“The American Way Is a Hideous Monster:” The Portrayal of American Society in the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Amiri Baraka and Chen Chen
| Thesis title in Czech: | “Americký způsob je odporné monstrum:” Vykreslení Americké společnosti v poezii Allena Ginsberga, Gregoryho Corsa, Amiriho Baraka a Chena Chena |
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| Thesis title in English: | “The American Way Is a Hideous Monster:” The Portrayal of American Society in the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Amiri Baraka and Chen Chen |
| Key words: | Americká poezie|Allen Ginsberg|Gregory Corso|Amiri Baraka|Chen Chen|20. století|21. století|Studená válka|COVID-19|kritika společnosti|Spojené Státy Americké|rasismus|politica|9/11 |
| English key words: | American poetry|Allen Ginsberg|Gregory Corso|Amiri Baraka|Chen Chen|Cold War|Twentieth century|Twenty-first century|COVID-19|Social critique|United States of America|Politics|9/11 |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2022/2023 |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (21-UALK) |
| Supervisor: | Stephan Delbos, M.F.A., Ph.D. |
| Author: | hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept. |
| Date of registration: | 08.12.2022 |
| Date of assignment: | 08.12.2022 |
| Administrator's approval: | approved |
| Confirmed by Study dept. on: | 08.12.2022 |
| Date and time of defence: | 13.06.2023 00:00 |
| Date of electronic submission: | 16.05.2023 |
| Date of proceeded defence: | 13.06.2023 |
| Submitted/finalized: | committed by student and finalized |
| Opponents: | doc. Justin Quinn, Ph.D. |
| Guidelines |
| This bachelor thesis will look at portrayal of American society of the twentieth and twenty-first century in the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Amiri Baraka and Chen Chen. One chapter will be dedicated to each poet for the analysis of their work, focusing mainly on the images related to the themes of freedom, equality, and the American Dream. It will also look at certain key historical events of their time and analyze the possible motivation and influences behind the composition. The analysis will focus on their choice of tone, language and images, and the overall message the poem seems to communicate. The aim is to examine and compare the works of the twentieth and twenty-first century poets, and to find differences and similarities in their perception and critique of American society of their time. Each poet was selected as to assure diversity and wider spectrum of American society. |
| References |
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