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Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Artistic Transgressions in Frank O'Hara's Poetry(2013-05-29T15:00:46Z) Zabos, Ágnes; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThis essay will focus on a main characteristic of O’Hara’s aesthetics: its ungraspable nature, or, in other words, „the betweenness” (Magee 704). It is almost impossible to put him into a category, because he always erases the boundaries between totally different qualities. If there existed a constantly mixed, constantly changing definition, that would be proper for his poetry. That is to say, his aesthetics cannot really be pinned down to any one aspect. When I want to make a single statement about his poetics, I have to be extremely careful. I find the binary oppositions in his poetry so essential that they will determine the structure of my essay. The title of my chapters will always be two opposing categories from which O’Hara was not inclined to choose: he is either in both of the different categories, or in neither of them; and it is all the same. The chapters will address the issue of mixed-media games: painting and literature; cinema and poetry; then music and literature. It is not surprising that O’Hara made experiments by mixing different branches of art. He worked as the Associate Curator in the Department of the Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York; he was keen on motion pictures and admired jazz music as well.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Impotence and Sexual Oppression in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(2013-02-25T15:23:24Z) Kiss, Imola Tamara; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarMy thesis will, afterwards, be devoted to this issue of code switching to find out more about the nature of this phenomenon defined by scholars and sociolinguists. Firstly, I will raise the issue of bilingualism and I will also take time to compare code switching with two similar linguistic concepts, code mixing and borrowing. Secondly, I will list the main types and some pragmatic aspects of switching. In the rest of the paper I will present Hungarian immigrants living in three foreign countries, United States of America, Canada and Australia and collect actual speech samples from them as evidence to prove the reality of language shift.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Ironic Twists(2013-05-28T13:53:45Z) Kormos, Áron; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarI assume that Plath’s unique treatment of symbols, including the use of contorted apocalyptic images, outright demonic images, and analogous ones, is responsible essentially for creating this ironic quality. For this reason, I will concentrate on these three kinds, aiming to “tame” what Beake refers to as the bold “twists of image” (Paragraph 13). I seek to explore what makes Sylvia Plath’s images as exciting as they are, that is, the often so ironic nature of their “twisting,” whether a result of conscious or subconscious conduct on the part of the poetess. I presume that I can properly illustrate how Plath applies her poetic images to create this effect by looking at only one of the five categories of metaphors at a time. Therefore (not to mention practical reasons and lack of space), I will focus on the lowest level of the Great Chain of Being, namely the mineral world, in my study of the demonic corruption of visual images.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Manifestations of Postmodernity in the Chicano Treatment of Discusivity, History and Subjectivity(2013-10-10T11:08:06Z) Kárai, Attila; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThe objectives of this paper are to continue and expand the inquiry initiated by Saldívar and Sánchez, to probe deeper into the applicability of postmodernism in the critical discourse about Chicano literature, and to map the forms that postmodern thought assumes in two emblematic narratives of this canon. One of the novels analyzed here, Rudlofo A. Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima (1972), is an all-time Chicano classic, a milestone of the Chicano Renaissance that acquired instant popularity with ethnic as well as mainstream Anglo readership at its first publication. The other text I chose to work with, Alejandro Morales’s Caras viejas y vino nuevo (1975), faced so much opposition and incomprehension initially that it ended up as the first Chicano novel to be published outside the US.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Possible Worlds Theory in Narratology(2013-03-19T10:09:44Z) Szabó, Péter Tibor; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThe aim of this paper is to explain the relationship between Possible Worlds Theory and Narratology. More precisely, to present how Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon can be analyzed by the quartette of modalities of PWT.