Experiment and Narrative Strategies in Selected Novels by B. S. Johnson

• Název práce v češtině: Experiment a narativní strategie ve vybraných románech B. S. Johnsona
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Experiment and Narrative Strategies in Selected Novels by B. S. Johnson
• Klíčová slova: B. S. Johnson|literární experiment|naratologie|Albert Angelo|The Unfortunates|Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry
• Klíčová slova anglicky: B. S. Johnson|Literary Experiment|Narratology|Albert Angelo|The Unfortunates|Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2020/2021
• Typ práce: bakalářská práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Ústav anglofonních literatur a kultur (21-UALK)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Mgr. David Vichnar, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno a potvrzeno stud. odd.
• Datum přihlášení: 14.09.2021
• Datum zadání: 15.09.2021
• Schválení administrátorem: zatím neschvalováno
• Datum potvrzení stud. oddělením: 29.09.2021
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 05.09.2022 00:00
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 08.08.2022
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 05.09.2022
• Odevzdaná/finalizovaná: odevzdaná studentem a finalizovaná
• Oponenti: Mgr. Miroslava Horová, Ph.D.

Zásady pro vypracování

The thesis will aim to explore the experimental elements and narrative techniques in selected novels by B. S. Johnson. The three novels discussed will be Christie Malry’s Own Double Entry, The Unfortunates and Albert Angelo. The introduction will attempt to provide a comprehensive introduction to postmodernist literature and its context, drawing from various authorities on the topic (e.g. Lyotard, McHale, Hutcheon). It will also serve as an introduction to experimental literature. The first chapter will explore Johnson’s use of metafictional elements and their effects. The second chapter will focus on traditional narrative techniques adapted by the author according to the poetics of postmodernism and used as a part of his literary experiment. This will be shown on techniques such as the intrusive author or deus ex machina. The third chapter will analyze the formal innovations that form part of author’s narrative experiment. Primarily the format of The Unfortunates and the way the novel Albert Angelo explores the materiality of language, text, and literature.

Seznam odborné literatury

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Waugh, Patricia. Metafiction: The Theory and Practice of Self-Conscious Fiction. Florence: Taylor & Francis Group, 1984. ProQuest Ebook Central.