The French stage thriller and its translation aspects

(in English) The thesis focuses on a specific type of dramatic text inspired by the fictional genre of the thriller and on the issues related to its translation. The theoretical part defines the thriller in both literary and dramatic contexts, summarises the basic principles of drama translation, and expands them with a perspective on the translation of thrillers. It also includes a short qualitative survey conducted among Czech and French theatre professionals, aiming to capture their perception of the thriller in contemporary theatre. The central part of the thesis consists of a translation of the French play Chapitre XIII by Sébastien Azzopardi and Sacha Danino, selected based on a real catalogue offer of the Czech theatre agency Dilia. The practical part presents the authors and the content of the play, provides an analysis of the source text, and concludes with a translation commentary including examples of solutions corresponding to the principles of drama translation and thriller translation formulated in the theoretical part. Extended excerpts from the translated play are included in the appendix. The thesis concludes that, given the tradition and current appeal of the theatrical thriller, the translated play could potentially find its way onto Czech theatre stages.