Essays about: "literature critics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 51 essays containing the words literature critics.

1. 21. The Notebook and the Romance Genre : An Investigation of The Notebook As A Romance Novel

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Ajla Kapic; [2019]
   Keywords : Characterization; Romance Elements; Literature; Love Story; Novel; Romance; Contemporary Romance; The Notebook; Nicholas Sparks;

   Abstract : Critics and readers often consider Nicholas Sparks’ novel The Notebook to be a romance novel, while Sparks himself considers it a love story. Sparks claims that there are no similarities between the two genres. READ MORE

3. 22. Mad or Misunderstood? A Study of the Different Portrayals of Mr. Rochester's First Wife in Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Hedda Törntorp; [2018]
   Keywords : Biographical Criticism. Historical Criticism. Psychology. Madness. Post- Colonialism. 19th century literature. 20th century literature. Bertha Mason. Antoinette Cosway.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Jane Eyre (1847), written by Charlotte Brontë, remains a classic, 170 years later. Mr. Rochester’s secret wife locked away in an attic, Bertha Mason, is the antagonist in the novel. However, in Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) written by Jean Rhys around a century later, the character has been rewritten as Antoinette Cosway. READ MORE

4. 23. Germany's temporary ban on family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection - A comparative discourse analysis of (de)-legitimation strategies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Imke Feindt; [2018]
   Keywords : Family reunification; subsidiary protection; human right; critical discourse analysis; de -legitimation;

   Abstract : The German government’s decision in 2016 to reduce the number of incoming immigrants by suspending family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection for two years, sparked a controversial debate, with some critics arguing that family reunification represents a human right. Contributing to the very scarce literature about this development, the aim pursued in this thesis is to better understand the differing discourses and (de-)legitimation strategies regarding the suspension by comparatively analysing written statements handed in to German parliament by the government and civil society organisations in March of 2017. READ MORE

5. 24. The controversies of destructive spending: Arms production and growth in the post-Cold War era

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Athina Swahn; Anja Tuneld; [2018]
   Keywords : Arms trade; Beyond GDP; Defense spending; Economic growth; Military expenditure;

   Abstract : Critics of the GDP measure are claiming that it fails to capture the true well-being of a country and demand that alternative measures be developed. To determine how the destructive spending on arms should enter a new measure, an understanding of its effects on GDP is required. READ MORE

6. 25. Artificial Intelligence Adaptation in Video Games

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

   Author : Anastasiia Zhadan; [2018]
   Keywords : artificial intelligence in games; adaptability in games; non-player character adaptation; challenge;

   Abstract : One of the most important features of a (computer) game that makes it memorable is an ability to bring a sense of engagement. This can be achieved in numerous ways, but the most major part is a challenge, often provided by in-game enemies and their ability to adapt towards the human player. However, adaptability is not very common in games. READ MORE