Essays about: "historical novels"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the words historical novels.

  1. 6. Thomas Cromwell’s Lesson in Patriotism : Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies as Literature for Upbringing Russian Minds

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Anna Astar; [2022]
    Keywords : bring up the bodies; historical novel; hilary mantel; russian educational politics; russian patriotism; внесите тела; исторический роман; хилари мантел; российская образовательная политика; русский патриотизм;

    Abstract : The paper analyses Hilary Mantel’s novel Bring Up the Bodies in terms of how it might correlate with the notion of Russian patriotism. The origin for the research lies in the official list of literature recommended for patriotic education in Russia that was compiled in late 2015 and is thus immediately connected with the surge of state-driven patriotism in the country following the 2014 annexation of Crimea. READ MORE

  3. 7. Gothic Masculinity: An Exploration of Masculinity in The Mysteries of Udolpho and Uncle Silas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Tobias Norén; [2021]
    Keywords : Gothic; Masculinity; Female Gothic; Ann Radcliffe; The Mysteries of Udolpho; Sheridan Le Fanu; Uncle Silas; Sensibility; Fatherhood; Villainy; Fallenness; Fallen Man; Early Gothic; Victorian Gothic; 18th-century; 19th-century; Hegemonic Masculinity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : By analysing two different Female Gothic novels, this thesis aims to explore the different ways in which masculinity is portrayed within the Female Gothic literary tradition, more specifically the Early Gothic and Victorian Gothic due to constraints in scope. The novels chosen, The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and Uncle Silas (1864), are in many ways representative and serve as typical Female Gothic narratives but differ in when they were written and how they utilise gothic tropes to discuss and critique the society within which they were written. READ MORE

  4. 8. Class, Rank and Status in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Kajsa Söderström; [2021]
    Keywords : Jane Austen; Pride and Prejudice; social class; social rank; social status; historical background; biographical background; social criticism; early 19th century; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813, is one of Jane Austen’s best known novels but there is much hidden from a modern reader when encountering the text. Being unfamiliar with the class system of early 19th-century England and its complexities will diminish the impact of the novel that would be apparent to an early reader of Austen. READ MORE

  5. 9. Irish Women : being both mothers and wives

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Jenny Martinsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Irish Women; Edna O´Brien; Marian Keyes; Female writers; Gender roles; outspoken language; feminism; feminist actions; mothers; wives; Ireland; sexuality; daughters; love; women’s rights.;

    Abstract : Edna O'Brien and Marian Keyes are two sexually candid female writers. They are both from Ireland and their novels have caused many spectacular headlines over the years. These female authors have been greatly acclaimed, but also sharply criticised for their outspoken way of writing. READ MORE

  6. 10. Gender Construction in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre : A Comparison

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Julia Uusitalo Kemi; [2021]
    Keywords : gender; gender construction; Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre; gender norms; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë; identity; gender roles; Victorian gender roles; Victorian gender norms; sex; gender; femininity; masculinity;

    Abstract : This essay analyses and compares gender construction in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The focus is on the construction of the female and male gender of selected female and male characters. READ MORE