Bc. Antonín Zita, M.A., Ph.D.

Master's thesis

"The Exterminator Does a Good Job:" The Discourse of Naked Lunch

"The Exterminator Does a Good Job:" The Discourse of Naked Lunch
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá dílem Nahý oběd od spisovatele Williama S. Burroughse. Práce si vytyčila za cíl následující dva body: zaprvé provést analýzu diskursu Nahého obědu a zadruhé komentovat vybrané kritické interpretace tohoto díla. Tato diplomová práce ukazuje, že Nahý oběd je velmi neurčité a komplikované dílo. Navíc je pro čtenáře nutné, aby si vytvořil/a nový náhled na interpretaci literárního …more
Abstract:
This thesis deals with the work Naked Lunch by the writer William S. Burroughs. The thesis has two main objectives: first, to analyze the discourse of the work; second, to comment on the work's critical interpretations. The thesis shows that the work is a highly indeterminate text. Furthermore, Naked Lunch requires its readers to develop a new way of interpreting a literary text in order to fully understand …more
 

Keywords

William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch discourse analysis critical interpretations analýza diskurzu kritické interpretace
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 2. 5. 2011
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/iw30h/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 16. 6. 2011
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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