Essays about: "Rowling"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the word Rowling.

1. 16. Archetypes and Stereotypes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Johanna Sörensen; [2014-02-07]
   Keywords : Harry Potter; J.K. Rowling; archetypal hero; gender roles; stereotypes; femininities; masculinities;

   Abstract : This essay explores the archetypal hero and gender stereotypes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. READ MORE

3. 17. “Every Child in Our World Will Know His Name” : Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling - A Future Children’s Classic –

   University essay from Sektionen för lärande och miljö

   Author : Helena Johansson; [2014]
   Keywords : Harry Potter; Rowling; ungdomslitteratur; analys;

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4. 18. BRINGING HARRY POTTER TO SWEDEN : THE HARRY POTTER SEPTOLOGY ILLUMINATED BY ITS SWEDISH TRANSLATION

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för litteraturvetenskap och idéhistoria; Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Linnea Gustavsson Kralik; [2014]
   Keywords : Harry Potter; translation; children s literature; implied reader;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT This paper contrasts J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in the English original with its Swedish translation, by Lena Fries-Gedin. After an initial presentation of related research, some concepts such as implied narrator, implied reader, as well as intertextuality in translation and dual audience in children’s literature are explained. READ MORE

5. 19. In Pursuit of the Hero : Mythological Heroic Structures in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Kamal Ahmed; [2013]
   Keywords : Campbell; Harry Potter; Heroic Structures; Monomyth; Mythology; Rank;

   Abstract : Criticism of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has maintained that its popularity stems from a well-marketed, repetitive and simple structure. However, this essay considers that this success derives from recognizable mythological heroic structures. READ MORE

6. 20. Abandoned Children in Literature: The Orphans in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Cecilia Friis; [2013]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Orphans and abandoned children have been a prominent motif in literature for centuries. In modern times, one of the most famous orphan stories is J.K. Rowling’s book series about Harry Potter, who is an orphaned wizard. READ MORE