Charles Bukowski and Poethics of Dirty Realism

Abstract

This bachelor thesis is concerned with the works of Charles Bukowski in the context of the 20thcentury. The theoretical part of the thesis describes the social and historical context with emphasis on the social revolution in the United States and its impact on literature. There are also described literary movements that were part of the social revolution. The analytical part is concerned with the categorization of Charles Bukowski, and it further analyzed short stories by Bukowski.