Essays about: "Renaissance English"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Renaissance English.
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1. The Amazon Archers of England : Longbows, gender and English nationalism 1780–1845
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : In the 1780s the medieval weapon of war; the English longbow, enjoyed a renaissance, as historical archery became a fashionable recreation among the English aristocracy. Later, during 1819-1845, longbow archery developed into a mass movement, as it spread downwards in the English class system, into the bourgeoning middle class. READ MORE
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2. Equality in the Classroom : A Norm Critical Approach to Teaching Democratic Values Using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The curriculum for upper secondary school clearly states that every school is obliged to ensure that teaching centres on and implements democratic values in order to prevent discrimination (Skolverket, 2013). How to do this however, is up to the local school to decide. READ MORE
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3. Equality in the Classroom : A Norm Critical Approach to Teaching Democratic Values Using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The curriculum for upper secondary school clearly states that every school is obliged to ensure that teaching centres on and implements democratic values in order to prevent discrimination (Skolverket, 2013). How to do this however, is up to the local school to decide. READ MORE
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4. Bildning, nostalgi och framtidstro : representativa parker i Lund 1870-1920
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Parkmiljöer anlagda under 1800-talet som finns kvar idag har ofta en särpräglad karaktär, som inte sällan skiljer sig från de som anläggs idag, både med avseende på utformning och storlek. Vad beror den särskilda karaktären på som utmärker dessa äldre miljöer? 1800-talet var ett händelserikt århundrade, och mycket hände under det seklet som påverkade människors sätt att leva. READ MORE
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5. Tudor and Stuart England and the Significance of Adjectives : A Corpus Analysis of Adjectival Modification, Gender Perspectives and Mutual Information Regarding Titles of Social Rank Used in Tudor and Stuart England
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The aim of the present study has been to investigate how titles of social rank used in Tudor and Stuart England are modified by attributive adjectives in pre-adjacent position and the implications that become possible to observe. Using the Corpus of Early English Correspondence Sampler (CEECS) the present work set out to examine adjectival modification, gender perspectives and MI (Mutual Information) scores in order to gain a deeper understanding of how and why titles were modified in certain ways. READ MORE
