The main purpose of the practical section of this thesis is to publish a series of letters of national economist and politician Albín Bráf and his wife Libuše Bráfová, the daughter of František Ladislav Rieger and granddaughter of František Palacký, and to make them accessible in form of historical edition. This popular science edition is marked by years 1882-1888 and is intended for a wide spectrum of readers. The theoretical section of the thesis briefly describes the lives of both public figures starting from birth and continuing by their study years, professional career and to the last years of their lives. The subsequent chapter deals with the development of the couple's relationship since their first meeting to birth of their son Václav, mainly on basis of presented letters, as well as other archival sources, such as archival sources of their relatives and literature on this topic.

Resumé This thesis approaches the personal and professional life of Libuše Váchová at the Czech music scene. In particular, the first part focuses on the artist´s long-term teaching at the Prague Conservatory and beyond. The work contains a list of all of her students from the Prague Conservatory. The second part of this detailed analyzed topic deals with her undeniable influence on the emerging composition for solo harp; however it is also over viewing many non-traditional parts for harp in the chamber music. The final part of this thesis shows an overview of all compositions that Libuše Váchová ever recorded for the Czech Radio. In this final part is also an attachment of a few programme samples from the concerts by the harp class at the Prague Conservatory.

The diploma thesis discuss about the association Protection of Mothers and Infants in The Kingdom of Bohemia from the day when it was founded (November 1915) to the end of the first world war. This topic reflects the ratios of social care of the most vulnerable group of the population - infants and pregnant women. The focus of the thesis is the analysis of archival sources, consisting of official files, police reports, sources of a personal nature, periodicals and published memoirs. I also work with historical medical and social works focused on maternity protection and infant care. Thematically, the thesis deals with social history, historical medical care focused on infants, but also deals with the position of women's role in the society as a mothers. I also focused my attention on some leading personalities. The impulse for further research was the financial aspect of the Protection of Mothers and Infants in The Kingdom of Bohemia, as well as the issue of education of the public in matters of infant care and nutrition and also the form of self- presentation of the association to the public. Key words: Kingdom of Bohemia, Prague, Prague associations, Charitable associations, The First World War, protection of mothers and infants, MUDr. Jan Dvořák, MUDr. Václav Piťha, Libuše Bráfová

This diploma thesis aims to demarcate the term "exile" and its conditions, further the thesis explores the impacts this experience has on a writer's work, especially the problem of writing in a foreign language and the character of translation. Concretely the present thesis is based on the literary work of Libuše Moníková and Milan Kundera. The first chapter examines the general research field in detail and the occurrence of related themes in the production of both authors. The following two chapters treat individual aspects of work created under the condition of exile - language and translation on the one hand, the correlations of text and history on the other. The findings of all analyses performed within this diploma thesis relate not only to the individual authors, but can be employed to specify and supplement the over-all picture of Czech literature of the second half of the 20th century, as the phenomenon of exile is essential for the understanding of this specific period. Keywords Literature in exile, Milan Kundera, Libuše Moníkové, Prague Spring, translation.

This diploma thesis is devoted to a central motive of a journey home in the sense of returning to the roots in two books by Czech authors writing in German, Jaroslav Rudiš and Libuše Moníková. These are the novels Winterbergs letzte Reise and Zjasněná noc. The first part of the thesis is theoretical and deals with space as a narratological category. The findings are drawn mainly from the publication Narratology: strukturální analýza vyprávění. Within the theory there is also an introduction to topology listed as a literary discipline, drawn notably from two publications of the literary theorist Daniela Hodrová, Místa s tajemstvím and Poetika míst: kapitoly z literární tematologie. In addition to the history of this science, more details are given about the four important toposos, which are often part of the narratives. Specifically these are the topos of the city, room, road and Czech pub. The first part of the diploma thesis includes factual information about Moníková and Rudiš, including a brief outline of content of both analyzed novels. The second part of the thesis is called analytical, because it analyzes space in both novels. The space itself is first viewed from the narratological point of view, then the motive of the journey in various, whether symbolic or specific meanings is explained in...

This thesis deals with the animation oeuvre of Libuše Čihařová. The first part describes the history of Afit and Studio Bratři v triku and the first experience of Libuše Čihařová in Studio Bratři v triku. The next part is devoted to her drawing and animating work in 1950?s and 1960?s. The third part deals with beginning of Večerníček, a TV programme for children and also short films and serials that Libuše Čihařová animated. The last part id devoted mostly to her works as a director and a pedagogue. This thesis also explores acknowledged films and great directors with whom Libuše Čihařová worked. Two intervews with Libuše Čihařová are parts of the thesis.

"Die französische Republik wurde proklamiert. Hoch soll sie leben!" – So lautet eine der Notizen, in denen Friedrich Smetana auf die politischen Ereignisse in der Entstehungszeit seiner Festoper Libuše reagierte. Sein Werk aus den Jahren 1870-1872 ist ein geschichtsphilosophisches Tableau, das den mythologisch hegelianischen Dreischritt \"Harmonie im Urzustand – Fluch der Entfremdung – Wiedererlangen der Harmonie auf einer höheren Stufe\" verkörpert.

Diploma thesis "I become speech." Death and Return of the Author in the Perspective of Philosophy of Identity focuses on the question of inclusion of the author into the interpretation of literary text and aims to highlight the fruitfulness of such inclusion as well as some of its dangers. The thesis is divided into three parts. In the first part the author of the thesis presents a polemic account of some antiauthorial approaches, especially the "death of the author" as appearing in the texts of R. Barthes, M. Foucault and Jacques Derrida, along with a short mention of antiintentionalism of W. K Wimsatt and M. C. Beardsley and a theory of the model author by U. Eco. The common feature of the aforementioned antiauthorial theories is a reductive idea of the author and his relation to text - the problematic aspects of authorial interpretation, which their texts wish to make evident, is then only a consequence of the problematic underlying notion of the author-subject. The second part of the thesis intends to present an alternative theoretical understanding of the "real author" using the philosophy of identity od J. Butler and P. Bourdieu. These authors are proposing a theory of a person who is not understood as a "real thing" that would be available for a complete delimitation, description and...

This diploma thesis extends the bachelor thesis research that analysed selected anoikonyms which were used by the locals since the oldest times until the beginning of the 19th century. The goal of this thesis is to revise and complete the set of anoikonyms included in the bachelor thesis and compare it to younger evidences. By collecting the data and its formal and semantic analysis the thesis aims to present a relatively complete picture of anoikonyms of the area of interest while respecting its historical development.

The thesis constitutes the analysis of selected Czech dramas from the beginning of the 20th century representing various portrayals of national leaders. In my view, the dramas are Apollonian images of a kind representing the dreams of their creators about the strength and greatness, both individual and national. That is because, on one hand, the national leader is an exceptional individual, an exquisite human specimen and as such he or she corresponds to Nietzsche's characterization of a tragic hero as the highest phenomenon of the will. But at the same time, he or she is a national educator. Individual works represent various forms of how the leader educates and edifies the nation and whether he or she leads by command or by example. The dramas show us the leaders, who not only tame, purify, but also urge to growth those, whom they lead. The approach of the Czech playwrights is essentially mythopoetic. Their works constitute contributions to the creation or re-creation of national mythology, in other words, they deal with the meaning of the existence of the nation, or the national condition. They represent a dialogue or a polemic with one particular national mythology formed at the time that of T. G. Masaryk as he stated it in his works Česká otázka (1895), Naše nynější krise (1895), and Jan Hus...