Essays about: "american gods"

Found 3 essays containing the words american gods.

  1. 1. Apollonian and Dionysian Psychology in The Age of Innocence : A Psychoanalytical Essay

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Isak Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Nietzsche; Freud; Wharton; Apollo; Dionysus; Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Literature;

    Abstract : The dichotomous concepts of order and chaos represented by the mythological Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus, as outlined by Friedrich Nietzsche in his controversial 1872 book on dramatic theory, The Birth of Tragedy, will in this essay serve as the primary literary concepts utilized in a psychoanalysis of the main character and his struggles in the American realist novel The Age of Innocence published in 1920. The social tragedy at the center of the novel written by the now canonical author Edith Wharton pits the protagonist, Newland Archer, against his own morality, in a battle between duty and passion, and conflicting personality traits. READ MORE

  3. 2. Comprehending Complexity: A Pluralistic Analysis of Neil Gaiman's American Gods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Amanda Bjernestedt; [2012]
    Keywords : Neil Gaiman; American Gods; Pluralism; Languages and Literatures;

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  4. 3. HEALTH BY CHOCOLATE : "Food of the Gods: Cure for Humanity? A Cultural History of the Medicinal and Ritual Use of Chocolate"

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Frida Green; [2007]
    Keywords : cacao; chocolate; translation; medical terminology; botanical terminology; adverbial connectors; cultural aspects;

    Abstract : Abstract Translation is not an easy task. There is a plethora of problems and difficulties which needs to be tackled in the process of translating a text from one language to another. This analysis concentrates on three of them – terminology, connectors and cultural aspects. READ MORE