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  1. 6. Brave New World : Blind Perception of the Early 20th Century

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

    Author : Sebastian Kylin; [2018]
    Keywords : New Historicism; Satire; 20th Century Britain; Discourse;

    Abstract : Huxley’s Brave New World portrays a futuristic hyperbole of mankind’s future as a result of technological advancements. From a New Historical perspective, this essay examines how BNW satirizes contemporary society by satire where the audience is both a part of the problem and solution. READ MORE

  3. 7. It's a Matter of Perspective: History, Fiction and Narrative in ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ by Philippa Gregory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Emma Lundholm; [2017]
    Keywords : Philippa Gregory; ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’; History and Fiction; Narratology; New Historicism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay explores the relationship between ‘history’ and ‘fiction’ in Philippa Gregory’s historical novel The Other Boleyn Girl (2001). Taking a broadly New Historicist approach to that relationship, the essay examines how the fictional aspects of Gregory’s text are handled in relation to historical ‘fact’, how Gregory’s story illustrates the ways in which an historical novel can be used to address contemporary concerns, and how the choice of narrator plays a key role in both respects. READ MORE

  4. 8. Historical Fiction in EFL Education

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Ebba Säre; [2017]
    Keywords : Historical fiction; fundamental values; human rights; interdisciplinary work; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to analyze the contemporary historical fictional novel The Book Thief (2005) by Markus Zusak through the perspective of New Historicism. The investigation seeks to investigate if this particular novel can be used in English education in a Swedish upper secondary school to promote learning and discussion of human rights, values and democracy. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tracy Chevalier’s Falling Angels in the EFL classroom: a study on the use of historical fiction in the language learning context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Melissa Ferreira Dos Santos; [2016]
    Keywords : historical novel; Falling Angels; EFL; new historicism; historical and cultural awareness; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This investigation will analyze how the genre historical fiction, more specifically the novel Falling Angels (2001) written by Tracy Chevalier, can be used in the EFL (English as Foreign Language) classroom in upper secondary school in Sweden. It will argue that the different themes approached by the novel are interesting points of departure to be used in the classroom for both language learning and personal development, according to the requirements of the Swedish National Agency for Education. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Story of How Estebanico Became Mustafa in Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account: Retelling Stories in a Post-Colonial Light

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Linnéa Ungewitter; [2016]
    Keywords : storytelling; Post-Colonialism; plurality; diversity; New Historicism; identity; history; rewritings; hybridity; Morocco; Cabeza de Vaca; Laila Lalami; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Both post-colonialism and historical novels are highly topical research themes in today’s literary field, but storytelling as a genre has lost its status. This essay aims to look at the importance of storytelling in the 2014 published novel The Moor’s Account, and how storytelling can be connected to post-colonial rewritings of history. READ MORE