Essays about: "Byronic hero"

Found 3 essays containing the words Byronic hero.

  1. 1. The Byronic Heroine of North and South

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

    Author : Stina Lisnäs; [2015]
    Keywords : Byroic hero; Elizabeth Gaskell; North and South; female stereotype;

    Abstract : This essay argues that the protagonist of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South (1855), Margaret Hale, is a Byronic heroine. The counter argument that any such comparison is impossible because of her sex is refuted and examples are given of how Margaret is not portrayed like the other young women of the novel. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vampire Ethics in the Twilight Saga : A Generic Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Taliah Pollack; [2015]
    Keywords : Twilight; Byronic hero; Genre; Stephenie Meyer; Vampires; Vampire history; Vampire literature; Vampire films; Vampire ethics; Sex; Religion; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Since the Twilight series publication and later the Twilight Saga film adaptions, the vampire romance of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. This One-Year Master’s degree thesis will address the way in which the vampire ethics is depicted in the Twilight Saga by the character of Edward Cullen. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Different Mr. Rochesters of Jane Eyre

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

    Author : Vigdis Marianne Glad; [2013]
    Keywords : Jane Eyre; Mr. Rochester; adaptation; voice-over; focalizer; POV; literature and film; close reading; Byronic hero; Charlotte Brontë; Harold Bloom; Robert Stam; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The famous novel by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, will be the subject of this thesis. I will seek to research the character of Mr. Rochester and his use and display in four film adaptations. All the adaptations will be compared to the source as well as to each other to determine how the character of Mr. READ MORE