Essays about: "Symbolism in literature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words Symbolism in literature.

  1. 1. Tänk på döden : en undersökning av minneslunden som helande plats i möte med den multifunktionella kyrkogården

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Ellen Sperr; [2023]
    Keywords : minneslund; kyrkogård; gestaltning; multifunktionalitet;

    Abstract : During the last couple of years there has been articles in the news about people, around Sweden, using our cemeteries for recreational purposes. There have been people drinking beer, sledding and having picnic and cities that have defined cemeteries as green areas to be able to fulfil the environmental goals in a new neighbourhood. READ MORE

  3. 2. Zooësis and Contemporary Art : Animal, Plant, and Machine Ontologies: Art Representations Beyond the Human

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Anna Pernilla Olofsson Hjorth; [2022]
    Keywords : Human-Nonhuman-Animal Studies; Zooësis; Biopolitical Aesthetics; Material Semiotics; Historical Animal Studies; Cultural Plant Studies; Taxidermy; BioArt; Plant-Art; Cyborg; Hybrid-Artifact;

    Abstract : What does it mean to take Animals, Plants, and Machines seriously when engaging in hybrid natures such as bioart, plant-art, taxidermy art and cyborgs in contemporary art?  Traditionally within art history the focus has been on human culture as the fundamental underpinning for cultural behaviour and productions, consequently rendering animal and plant histories invisible from the analysis of artworks. In this thesis I attend to the bodies of animals, plants, and machines put in the context of the zooësis (places/contact zones) of these bodies as biopolitical aesthetics (aesthetic bodies/objects) in contemporary art. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Diary from Qutang Gorge and the letters about Donner Lake : A literary study of Mulberry and Peach by Nie Hualing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Ling Jiang Nyfelt; [2022]
    Keywords : Nie Hualing; Chinese cultural symbols; impressionism; Intertextuality; Diasporic literature; Mulberry and Peach; Sangqing yu Taohong; Overseas Chinese literature; 聂华苓; 中国文化象征 ，互文性 ，印象主义， 离散文学， 桑青与桃红 ，海外中国文学;

    Abstract : Mulberry and Peach is a novel written in the 1970s by a Chinese American writer named Nie Hualing (1925- ). It contains overlapping letters and diaries with flashbacks and flashforwards in first-person narration. Taohong is the new identity after Sangqing’s schizophrenia in the USA in 1969-1970. READ MORE

  5. 4. Taking the Buddha out of Buddhism: A literature study on the concept of mindfulness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Sebastian Carlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Mindfulness; meditation; literature study; Symbolism; Social Anthropology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper was aimed at synthesising a comprehensive understanding of the sometimes opposing conceptualisations and practical applications of mindfulness in Western societies. Mindfulness is a part of a meditation practice derived from ancient Buddhist doctrine, in the form of the Pāli word sati. READ MORE

  6. 5. Colour Symbolism in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby : An Analysis of the Meaning and Pattern of Colours

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Vera Pawlowska; [2022]
    Keywords : Colour Symbolism; Love; Wealth; Social Class; Färgsymbolik; Kärlek; Rikedom; Samhällsklass;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine the symbolism of six thematically important colours in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and how they are connected to the characters, plot, and themes. I will demonstrate the significance of colour by making an analysis of the meaning, pattern, and change of the six colours. READ MORE