zbierky poviedok A Curtain of Green, "The Wide Net" zo zbierky The Wide Net a "Sir Rabbit" zo zbierky Golden Apples. Bakalárska práca čerpá informácie od známych folkloristov ako Stith Thompson, Antti Aarne, Hans-Jörg Uther, Max Lüthi a Jack Zipes. počet strán: 37 počet znakov: 61 291 počet zdrojov: 43

Keywords

Eudora Welty, rozprávky, mýty, The Robber Bridegroom, Sir Rabbit, A Worn Path, The Wide Net

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 10. 5. 2023

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: prof. PhDr. Marcel Arbeit, Dr.

Palacký University Olomouc

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / odbor:
English Philology / English Philology / Japanese Philology