Horacio Quiroga's Fantastic Short Stories

(English) This bachelor thesis is dedicated to the work of short stories written by the hispano- american author Horacio Quiroga. It's main focus is the genre of fantastic short stories. First chapter of this thesis captures the life of the author and important events of his life that influenced his work. Emphasis is placed on the tragic of Quirogaś life because death was not only an element present at all times of his life but also an important motif depicted in his artistic creation. The next chapter treats modernism, since it's ideas influenced the work of Quiroga. The following chapter defines the concept of fantastic literature. The last chapter of this thesis treats the fantastic short stories of Horacio Quiroga and continues with a detailed practical analysis of a few selected short stories. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to offer to the reader a closer understanding of the genre of fantastic short stories and an answer to the question what makes the interpreted short stories fantastic