Essays about: "allusions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the word allusions.

  1. 1. "I have alluded to him, Reader". Categorising literary references in Jane Eyre (1847)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Olivia Nordgren; [2022-02-17]
    Keywords : Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre; allusions; references; structuralism; dimensions of the text; textual and extratextual; allusioner; referenser; strukturalism; textdimensioner; textuellt och extratextuellt;

    Abstract : This essay examines the use of references to real books within the narrative of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847). Jane Eyre is one of the most densely allusive novels of its time, which is well-documented, but there is a limited focus on the use of allusions and references woven into its narrative, as opposed to the references woven into the textual side of the prose itself. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sexuality in The Hours : An Intertextual Analysis on the Reconstruction of Characters and the Representation of Sexuality

    University essay from

    Author : Melisa Demir; [2020]
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    Abstract : The essay aims to analyse what impact the reconstruction of the characters of Mrs Dalloway and the fictional character of Virginia Woolf has on the representation of sexuality in The Hours. The theoretical framework is based on queer theory, heteronormativity and gender studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Walkin into World War III": The Apocalyptic Death Theme on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Roger Ljunggren; [2020]
    Keywords : Bob Dylan; The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; 1960s; “Blowin’ in the Wind”; “Masters of War”; “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”; “Talkin’ World War III Blues”; “Corrina; Corrina”; Contemporary apocalyptic death theme;

    Abstract : The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was released in 1963, during the Cold War. Nuclear apocalypse was a big fear at the time and the fright deeply influenced the album. Therefore, this essay argues that the record contains a poetic narrative, with the overarching theme of contemporary apocalyptic death. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sex, slang and skopos : Analysing a translation of The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Vanja VInter; [2019]
    Keywords : Skopos; translation; equivalence; formal equivalence; dynamic equivalence; aesthetic equivalence; allusion; slang; language play; cultural aspects; untranslatability;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the translation methods used in translating a colloquial, culture-specific text containing allusions and informal language. The analysis focuses on the difficulties arising in the translation of culture-specific phenomena and aspects such as slang and cultural references as well as allusions and language play. READ MORE

  6. 5. "We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us" -A Bakhtinian Reading of Hamlet and its Pedagogical Implications for Second Language Teaching

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Gustav Nyborg; [2019]
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    Abstract : In this study, I analyse Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy Hamlet with a Bakhtinian close reading. Using Bakhtinian concepts, such as carnival, dialogism, polyphony and heteroglossia, together with contextualising materials, I analyse Shakespeare’s use of ambiguous language as contextual communication. READ MORE