Feminine Element in the Work of Božena Němcová and Karolina Světlá

This bachelor's thesis depicts the female element in the works of two significant female Czech novelists of the 19th century - Božena Němcová and Karolina Světlá. The purpose of this work is to introduce the heroines in their proses Divá Bára, Karla and Pohorská vesnice (Němcová), Kříž u potoka, Vesnický román a Frantina (Světlá), provide their characteristics as well as to grasp their conception and meaning. Subsequently, the thesis compares the depictions of women of the two novelists, even with regard to the period circumstances during their creation. Part of this thesis also focuses on taking the development of the women's movement (first within Europe, then directly in Bohemia) and its pillars into account along with the introduction of figures, who contributed to the solution of the so-called Woman's issue