Byronski junak in elementi gotskega romana v romanih Wolf Hall in Bring Up the Bodies pisateljice Hilary Mantel

Gačnik, Julija (avtor), Krevel, Mojca (mentor)

Naloga preučuje vpliv gotskega romana v romanih Wolf Hall in Bring Up the Bodies pisateljice Hilary Mantel, s poudarkom na arhetipu gotskega zlobneža in njemu sorodnega Byronskega junaka. Naloga raziskuje, kako se v romanih odraža gotsko vzdušje, ter izpostavlja druge ključne gotske elemente. Lik Thomasa Mora je prvič predstavljen v luči gotskega zlobneža. Podrobno sta analizirana tudi Henrik VIII. in Anne Boleyn, ki sta bila v dosedanjih strokovnih razpravah zapostavljena; večina pozornosti je namreč veljala junaku, Thomasu Cromwellu. Teza naloge je, da sta oba lika Byronska junaka, ki imata določene značilnosti gotskega zlobneža. Te se odražajo predvsem v izrazito krutem značaju, zaradi katerega v bralcu vzbujata manj sočutja, kot je običajno za junake te vrste.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: gotski roman, gotski zlobnež, Byronski junak, Hilary Mantel, Thomas More, Henrik VIII., Anne Boleyn
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Leto izida: 2020
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-118640
• Datum objave v RUL: 29.08.2020

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: The Byronic Hero and the Elements of the Gothic Novel in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

Izvleček

This thesis explores the influence of the Gothic novel on Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the main focus being the archetype of the Gothic villain and the closely related Byronic hero. It examines the Gothic mood and the instances of Gothic machinery and offers a new perspective on the portrayal of Thomas More as the Gothic villain. The characters of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, who until now have been overlooked by most researchers in favour of the protagonist Thomas Cromwell, are discussed in great detail. The thesis argues that both are Byronic heroes, albeit crueller and less sympathetic incarnations than is the norm, who share some of the characteristics with the Gothic villain.

• Ključne besede: Gothic novel, Gothic villain, Byronic hero, Hilary Mantel, Thomas More, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn