Pavla Stehnová

Master's thesis

British Dystopian Novel and its Vision of Threats to the Individual

British Dystopian Novel and its Vision of Threats to the Individual
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá britskými antiutopickými romány Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, A Clockwork Orange, které popisují omezování jedince v jeho svobodném jednání. Práce se zaměřuje především na revoltu jedince, spor s autoritou a podstatu strachu. Zahrnuty jsou také hlavní rysy antiutopické literatury, které jsou porovnány s klasickými utopickými vizemi. Pro tento účel bylo použito díla Utopie …more
Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to find out how the characters of the British dystopian novels (Orwell?s Nineteen Eighty-Four, Huxley?s Brave New World and Burgess? A Clockwork Orange) are suppressed by various authorities. The paper considers the revolt of the individual, conflict with the government and nature of fear. The study also describes the main features of dystopian literature and compares them …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 6. 2009

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 3. 9. 2009
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Ladislav Vít, Ph.D.

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Stehnová, Pavla. British Dystopian Novel and its Vision of Threats to the Individual. Pardubice, 2009. diplomová práce (Mgr.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická

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University of Pardubice

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Master programme / field:
Teacher Education for Lower Secondary Schools / English Language Teacher Education

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