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Bc. Michal Křiklava

Master's thesis

The Clash of Gayness: Depictions of Homosexuality in "Maurice" and "The Swimming-Pool Library"

The Clash of Gayness: Depictions of Homosexuality in "Maurice" and "The Swimming-Pool Library"
Abstract:
V této práci jsou zkoumána dvě díla britské gay literatury a jejich tematika. První kniha od E. M. Forstera Maurice vznikla na počátku dvacátého století, kdežto kniha druhá od Alana Hollinghursta The Swimming-Pool Library byla napsána v osmdesátých letech dvacátého století. Starší kniha tedy předchází období Stonewallských bouří, zatímco Hollinghurstův román se objevuje až po nich. Je tedy nasnadě …more
Abstract:
Two pieces of British gay literature and their themes are examined in the present thesis. The first novel, Maurice, by E. M. Forster was written at the beginning of the twentieth century, while the second novel, The Swimming-Pool Library, by Alan Hollinghurst was written in 1980s. The older book, thus, precedes the period of the Stonewall Riots, while Hollinghurst’s novel appears after the riots. Thus …more
 

Keywords

E. M. Forster Alan Hollinghurst The Swimming-Pool Library Maurice Victorian society Viktoriánská společnost homosexuality homosexualita English literature Anglická literatura
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 19. 12. 2017
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/coxzu/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 26. 1. 2018
  • Supervisor: doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
  • Reader: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel

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