Univerzita Karlova Filozofická fakulta Ústav románských studií Románské literatury Abstract Mgr. Angela Alexandra DʹOrso IMMAGINAZIONE, LINGUA, CORPO: la geografia della voce nell'opera di Giacomo Leopardi IMAGINACE, JAZYK, TĚLO: místopis hlasu v díle Giacoma Leopardiho IMAGINATION, LANGUAGE, BODY: the path of the voice in Leopardi's literary work Školitelka: PhDr. Alice Flemrová, Ph.D. 2021 This thesis deals with orality in Giacomo Leopardi's literary work. The study focuses on the connection between Teoria del piacere and orality. Orality is an important subject in Leopardi's mindset; the author reproduces the effect of orality in writing by using a specific linguistic style, special phonetic elements and syntactic structure typically used in spoken language. Prose and poetry therefore contain examples of spoken language which help to explain the centrality of reflection about orality in Leopardi's poetics and philosophy. This reflection is also present in Canti as a poetic motif involving two elements: voice and silence. The study shows Leopardi's constant tension towards a primitive universe, whose orality is a trace. The research therefore intercepts Leopardi's sensitivity about nature, a dimension in which body is central and a more immediate and spontaneous contact with life exists. The category of...

This dissertation examines the dynamics of the oral communication which takes place in the Easter Vigil at St. Augustine's Anglican Church, Thaba 'Nchu. The study uses an analytical framework drawn from Orality Theory and Speech Act Theory, to analyse oral communication in the preaching and singing of the Vigil. Through an approach of Participant Observation, details were obtained of the Easter Vigils of 1994, 1995 and 1996. The historical and cultural background of this All-Night Vigil is traced in European Church History and African Traditional Religion. The roles of the Mothers' Union, the St. Agnes Guild and the Guild of Bernard Mizeki are also highlighted. / Missiology / M.Th (Missiology)

This dissertation examines the dynamics of the oral communication which takes place in the Easter Vigil at St. Augustine's Anglican Church, Thaba 'Nchu. The study uses an analytical framework drawn from Orality Theory and Speech Act Theory, to analyse oral communication in the preaching and singing of the Vigil. Through an approach of Participant Observation, details were obtained of the Easter Vigils of 1994, 1995 and 1996. The historical and cultural background of this All-Night Vigil is traced in European Church History and African Traditional Religion. The roles of the Mothers' Union, the St. Agnes Guild and the Guild of Bernard Mizeki are also highlighted. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M.Th (Missiology)