Essays about: "english text book"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words english text book.
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1. Unlocking Poliphilo’s Dream: Towards a digital scholarly edition of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a fifteenth-century illustrated incunabulum first published in 1499 by Aldo Manuzio in Venice. It delivers the story of two lovers separated by death but united in a dream; in fact, the entire book is a complex, multi-layered dream narrative which gradually unfolds through the interaction between text and image, inviting readers to engage with its rich content in a playful manner. READ MORE
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2. THE ADAPTATION CYCLE OF COMIC BOOKS AND CINEMA: Authorship, Intermediality and Fidelity in Batman Adaptations
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This thesis explores the adaptation process from comic books to cinema, by leveraging theoretical frameworks found in the modern field of adaptation studies. The focus lies primarily on film adaptations of Batman, one of the most famous and well-regarded characters from the comic book medium. READ MORE
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3. INSERTIONS IN POPULAR HISTORY TEXTS - A contrastive study on translation from English to Swedish and from Swedish to English
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The purpose of this essay is to compare the frequency of insertions in an English popular history text and a Swedish popular history text. Moreover, the purpose is to compare the English text with its Swedish translation and the Swedish text with its English translation as regards the status of the insertions as clauses, phrases or (in the translation) something else than a clause or a phrase. READ MORE
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4. Losing personality : Exploring with a focus on formal speech how the register of Nakata Satoru in Murakami Haruki’s Umibe no Kafuka is affected when translated into English and Swedish
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : When reading a translated book or a dubbed movie, one might come to wonder if the translation conveys the characters’ personality traits identically to that of the original, and while ‘identical’ may not be achievable, ‘equivalent’ rather may be within the scope of a translator’s capability. Translation between languages as vastly different as Swedish and Japanese, or English and Japanese are bound to face greater difficulties than for example Swedish and English. READ MORE
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5. The Potential of The Witcher : In an interdisciplinary work between Religious studies and English
University essay fromAbstract : This essay examines if The Witcher: The Last Wish can be used as a pedagogical tool for interdisciplinary literary seminars about current issues and events in students’ daily lives and society between the Swedish upper secondary school courses English and Religious studies. Additionally, the study investigates if literary seminars about how The Witcher: The Last Wish can broaden the students’ understanding of religious practices in daily lives and what effect their religion has on their relation to ethical and existential issues. READ MORE