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Post-Apocalyptic Vision as Social Criticism: Asimov, Malamud, Vonnegut(2013-02-28T15:46:51Z) Puskás, Csaba; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarPost-apocalyptic themes often recur in science-fiction works. In fact, literary critics often label it as a subgenre of science-fiction, as it most often appears in futuristic settings. However, not all post-apocalyptic works can be labeled as science fiction. Since the genre has very defined aspects, post-apocalyptic fiction cannot be completely marked as a part of SF. One of the works I will discuss in this paper, namely Bernard Malamud’s God’s Grace, doesn’t really fit the science-fiction genre in many aspects, but still, it is set in a post-apocalyptic world. Thus, this paper will not be an elaboration of post-apocalyptic science-fiction only, but the post-apocalyptic and apocalyptic visions in the novels Cat’s Cradle (by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.), God’s Grace (by Bernard Malamud) and Forward the Foundation (by Isaac Asimov) and how they reflect to the society of various parts of the second half of the 20th century.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Presenting the Holocaust(2013-03-05T15:50:24Z) Bollmann, Gábriel; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThis study is going to focus on the authors’ experience of the Holocaust as it is depicted in their memoirs. These memoirs reveal the importance of familial ties during hardship and interestingly the role of father becomes an essential one in both ones. How they perceived themselves and came to terms with their own identity becomes also an important question just like questions concerning faith and religion. Despite the fact that these similar themes and topics exist their outcomes are often totally different and eventually the opposites of each other. Where the Diary suddenly ends the journey into the horrors of Night begins. So let’s begin our journey deep into these two works and see how big the iceberg actually is.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Problems of Identity in Cyberpunk Fiction(2013-06-14T07:09:45Z) Antal, Anikó Judit; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThe purpose of this paper is to highlight as many aspects as possible of how postmodern cyberpunk fiction presents or deals with the problematic instability of postmodern identity. There have been many attempts from the ancient philosophy to postmodernism, to define - “who am I? What other concern is quite so captivating than dealing with the ongoing, lifelong project of assessing identity and figuring out how one relates to others and the surrounding world” (Gioia 17)? Many philosophers have contemplated the “who am I?” question; as Gioia analysis suggests: Plato saw identity as “a form that exists metaphysically and instantiates differently in each person” (18), while “Aristotle’s portrait of the self provides an early hint of the view that there can be many different identities housed within an individual” (18). However later in the 20th century – still following Gioia’s train of thought – identity was portrayed as a constructed phenomenon or “as a general, if individualized, framework for understanding oneself that is formed and sustained via social interaction”Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Resignification in the African American Community in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Sula(2013-01-21T11:27:45Z) Csűry, Dávid; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarIn order to understand the way resignification works within the African American community, in this chapter I will reflect on its critical contexts. Consequently, I will analyze how the signifying black difference, as a theory of African American literary criticism, and three Euro-American literary critical schools (New Criticism, Hermeneutics, and Reader Response Criticism) relate to the interpretation of literary texts... (Introduction)Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Small-Town Mentality and Female Perspectives(2013-05-29T14:56:29Z) Rózsa, Ágnes; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarAt the end of the 19th and also at the beginning of the 20th century several social and cultural changes took place that shaped American society. One of the most significant of them was the appearance of big cities, which resulted in the duality and led to the born of a new way thinking. In the new dimension small-town and big-city mentality could be distinguished. My thesis consists of four main chapters and several subchapters. I divided the first chapter into three parts. First, I write, briefly, about the changed conditions and circumstances that shaped the mentality of people. I also deal with social forces—like modern technology and machines—that played a central role because we can find these forces behind the acts of everyday people. American idealism was in the process of changing. The decline of the illusion of the perfection of society led to widespread disillusionment and at the turn of the 20th century social critics appeared who criticized society. Then, I introduce the main differences between idealized small towns and impersonal big cities. In the third part of the first chapter the specific natures of small towns can be seen, that is, the role such concepts as money, gossip, behavior, provincial mentality... (Introduction)Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Strategies of Dealing with Individual and Cultural Trauma in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon(2013-03-22T10:21:33Z) Sneider, Zsófia Ágnes; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThe theme on which my thesis centers is how traumatic individual and cultural past affect the lives of African Americans in 20th century America and what strategies they employ in order to cope with trauma. I analyze fictional characters appearing in two of the novels of Toni Morrison. The theoretical framework within which the thesis is placed consists of possible worlds theory and Lubomir Dolezel's concept of epistemic modality.