Essays about: "Neil Gaiman"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Neil Gaiman.

  1. 1. The Collective Unconscious in Neil Gaiman's Fairy Tales : The Motif of the Triple Goddess through Symbols and the Manifestations of the Anima Archetype

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Yana Chyrko; [2024]
    Keywords : Neil Gaiman; Myth; Fairy Tale; Anima Archetype; Jungian Archetype; Archaic Symbol; Initiation; Collective Unconscious; Triple Goddess; Neil Gaiman; Myt; Saga; Anima Arketyp; Jungiansk Arketyp; Arkaisk Symbol; Initiation; Kollektiva Omedvetna; Tredelade Gudinnan; Symboler;

    Abstract : Many recent studies confirm that the fantasy genre is based on ancient myths. Contemporary authors of fiction create new versions of myths, often using ancient “natural” and cultural symbols. Neil Gaiman is one of these tellers of modern myth. READ MORE

  3. 2. Between Being and Belonging – Home and Identity in 'The Graveyard Book' represented through Image and Text

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Shonali Basu; [2020]
    Keywords : Graveyard; Gaiman; Identity; Home; Image; Text; Adaptation; Thirdspace; Illustration; Form; Children; Kipling;

    Abstract : This project aims to investigate the interplay and function of visual and textual narrative working together to expand and express a story. It will specifically analyze The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and its accompanying illustrations provided by Chris Riddell and Dave McKean. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender Performativity and Motherhood in Coraline

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Nina Nilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Mothers; gender norms; children’s literature; schema theory; performativity;

    Abstract : Coraline by Neil Gaiman has several characters who in many ways break gender norms. The main protagonist of the novel, Coraline, acts more in accordance with masculine gender norms, and the mother figures are mothers who do not fully conform to the traditional mother role. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Dream of Morpheus: A Character Study of Narrative Power in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Astrid Dock; [2019]
    Keywords : Neil Gaiman Sandman Narrative Milton Shakespeare Tempest Satan Graphic novel; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay is primarily focused on the ambiguity surrounding Morpheus’ death in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. There is a divide in the character that is not reconciled within the comic: whether or not Morpheus is in control of the events that shape his death. READ MORE

  6. 5. Once Upon a Time She Kissed the Girl: A Feminist Reading of Two Fairy Tales by Neil Gaiman

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Sanne Persson; [2016]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

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