Mental Disorders in Literary Characters: The Osmosis of the Literary and the Psychiatric – Bc. Laura Škrobánková
Bc. Laura Škrobánková
Master's thesis
Mental Disorders in Literary Characters: The Osmosis of the Literary and the Psychiatric
Mental Disorders in Literary Characters: The Osmosis of the Literary and the Psychiatric
Abstract:
Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na literární postavy s mentálními poruchami ve čtyřech amerických novelách různých žánrů a jejich filmových a televizních adaptacích od raných devadesátých let dvacátého století po první dekádu dvacátého prvního století. Každá kapitola představuje autora, přijetí a kriticismus publikace a filmu, synopsi, a poskytuje lékařskou diagnózu dané nemoci. Analytická část poté diagnózu …moreAbstract:
This thesis studies literary characters suffering from mental health illnesses in four selected American novels of various genres alongside their movie and television series adaptations. Each chapter briefly introduces the author, the novel and changes made in the adaptation. The analysis is divided into two parts: firstly it focuses on the protagonist’s mental disorders and their authenticity in relation …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 11. 7. 2023
Identifier:
https://is.slu.cz/th/huae4/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 17. 8. 2023
- Supervisor: PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
- Reader: PhDr. Veronika Woznicová, Ph.D.
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ŠKROBÁNKOVÁ, Laura. \textit{Mental Disorders in Literary Characters: The Osmosis of the Literary and the Psychiatric}. Online. Master's thesis. Opava: Silesian University in Opava, Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava. 2023. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/ucfem3/.
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English language / English language
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