The Role of Virtues and Vices in The Canterbury Tales – Bc. Hana Straková
Bc. Hana Straková
Bachelor's thesis
The Role of Virtues and Vices in The Canterbury Tales
The Role of Virtues and Vices in The Canterbury Tales
Abstract:
Bakalářská práce se zaměřuje na úlohu a význam témat ctností a neřestí v Chaucerových Canterburských povídkách, jmenovitě v „Povídce ženy z Bath,“ „Povídce rytířově“ a „Povídce mlynářově.“ Cílem této práce je dokázat, že se téma ctností a neřestí často v povídkách objevuje a že zde hraje svou specifickou roli. Nejprve je představen samotný koncept a původ ctností a neřestí. Pozornost je věnována rozdělení …moreAbstract:
The thesis focuses on the role and importance of the virtues and vices as themes in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales particularly in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, “The Knight’s Tale” and “The Miller’s Tale.” The aim is to prove that the virtues and vices frequently appear in the tales and have their specific role in Chaucer’s work. The paper begins with the presentation of the actual concept and origin …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 12. 2012
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/yh2ux/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 1. 2. 2013
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsBachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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