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1	Depictions of Fear in Lev Tolstoy's Sevastopol Sketches and Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage Schusler, Ralph Willard, Jr 29 March 2017 (has links) The purpose of this thesis was to examine and compare two iconoclastic works dealing with war as experienced by combatants. So much of modern war fiction takes this perspective that one is hard pressed to imagine a time when such was not the case; the watershed was marked in the above named works by the aforementioned writers, which, and who, were first in putting readers inside the heads of common soldiers facing mortal danger. These pioneering authors opened the door to modernist writing about boundary situations involving existential threat, as well as the psychological reactions they evoke – especially fear. Depicting the toll the horrors of war take on individuals has helped humanize its study and enhanced our understanding of what had been a hidden cost of modern armed conflict. fear cowardice combat warfare vainglory aesthetic condition American Literature American Studies Arts and Humanities Comparative Literature History Modern Literature Russian Literature
2	Román "Vesmír": Základní aspekty románu M. A. Bulgakova Mistr a Markétka / The Novel "Universe": Basic Aspects of M.A. Bulgakov's Master and Margarita Fléglová, Marie January 2014 (has links) Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov was a Russian novelist and playwright active in the first half of the twentieth century. The work of this author is unforgettable for the modern Russian literary art of the fist half of the twentieth century. Known by writings with very strong plots and engaging storyline, he did not fear confrontation or conflicts within individual works. His dialogs are masterfully constructed and his feel for humorous vision of life and description of the world is regarded as unreachable. A fascinating and almost unbelievably inspiring Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita has become the model for this diploma thesis. Due to its multi-layering, broad topical range, two intersecting storylines and the content, the thesis has been named The Novel "Universe". It contains everything that makes life life: love, death, betrayal, courage and cowardice, generosity and envy… Bulgakov's success received thanks to this work is rooted in the masterful connection of the two parallel stories (ongoing in Moscow in 1930 and in Jerusalem at the beginning of our era), in fantasticality and in the view of the contemporary social situation, which are depicted in the novel, and lastly in the description of the human characters constancy. Due to these arguments, the thesis focuses on the following...
3	Dismantling the Dichotomy of Cowardice and Courage in the American Civil War Schindler, Mauren A., Schindler 14 August 2018 (has links) No description available. American History History Military History Gender Mental Health Civil War New York 19th Century Bassett 126th New York Infantry 33rd New York Infantry Harpers Ferry Gettysburg Cowardice Redemption American History Military History Cultural History Social History Masculinity Victorian Ideals Letters

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