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Bc. Eva Homolková

Bachelor's thesis

An Analysis of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

An Analysis of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters
Abstract:
Analýza knihy Soudné Sestry od Terryho Pratchetta, bakalářská práce Evy Homolkové, se zabývá několika motivy, které se objevují v knize Soudné Sestry, jenž je parodií na Macbetha a Hamleta od Williama Shakespeara. Jmenovitě se práce zabývá tématem archetypů, parodie, magie a slov. Cílem práce je zjistit, jak s těmito motivy Pratchett v knize pracuje a k čemu mu slouží. Práce se rovnež snaží zjistit …more
Abstract:
An Analysis of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, a major bachelor thesis by Eva Homolková, deals with several most significant motifs that appear in Pratchett's novel Wyrd Sisters - a parody on William Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hamlet. The thesis discusses the following topics: archetypes, parody, magic and words. The main aim of the work is to try to analyze these motifs in Pratchett's novel and find …more
 

Keywords

Terry Pratchett Wyrd Sisters archetypes parody precursor text magic headology witches Macbeth Hamlet William Shakespeare
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 12. 2009
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/pk7xh/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 10. 6. 2010
  • Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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