Image of Spain and Portugal in English written travelogues in 1750´
| Thesis title in Czech: | Obraz Španělska a Portugalska v anglicky psaných cestopisech druhé poloviny 18. století |
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| Thesis title in English: | Image of Spain and Portugal in English written travelogues in 1750´ |
| Key words: | Španělsko|Portugalsko|cestopisy|obraz druhého|černá legenda|Southey|Baretti|Young |
| English key words: | Spain|Portugal|travelogues|image of the Other|Black Legend|Southey|Baretti|Young |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2015/2016 |
| Thesis type: | diploma thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Institute of General History (21-USD) |
| Supervisor: | prof. Markéta Křížová, Ph.D. |
| Author: | hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept. |
| Date of registration: | 21.04.2016 |
| Date of assignment: | 29.04.2016 |
| Administrator's approval: | not processed yet |
| Confirmed by Study dept. on: | 27.05.2016 |
| Date and time of defence: | 07.09.2017 10:00 |
| Date of electronic submission: | 04.08.2017 |
| Date of proceeded defence: | 07.09.2017 |
| Submitted/finalized: | committed by student and finalized |
| Opponents: | PhDr. Jana Černá, Ph.D. |
| Péter Erdösi | |
| Guidelines |
| My master thesis is concerned with the image of Spain and Portugal within the travel literature written in English during the second half of the 18th century. As sources of such image, I use travelogues of the period, either written in English or translated into it. Therefore, my work is dealing with the topic of creating and perceiving the Other in British travel literature, among British readers respectively. On the examples of different works, I analyze perception of both aforementioned countries and their inhabitants during given period. I am interested in main elements of such image, which are connected spheres such as culture, religion and overall “national character.” As a part of the analysis, I want to find out if inhabitants of Iberian Peninsula could act as the “barbaric and backward” Other for English travel writers. From the two countries I chose, major attention is given to Spain. The main reason is a long history of Anglo-Spanish enmity, lasting for most of the early modern period. Such relations helped to create numerous images of Spaniards as political and religious enemies, culminating in the invention of so called Black Legend. On the other hand, the image of Portugal is also important as possible example of an “alternative view” on Iberian Peninsula, different from the perception of Spain. Therefore, I compare images of both these countries as a part of the thesis. Despite their cultural and geographical proximity, I am looking not only for similarities, but also possible differences in their image. Aside from comparison, I also employ the method of mental mapping, reconstructing views by different authors I chose. |
| References |
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