Essays about: "Apocalyptic literature"

Found 4 essays containing the words Apocalyptic literature.

1. 1. Compounding the Problem? : Gated Communities in Climate and Environmental Disaster Fiction

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Ryan Nicholas Walsh; [2023]
   Keywords : Octavia E. Butler; The Parable of the Sower; The Parable of the Talents; Naughty Dog; The Last of Us; The Last of Us: Part II; Neil Blomkamp; Elysium; ecocriticism; post-apocalypse; critical dystopia; climate change criticism; gated community; urban studies; agency; the Other; video game studies; ergodic literature.; Octavia E. Butler; The Parable of the Sower; The Parable of the Talents; Naughty Dog; The Last of Us; The Last of Us: Part II; Neil Blomkamp; Elysium; ekokritik; postapokalyps; kritisk dystopi; klimatfiktion; grindsamhällen; urbana studier; agens; det Andra; spelforskning; ergodisk litteratur.;

   Abstract : The gated community motif occurs frequently within climate and environmental disaster fiction. This thesis investigates its occurrence across three media to establish how the gated community mode of living, as rendered in post-apocalyptic speculative fiction, responds to the threat and consequences of climate and environmental crisis. READ MORE

3. 2. Beyond Shakespeare: A close reading of the epigraphs in Justin Cronin's The Passage.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Philip Törnblom; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : One common phenomenon in literature is the use of epigraphs both at the beginning of a work and before the start of a chapter. Although the use of epigraphs is common in literary works, the purpose and function might differ; not only due to different intentions by authors but as claimed by French literary scholar Gerard Genette, the effect also relies on the interpretation of the reader. READ MORE

4. 3. Identifying Sources of Disruption in the Context of Sustainability-Driven Innovation

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Centrum för innovations-, entreprenörskaps- och lärandeforskning (CIEL)

   Author : Fredrik Ottosson; Rickard Sevandersson; [2019]
   Keywords : disruption; disruptive innovations; sustainability; sustainability-driven innovation; source of disruption; industrial transformation;

   Abstract : Introduction: Research shows that the lifespan of large companies gets shorter and shorter, the average age of companies on the list of fortune 500 is 33 years, the average age is expected to decline to 12 years by 2027 (Anthony et al., 2018). READ MORE

5. 4. The journey of the Valentinian hero - Outlining the imaginative world of early Christian apocalyptic narratives : A comparative study of the Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)and the First Apocalypse of James (NHC V, 3 & TC 2)

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Eirini Bergström; [2019]
   Keywords : Gnostic literature; Nag Hammadi scriptures; Valentinians; Early Christianity; Comparative mythology; Apocalyptic literature; The hero’s journey.;

   Abstract : Background: This thesis aims to show that the narratives of the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Pauland First Apocalypse of James are written for a Valentinian audience. The purpose is to broaden the field of research on Valentinianism by showing how the authors and their implied readers composed and perceived the texts in question. READ MORE