Essays about: "Folktales"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Folktales.
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1. It was or it was not in the old days, until it was : – A study of time, tense, and aspect in spoken Arabic narrative
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : This study is devoted to Arabic spoken narrative, specifically Syrian Arabic spoken narrative. The focus of this thesis is syntax and narrative. I aim to study how time reference is set in narrative, and what tense and aspect forms are used, as well as some other narrative devices in spoken narratives. READ MORE
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2. Zanendaba! Exploring how Zulu traditional storytelling can contribute to better futures
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Engaging with collective imaginaries to co-create positive stories about the future is suggested as a powerful tool for increasing the social-ecological resilience needed to cope with uncertainty and change. Indeed, as archaeological evidence shows, stories and storytelling about humankind and the rest of nature are as old as modern humanity. READ MORE
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3. "The Sibyl was safe in her jar, no one could touch her, she wanted to die" : Possessing Culture and Passion in A.S. Byatt's Possession
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : The purpose of the essay is to discuss the power narration has over our gender roles. John Fiske and Pierre Bourdieu´s theoretical texts have been used to discuss the connection between power and culture in A.S. Byatt’s novel Possession: A Romance. READ MORE
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4. Symbolic Violence in Contemporary Japanese Children’s Literature : Case study of a Japanese folktale in its twenty-first century picture books renditions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This paper questions the relation between narrative and symbolic violence in a Japanese context. It stresses the importance of children’s literature for socialization into a specific sociocultural reality and it especially focuses on the role played by folktales and picture books with their representations of narrative violence. READ MORE
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5. A modern shining princess. An intertextual analysis of the transformation of Princess Kaguya and the Okina from Taketori Monogatari in Reiko Shimizu's manga Kaguya Hime.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the intertextual relationship between the classic Japanese folktale Taketori Monogatari and the Japanese comic (manga) Kaguya Hime that is based on the folktale. Focus lies in particular on examining how the change of main characters affects the narrative and the reader’s perception of it, as well as how the characters of Princess Kaguya – the shining princess – and the Okina – the bamboo cutter – have been transformed in the manga. READ MORE
