Essays about: "Nansi Soulakeli"

Found 2 essays containing the words Nansi Soulakeli.

  1. 1. MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE TRAUMAS OF APARTHEID A Psychoanalytical Reading of Zoë Wicomb’s Playing in the Light

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nansi Soulakeli Johansson; [2019-09-10]
    Keywords : Wicomb; Mental Illness; Psychoanalysis; Trauma;

    Abstract : Zoë Wicomb’s novel Playing in the Light (2006) critically examines the perilous times of apartheid in South Africa through the condition of play-whites. This thesis particularly focuses on the psychological unrest and traumatic experiences of two characters – Marion Campbell, and her mother, Helen Charles – whose disarrayed mental state is believed to be emblematic of the destructive ramifications of apartheid and the play-white act on the human psyche. READ MORE

  2. 2. A Biblical Reading of William Wordsworth’s Poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nansi Soulakeli; [2016-03-14]
    Keywords : William Wordsworth; childhood; nostalgia; immortality; memory; spirituality;

    Abstract : This paper examines in depth the concepts of childhood and immortality in William Wordsworth’s poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood in light of the biblical allusions presented in the text. My thesis supports the claim of a hidden transcendental spirituality revealed through a close-reading of the poem, and later clarified in relation to The Scriptures. READ MORE