Distopija u češkoj književnosti kroz 20. stoljeće

master's thesis

• Title (english): Dystopia in Czech literature through the 20th century
• Author: Ivana Ikica
• Mentor: Katica Ivanković (mentor)
• Committee member: Suzana Kos (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Matija Ivačić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of West Slavic languages and literatures); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-06-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Slavic Studies

Abstract

Ovaj rad fokusira se na distopijska djela triju autora napisana kroz 20. stoljeće - Jan Weiss i Dům o tisíci patrech, Karel Čapek i Válka s mloky te Egon Bondy i Invalidní sourozenci. Cilj djela je analiza češke distopije koja se javlja za vijeme 20. stoljeća na primjerima navedenih autora. S radom krećemo od 16. stoljeća kada se prvi puta spominje pojam utopije te ćemo se na kratko pozabaviti Thomasom Moreom i Platonom. Bitno je analizirati utopiju kako bismo mogli shvatiti početke i korijene same distopije. Nakon toga se fokusiramo na distopiju koju ćemo definirati i kategorizirati. Što se tiče svjetske distopije, detaljnije ćemo se pozabaviti najvažnijim djelima objavljenima za vrijeme 20. stoljeća – 1984., Divni novi svijet i Mi. Najviše se bavimo 20. stoljećem jer je upravo ono i najplodnije, a u radu ćemo objasniti zbog čega je upravo ovo razdoblje zlatno razdoblje češke distopije te zbog čega nakon 1989. godine prestaje intenzivan razvoj distopijske književnosti.
Na samome kraju rada analizirat ćemo tri navedena djela češke distopije 20. stoljeća. Smjestit ćemo autore u povijesno razdoblje, opisati radnju djela te utvrditi zbog čega su ta djela smatrana distopijskima, ali i što je točno objekt kritike tih djela. Zanimljivo je kako se sva tri djela bave istim ili sličnim temama na potpuno drugačije načine i iako su autori pisali i djela su objavljena u različitim razdobljima i okolnostima.

Abstract (english)

This paper focuses on dystopian works of three authors written through 20th century – Jan Weiss (Dům o tisíci patrech), Karel Čapek (Válka s mloky) and Egon Bondy (Invalidní sourozenci). The goal is to analyse Czech dystopia of the 20th century based on examples of mentioned authors. The paper begins at the 16th century when the term utopia is first mentioned, so we will talk shortly about Thomas More and Platon. It is important to analyse utopia in order to be able to understand the beginnings and roots of dystopia. After that, we will focus on dystopia, we will define the term and categorise it. In more detail, we will discuss important dystopian works of the world literature that were published through the 20th century – 1984., Brave New World and We. The reason we focus on the 20th century is because it is the most fruitful and, in the paper,, we will understand why this period is called the golden period of Czech dystopia and why 1989 is the year when intense development of Czech dystopia ended.
At the end, we will analyse three mentioned authors and works of Czech dystopia, we will place authors in the historical period, describe the plot of these novels and understand why these novels are considered dystopian and what exactly is the object of criticism in them. It is very interesting how all three novels talk about the same or similar subjects in completely different ways even though all three authors lived and wrote in different time periods and circumstances.

• Keywords: Jan Weiss; Karel Čapek; Egon Bondy; utopija; distopija; anti-utopija; češka književnost; 20. stoljeće; totalitarizam; kapitalizam
• Keywords (english): Jan Weiss; Karel Čapek; Egon Bondy; utopia; dystopia; anti-utopia; Czech literature; 20th century; totalitarianism; capitalism
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:789741
• Study programme: Title: Czech Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Translation and Culture, Teaching; Course: Translation and Culture; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra bohemistike (magistar/magistra bohemistike)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2020-07-03 09:55:08