Essays about: "fantasy fiction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words fantasy fiction.

  1. 1. The Fictional World of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea: Emic and Etic Perspectives on its Worldbuilding

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Löfström; [2024]
    Keywords : Hemingway; Possible worlds theory; emic; etic; Textual actual world; Lifeworld; The Old Man and The Sea; Fiction; American Literature;

    Abstract : Reading is a past time activity that is popular all around the world. It is something thathelps us escape reality and put our focus elsewhere. When immersing yourself in afictional world, it can be intriguing to think of how it was created. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Collective Unconscious in Neil Gaiman's Fairy Tales : The Motif of the Triple Goddess through Symbols and the Manifestations of the Anima Archetype

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Yana Chyrko; [2024]
    Keywords : Neil Gaiman; Myth; Fairy Tale; Anima Archetype; Jungian Archetype; Archaic Symbol; Initiation; Collective Unconscious; Triple Goddess; Neil Gaiman; Myt; Saga; Anima Arketyp; Jungiansk Arketyp; Arkaisk Symbol; Initiation; Kollektiva Omedvetna; Tredelade Gudinnan; Symboler;

    Abstract : Many recent studies confirm that the fantasy genre is based on ancient myths. Contemporary authors of fiction create new versions of myths, often using ancient “natural” and cultural symbols. Neil Gaiman is one of these tellers of modern myth. READ MORE

  4. 3. As Dark As Darkness : Using Star Maker and The Hobbit to Promote a Constructionist Understanding of Race in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Martin Svanborg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Although the popular conception of fantasy has nothing to do with race, in fact, the genre frequently exhibits underlying concerns with racial dynamics. Conversely, science fiction, due to its speculative perspective on the universe and the potential existence of alien species is, by nature, more inherently preoccupied with the concept of race. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comparing Official and Fan Translation of Neologisms in The Irregular at Magic High School

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jakob Bagge; [2023]
    Keywords : Neologism; Japanese-English translation; fantasy; science fiction; light novel; fan translation;

    Abstract : This study examined the translation of neologisms in the fan and official translations of the first book of the The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series. It aimed to examine whether the choices of translation strategies differed between the two as well as how the word type and choice of translation strategy affected the end result. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fantasy Fiction and Reality : How Fantasy Fiction Reflects Our Reality and How It Can Be Used in the English Classroom

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Rim Winssi; Kenan Tutusevic; [2022]
    Keywords : Fantasy; Escapism; Swedish National Agency of Education; Psychoanalysis; Reality; Classroom activities;

    Abstract : Reality and fantasy fiction have often been seen as opposites. Fantasy fiction is many times seen as childish, with escapism as its sole purpose. READ MORE