Mountain Topos in Early Twentieth-Century British Literature

Abstract

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse the mountain topos and the human experience of this type of place in 20th century British literature. For the analysis the following works were chosen: Lost Horizon by James Hilton, The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts by Wystan Hugh Auden and Christopher Isherwood, "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad and finally Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling. The theoretical part outlines the main features of the mountain tops defined by Daniela Hodrová, Robert Macfarlane and Marjorie Hope Nicolson. The analytical part explores selected fiction and focuses on the relationship between mountains, human behaviour and experiences.