Mgr. Magdalena Šedrlová

Bachelor's thesis

Watermelon Sixties: Analysis of Richard Brautigan's "In Watermelon Sugar" on the Background of the 1960s Counterculture in the United States

Watermelon Sixties: Analysis of Richard Brautigan's "In Watermelon Sugar" on the Background of the 1960s Counterculture in the United States
Abstract:
In my bachelor’s thesis, I’m dealing with the relationship between Richard Brautigan and the hippie movement, and I’m trying to explain why this author became so popular with the 1960s counterculture. The thesis is divided into two parts; the first one – focused on the city of San Francisco – is an outline of roots, origins, evolution and specific features of the hippie subculture, and the second one …more
 

Keywords

"In Watermelon Sugar" "V melounovém cukru" Richard Brautigan beat generation counterculture hippies San Francisco 1960s USA
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 5. 2008
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/hxbkg/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 4. 6. 2008
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.

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