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Success Jeopardizing Fatherhood(2013-02-28T15:31:01Z) Oláh, Gábor; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarBefore the actual discussion of the novels, an attempt is made to place the selected works into a critical context. Essays dealing with the issues of fatherhood are brought forth, which do not originally concern the three novels. The underlying connections to the novels are then revealed, to show how they are suitable for the deduction of generally applied conclusions. Hopefully, this will sufficiently justify the strategy of the novel selection. Next, detailed analyses of the novels World’s Fair, Seize the Day, and Fight Club are made respectively in three separate chapters. Finally, a concluding chapter will summarize the findings and draw the necessary conclusions.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető Techniques of Representation(2013-02-25T15:27:39Z) Kocsis, Anna; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarIn my thesis I will take a closer look at this new experimental theater from several points of views and give an explanation by using the ars poetics of Richard Foreman. Foreman was one of the greatest representatives of this kind of movement. He has his own techniques to show how to incorporate paintings, sculptures, different objects into his works. The Theater of Images was something new that the audiences had never seen before, it was something new to think about. The playwrights wanted to call attention to the reality of their times by making the spectator more aware of the events happening around him/herself. In these new plays, the audience was forced to look at the object as it was, not beyond it, looking for a hidden meaning inside. They had to look for the new constructed ways where they could make their own reality, not someone else’s. This was a great way to deconstruct the norms of that time and this was the playwrights’ way to express their non-conformist believes as against the ruling discourse. Richard Foreman was trying to pursue this very exact idea. Change the perspective of the people, make them think, not just see. Pieces of art were the best tools to use to suggest new to the people. Representatives of the Theater of Images other than Foreman were Lee Breuer and Robert Wilson. These three were all trying to lend a new perspective to the theater.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető The Concept of the American Dream in Maxine Hong Kingston's Chinamen, The Woman Warrior and Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club(2013-05-27T10:03:44Z) Jónás, Anita Ágnes; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarMaxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan are very influential contemporary Chinese American authors. As they are labeled as ethnic and feminist writers, former pieces of literary criticism dealing with their novels concentrated mainly on these two approaches. There are also articles and essays dealing with how the characters of these novels create their identity, face cultural differences, and the ambiguous mother-daughter relationships have also been analyzed, but critics tend to focus on these subject matters separately. This thesis focuses on how the American Dream influences the immigrants’ and their children’s minds and psyches in Maxine Hong Kingston’s Chinamen and The Woman Warrior: A Memoir of a Girlhood among Ghosts and Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, as this concept has a crucial part in the conflicts emerging between mothers and daughters and in the process of creating a Chinese American identity.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető The Monster is Inside(2013-02-25T15:23:50Z) Karácsony, Orsolya; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThe thesis is focused ion the levels of fragmentation in Fight Club: fragmentation of American society, isolation of the individual from society, the division present in one's own mind.Tétel Korlátozottan hozzáférhető The New Lost Generation as Presented in the Works of Bret Easton Ellis, Douglas Coupland and Chuck Palahniuk(2013-05-14T09:36:42Z) Laczkovich, Attila; Abádi Nagy, Zoltán; DE--TEK--Bölcsészettudományi KarThe aim of the thesis is to create an organic image of the works of Ellis, Coupland, and Palahniuk through merging the ideas found in the sociographical studies with the foundings of literary theory. [...] The organic image to be created is, however, not to be constructed as a mere list of their foundings, but of a synthesizing nature; using sociology both as the background and as a common element in these novels and literary theory as a base, a starting point to show and elaborate on the fact that these novels are, indeed, pieces of a larger puzzle. They present us three stages of the same process, namely, the disappearance of uniqueness between different personalities due to the integrating nature of consumer society. I believe that there is a clear line marking the path from the naïve and passive protagonist of Less Than Zero through Andy, Dag, and Claire, the slackers of Generation X to Tyler, the anarchist sociopath in Fight Club. They all experience basically the same social environment; it is their reaction that is different.