Elementi budizma v romanih Na cesti in Klateži dharme

Marušič, Karolina (author), Širca, Alen Albin (mentor)

Diplomsko delo obravnava elemente budizma v Kerouacovih romanih Na cesti in Klateži dharme. Z natančno analizo dokazuje, da so ti elementi prisotni v obeh delih. Naloga vsebuje kratko razlago glavnih budističnih idej, ki je pomembna za razumevanje raziskave. Nato se osredotoči na roman Na cesti, v katerem na podlagi odlomkov išče posamezne ideje, ki bi jih lahko označili za budistične. Raziskavo nadaljuje na romanu Klateži dharme, iz katerega izpostavi glavne budistične prakse in nauke. Diplomsko delo se zaključi s krajšo primerjavo elementov budizma v obeh delih. Namen raziskave je utemeljiti vpletenost budistične religije v obeh romanih.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: ameriška književnost, Jack Kerouac, Na cesti, Klateži dharme, budizem, beatniška literatura
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-127655
• Publication date in RUL: 18.06.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Elements of Buddhism in novels On the Road and The Dharma Bums

Abstract

The undergraduate thesis deals with elements of Buddhism in Kerouac's novels On the road and The Dharma Bums. With detailed analysis it proves that there are elements of this religion present in both novels. The thesis contains short explanation of main Buddhist ideas to better understand the whole research. Then it focuses on the novel On the road, in which it searches for individual Buddhism ideas based on certain passages. The research is continued on the novel The Dharma Bums, from which it exposes main Buddhist practices and teachings. The thesis concludes with short comparison of Buddhist elements present in both novels. The purpose of the research is to substantiate the involvement of Buddhist religion in On the road and The Dharma Bums.

• Keywords: American literature, Jack Kerouac, On the road, The Dharma Bums, Buddhism, Beat literature