The Myths of Fionn mac Cumhaill and The Children of Lir Retold by Contemporary Irish Authors – Bc. Anna Machová
Bc. Anna Machová
Master's thesis
The Myths of Fionn mac Cumhaill and The Children of Lir Retold by Contemporary Irish Authors
The Myths of Fionn mac Cumhaill and The Children of Lir Retold by Contemporary Irish Authors
Abstract:
Tato práce zaměřuje na irské pověsti a jejich literární převyprávění současnými irskými autory, Deirdre Sullivanovou a Brianem O’Sullivanem. Předmětem zkoumání jsou jejich knihy Savage Her Reply a Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bláthma, v pořadí. Práce zkoumá hlavní motivy těchto převyprávění a důležité prvky, které jsou zahrnuty nebo vynechány z jejich textů. Pověsti, se kterými jsou tato převyprávění srovnávaná …moreAbstract:
This thesis deals with retellings of old Irish mythological tales by contemporary Irish authors, Deirdre Sullivan and Brian O’Sullivan. The subject of analysis are their novels Savage Her Reply and Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bláthma, respectively. The focus is on the main themes of these retellings and the important information the authors decided to keep or omit from their texts. The legends with which …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 25. 5. 2022
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Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 14. 6. 2022
- Supervisor: M.Phil. James Joseph Little, Ph.D.
- Reader: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.
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MACHOVÁ, Anna. \textit{The Myths of Fionn mac Cumhaill and The Children of Lir Retold by Contemporary Irish Authors}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2022. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/rjx8q4/.
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Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature
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