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Mountain Topos in Early Twentieth-Century British Literature

Authors :
Vít, Ladislav
Roebuck, Olga
Burketová, Kateřina
Vít, Ladislav
Roebuck, Olga
Burketová, Kateřina
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse the mountain topos and the human experience of this type of place in 20th century British literature. For the analysis the following works were chosen: Lost Horizon by James Hilton, The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts by Wystan Hugh Auden and Christopher Isherwood, "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad and finally Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling. The theoretical part outlines the main features of the mountain tops defined by Daniela Hodrová, Robert Macfarlane and Marjorie Hope Nicolson. The analytical part explores selected fiction and focuses on the relationship between mountains, human behaviour and experiences.<br />Cílem této bakalářské práce je analyzovat topos hory a lidský prožitek tohoto místa v britské literatuře 20tého století. Pro tuto analýzu byly vybrány následující díla: Lost Horizon od Jamese Hiltona, The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts od Wystana Hugha Audena a Christophera Isherwooda, "Amy Foster" od Josepha Conrada a Plain Tales from the Hills od Rudyarda Kiplinga. Teoretická část nastiňuje hlavní rysy toposu hory definované Danielou Hodrovou, Robertem Macfarlanem a Marjorie Hope Nicolsonovou. Analytická část se zabývá vybranou fikcí a zaměřuje se na vztah mezi horami, chováním lidí a jejich zkušenostmi.<br />Fakulta filozofická

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
47 s., application/pdf, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, application/msword, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1100094973
Document Type :
Electronic Resource