Children and Islands in European Literature in Connection with William Golding's Lord of the Flies

This thesis examines European literature from the 17th century until the 20th century. I will prove that William Golding's Lord of the Flies has predecessors and followers in European literature. I will demonstrate that children and islands were interesting and popular topics of literature and...

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Elmentve itt :
Bibliográfiai részletek
Szerző: Machalek Márta
További közreműködők: Bernáth András (Témavezető)
Dokumentumtípus: Szakdolgozat
Megjelent: 2005
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Online Access:http://diploma.bibl.u-szeged.hu/75933
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Tartalmi kivonat:This thesis examines European literature from the 17th century until the 20th century. I will prove that William Golding's Lord of the Flies has predecessors and followers in European literature. I will demonstrate that children and islands were interesting and popular topics of literature and the films that adapted these themes were succesful as well.The central topic of my thesis is William Golding's Lord of the Flies, hence I will also demonstrate the historical and philosophical background of the novel.