Kateřina Burketová

Bachelor's thesis

The Mountain Topos in Early Twentieth-Century British Literature

The Mountain Topos in Early Twentieth-Century British Literature
Abstract:
Cílem této bakalářské práce je analyzovat topos hory a lidský prožitek tohoto místa v britské literatuře 20tého století. Pro tuto analýzu byly vybrány následující díla: Lost Horizon od Jamese Hiltona, The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts od Wystana Hugha Audena a Christophera Isherwooda, "Amy Foster" od Josepha Conrada a Plain Tales from the Hills od Rudyarda Kiplinga. Teoretická část nastiňuje …more
Abstract:
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse the mountain topos and the human experience of this type of place in 20th century British literature. For the analysis the following works were chosen: Lost Horizon by James Hilton, The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts by Wystan Hugh Auden and Christopher Isherwood, "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad and finally Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling …more
 

Keywords

mountain topos place symbol
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 3. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 23. 5. 2016
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Ladislav Vít, Ph.D.

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Burketová, Kateřina. The Mountain Topos in Early Twentieth-Century British Literature. Pardubice, 2016. bakalářská práce (Bc.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická

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