Essays about: "Narratology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 90 essays containing the word Narratology.

1. 6. Assemblage of base building mechanics and narrative in Subnautica

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Matilda Lindell; Mohammed Tamim; [2023]
   Keywords : Assemblage; Base building; Close reading; Cognitive narratology; Emergent narrative; Survival games;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to answer the question of how does Subnautica (Unknown Worlds Entertainment, 2018) incorporate base building mechanics into its narrative progression? This research was conducted using a close reading methodology for the purpose of closely examining the key points of interest. The two authors conducted individual playthroughs of the game where they looked at the base building mechanics and narrative in Subnautica (Unknown Worlds Entertainment, 2018) using a lens constructed from theories of cognitive narratology, emergent narrative, and narrative gameplay mechanics. READ MORE

3. 7. Putting the Pieces Together: A Narratological Reading of Love Medicine

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Ida Grip; [2023]
   Keywords : Love Medicine; Erdrich; narratology; narrative theory; storytelling; Genette; structuralism;

   Abstract : Louise Erdrich’s Love Medicine is a novel depicting a world of authentic Native American experiences for readers to immerse themselves in. Erdrich creates this immersive setting with an unconventional sense of pace, realistic handling of characters, and clever choices of narration. READ MORE

4. 8. 'No Way Out': Monologic Madness in László Krasznahorkai's War and War

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Axel Lindner Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Alienation; ambiguity; madness; monologue; verbal nihilism;

   Abstract : In the attempt to let it speak its own name, authors of fiction have since the turn of the 20th century developed increasingly nuanced representations of madness. Such complicated productions of literary madness, I suggest, can be understood in terms of a rich fusion of philosophical inquiry and narratology. READ MORE

5. 9. How is the presence of the Palestinians described through their absence? : A narratological reading of Ibtisam Azems novel: The Book of Disappearance

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Zamzam Khatab; [2022]
   Keywords : The image of the other; Arab; Jew’s; Arabic literature; Narratology; Ibtisam Azem.;

   Abstract : This thesis is about How the presence of the Palestinians is described through their absence in The Book of Disappearance. The analysis emphasizes the image of the other for both (Palestinians and Israelis). READ MORE

6. 10. “The Answer to the Great Question” : The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Narrative Worldmaking 

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Marina Allbäck; [2022]
   Keywords : Science fiction; cognitive narratology; narrative worldmaking; components of the genre; time; space; characters; The Hitchhiker’s Guide; Douglas Adams;

   Abstract : Abstract Cognitive narratology constitutes the study of mind-related aspects of storytelling embracing the nexus of narrative and mind. Theorists in the sphere of cognitive narratology believe that the mental capacities of the reader provide basis for narrative experience involving him or her in the process of co-creation of narrative worlds. READ MORE