Essays about: "Lord of the Rings"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words Lord of the Rings.

  1. 21. Shaping the Mythical Middle-earth: A Comparison between the Setting in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and the Film Adaptation by Peter Jackson

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Emma Åkerman; [2012]
    Keywords : J. R. R. Tolkien; Peter Jackson; The Fellowship of the Ring; The Lord of the Rings; Adaptation theory; Film Adaptation; Setting; Languages and Literatures;

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  3. 22. Fellowship and the Ring : Character Traits, Motivations and Class in The Lord of the Rings, the Novel Versus the Film Trilogy

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Felix Strandberg; [2011]
    Keywords : Lord of the Rings Social Class Film Novel;

    Abstract : In this essay, I analyse the characters of Frodo and Aragorn in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s film trilogy in order to see if traits and relationships are consistent between the novel and the films. Any changes in characters and the ways they interact in relationships entail changes not only to the overarching narrative, but potentially to the most important themes of the story: friendship and heroism. READ MORE

  4. 23. Translation Quality Assessment : A Model in Practice

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Christoffer Gehrmann; [2011]
    Keywords : Translation quality; J.R.R. Tolkien; The Lord of the Rings; Åke Ohlmark;

    Abstract : When J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy The Lord of the Rings was published in Swedish 1959-1961, the translation by Åke Ohlmarks was considered by most critics to be excellent. READ MORE

  5. 24. Nothing is Evil in the Beginning

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Karin Olsson; [2010-10-15]
    Keywords : J.R.R. Tolkien; The Lord of the Rings;

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  6. 25. The state of translation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska

    Author : Arvid Dellien; [2010]
    Keywords : Da Vinci Code; translation analysis; Benjamin; Nida; Potter; Tolkien; Chinese; Translation; Lord of the Rings; western literature; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the translations of seven contemporary western works of literature into Chinese. The translations are analysed using the translation analysis method used by David van der Peet in his analysis of the translation of The Lord of The Rings into Chinese applying concepts and criteria formulated by the translation theorists Walter Benjamin, Eugene Nida and Paolo Bartolini. READ MORE