Essays about: "The da vinci code"

Found 4 essays containing the words The da vinci code.

  1. 1. The Medieval Myth of The Holy Grail and its Resonance in Contemporary Popular Culture : A Reception Theory Analysis of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Johanna Juhlin; [2018]
    Keywords : Mythology; The Holy Grail; Reception theory; Reception history; Wolfgang Kemp; Dan Brown;

    Abstract : This essay investigates why the Myth of the Holy Grail continue to occur within popular culture. Myths, tales and legends from ancient times have inspired authors throughout the centuries. The readers are not only served with a spectacular adventure, but the myths also contain messages with a moral and ethical guidance for us as beholders. READ MORE

  3. 2. Robert Langdon's Hero's Journey : Reading the Novels of Dan Brown with the perspective of the Monomyth

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

    Author : Emma Klevskog; [2017]
    Keywords : Robert Langdon; Hero s Journey; Female Helpers; Dan Brown; Joseph Campbell; The Monomyth; The Da Vinci Code; Inferno; Angels and Demons; The Lost Symbol.;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the characteristics of Robert Langdon and his female helpers in Dan Brown’s novels Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost symbol and Inferno.  In each of these novels, the quests are always solved by a male-female team. READ MORE

  4. 3. The state of translation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska

    Author : Arvid Dellien; [2010]
    Keywords : Da Vinci Code; translation analysis; Benjamin; Nida; Potter; Tolkien; Chinese; Translation; Lord of the Rings; western literature; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the translations of seven contemporary western works of literature into Chinese. The translations are analysed using the translation analysis method used by David van der Peet in his analysis of the translation of The Lord of The Rings into Chinese applying concepts and criteria formulated by the translation theorists Walter Benjamin, Eugene Nida and Paolo Bartolini. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Translation of the -ing form in the Novel The Da Vinci Code

    University essay from Engelska

    Author : Anna Tynelius; [2005]
    Keywords : English; Translation; -ing form;

    Abstract : This essay deals with the translation into Swedish of the ing-form in the popular novel The Da Vinci Code. The reason for looking at the -ing form is that it is a grammatical structure which is difficult to render in Swedish since there is no exact equivalent, at least not one which is used in the same manner as the English. READ MORE