Essays about: "Mythological criticism"

Found 3 essays containing the words Mythological criticism.

1. 1. The Relegation of Female Characters in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Melinda Riedel; [2020]
   Keywords : Mythological criticism; gender performativity; intertextuality; Harry Potter; postmodernity; the archetypical woman;

   Abstract : This essay examines how J.K Rowling´s tendency to draw on intertextuality creates a relegation of female characters in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2014). READ MORE

3. 2. In Pursuit of the Hero : Mythological Heroic Structures in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Kamal Ahmed; [2013]
   Keywords : Campbell; Harry Potter; Heroic Structures; Monomyth; Mythology; Rank;

   Abstract : Criticism of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has maintained that its popularity stems from a well-marketed, repetitive and simple structure. However, this essay considers that this success derives from recognizable mythological heroic structures. READ MORE

4. 3. “A peaceful world is a boring world” : a study in narrative structure and mythological elements in Squaresoft‟s Chrono Trigger

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Fredrik Norman; [2011]
   Keywords : Chrono Trigger; Frye; symbolism; video game; narrative; ludology; literature; mythology; interactivity;

   Abstract : The focuses of this paper are narrative structures and mythological elements in the video game Chrono Trigger. A qualitative method was used to code the game world's seven eras into themes of symbolism, quest-themes, and, characters. These themes were compared with Northrop Frye's archetypal myth theory from Anatomy of Criticism. READ MORE