Essays about: "historical novels"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words historical novels.
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11. Texts and Paratexts in a Colonial Context. Krupabai Satthianadhan's English Novels 'Saguna' and 'Kamala'
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : The anglophone Indian author Krupabai Satthianadhan (1862-1894) was a second-generation Christian convert and a member of the Christian Tamil family in colonial Madras. Knowledge of English was still a high-caste male privilege when Satthianadhan published reformist articles on female education. Her two novels, the autobiographical Saguna. READ MORE
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12. “I should think what politics he has are just a little bit left of center”:An analysis of James Bond’s personal ideology
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale (2015) introduces the iconic character James Bond. The savvy British spy who must save the world from Soviet villain is a cultural icon the world over. Yet not much is known of his personal political leanings. Fleming once claimed that James Bond’s politics lies just left of center. READ MORE
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13. Harlot or Heroine? The portrayal of Anne Boleyn in three contemporary historical novels written by women : A comparative study of The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy, and Queen of Subtleties by Suzannah Dunn.
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : .... READ MORE
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14. An Imperfect World, Imperfectly Retold : Mimetic Uncertainty in Early, Late, and Meta-Modern Fiction
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Proposing the concept of mimetic uncertainty, this project aims to provide a critical inquiry into the correspondence of unreliable narration and realism. Building on Springett (2013) and Olsen (2003), a distinction between narratorial unreliability and uncertainty is proposed to denote whether a narrator explicitly signals an awareness of their fallible narration. READ MORE
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15. Making Myth: Narrative Discourse in The Shadow of the Torturer
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – MediaAbstract : This dissertation argues that the incongruity between the narrating I and the narrated I in The Shadow of the Torturer produces a site where myth is made. The novel differs from other works in the canon of science fantasy because its science and fantasy are rarely, if ever, juxtaposed. READ MORE