Essays about: "da vinci"
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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 humanioraAbstract : 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
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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 interkulturAbstract : 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
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3. Pros and Cons in Immersion : - A Study of a Swedish and Italian Exchange Project Focused on Immersion
University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)Abstract : Abstract This study examines the Comenius exchange project between Da Vinci, Kattegattgymnasiet in Sweden and Liceo Scientifico F. Vercelli in Asti, Italy from both a qualitative and a quantitative angle. This exchange project was working with immersion. READ MORE
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4. The Da Vinci Project : - A theoretical approach to language learning
University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)Abstract : The English language could be considered to be a second language in Swedish society; it is present in more than just school, such as television, the world of computers and radio. The general field of interest for this study is an exchange between two schools, one located in Sweden and one in Italy, called the Da Vinci Project. READ MORE
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5. The state of translation
University essay from Lunds universitet/KinesiskaAbstract : 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