Essays about: "death of the author"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words death of the author.

  1. 16. Innocence and Childhood in Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Saga Bokne; [2014-02-13]
    Keywords : Philip Pullman; His Dark Materials;

    Abstract : Philip Pullman's young adult fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials combines the characteristics of the adventure tale with philosophical musings about subjects such as God, sin, humanity, and death. Among other things, the work engages in a long-standing debate about the nature of childhood. READ MORE

  3. 17. Side health indicators in FPS : A study in the subject health indicators in first person shooters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Peder Beijnoff Bergström; [2014]
    Keywords : First person shooter; Psychology of colors; Health indicators;

    Abstract : This essay is about side health indicator in FPS, why they look like they do and what function they provide in FPS and their existence in modern FPS. The essay also contains information about traditional health indicators, psychology in colors, the crosshair focus area and research about FPS in modern times. READ MORE

  4. 18. Real Life as a Play on Stage - A Study of Guilt and Shame in Ian McEwan's "Atonement"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Ingegerd Stenport; [2013-06-25]
    Keywords : real life; play on stage; Atonement; Ian McEwan; guilt; shame;

    Abstract : In the novel "Atonement" by Ian McEwan, questions of guilt, shame and redemption are in focus. The main character Briony Tallis is presented as making up for a crime by working on a novel for 59 years. READ MORE

  5. 19. Sadomasochism and compliance in the Twilight Saga : Female Submission and the Romance of Being Loved to Death

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Emma Agnell; [2013]
    Keywords : Twilight; feminism; psychoanalytic criticism; literature studies; sadomasochism; postfeminism; post-feminism;

    Abstract : This essay examines the sadomasochistic relationship between the main characters of the Twilight Saga from a psychoanalytic perspective, and looks at the family and gender roles in the Saga from a post-feministic view. Aspects also considered are the portrayal of female sexuality as something dangerous and negative, recreational sex as something perverted, and the pro-marriage and anti-abortion propaganda in the last two novels. READ MORE

  6. 20. Language Use in Two Types of Suicide Texts

    University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Tatiana Prokofyeva; [2013]
    Keywords : Language use Suicide texts Discourse Analysis Linguistics;

    Abstract : Suicide texts are the traces left by their authors for the public allowing them to understand the causes of the desire to commit suicide, regardless of whether such notes preceded successful suicide attempts or not. The types of such texts can vary dramatically in emotional expressiveness, be it a suicide note handwritten by the author or a short post typed on a web forum dedicated to suicides. READ MORE