Essays about: "edgar"

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1. 1. Translating Foreign Words in Poe : A Study on Foreignization and Domestication in Translation

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Matilda Fäldt; [2024]
   Keywords : English; Swedish; Translation; Edgar Allan Poe; Foreign words;

   Abstract : This study aims to research the different methods used by four Swedish translators to deal with foreign words in translation, focusing on their choices in terms of foreignization [staying close to the original text] and domestication [adapting the translation to make it accessible for readers] and their effect on a Swedish readership. This study’s focus will be on foreign words in the ST. READ MORE

3. 2. My Burning Glances : The Male and queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Karin Faxén Sporrong; [2024]
   Keywords : The male gaze; the queer gaze; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice: A Tale ; The Man that was Used Up ; The Man of the Crowd ; Den manliga blicken; den queera blicken; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice ; Den förbrukade mannen ; Mannen i Mängden ;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to show the narrator’s use of the male and the queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe: “Berenice: A Tale” (1835), “The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign” (1839) and ”The Man of the Crowd” (1845). Through close reading of the stories, I show how the different gazes work, how they are used in the stories and what they lead to. READ MORE

4. 3. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
   Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

   Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE

5. 4. Tool in a Box : How should a website for renting tools be implemented to benavigable and be perceived as usable?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Edgar Grims; Lisa Ederth; Joel Swärd; Elsa Rydin; Gabriel Nyman; Erik Lundberg; Hjalmar Öhman; Julia Jaksic; [2023]
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   Abstract : Today, when university students move into a new apartment they seldom have the neededtools to complete the tasks, such as putting up a shelf, related to the occupancy. Thereexist few services that rent these tools in a smooth and simple manner, which leads thesestudents to purchase new tools. READ MORE

6. 5. Non-male Career Development in the Video Game Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Vigdís Kristjánsdóttir; Maïmouna Fischer; [2023]
   Keywords : Non-male career development; career anchors; video game industry; gender minorities; male-dominated workplaces.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper explores the career development of non-male workers in the video game industry in a male-dominated context. It examines their motivation, perception of success, goals, and values. The aim was to contribute to the discourse on the experience of minorities in a majority-dominated work context and how this affects their career development. READ MORE