Essays about: "rhetorical narrative theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words rhetorical narrative theory.
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1. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE
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2. Bread, Wisdom, and Discipleship : Body Imagery in Luke 24 and Didache 9
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The final chapter of Luke 24 exhibits a peculiar interest in the body of Jesus, which has historically led to theologians interpreting the passage as mainly concerned with christological matters. The phrase “body of Christ” can be understood in regard to the Eucharist meal, but also as employed by Paul to speak of the community of believers. READ MORE
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3. Character Narrators, the Implied Author, and the Authorial Audience: A Rhetorical and Ethical Reading of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : This essay considers the interplay between character narrators, the implied author, and the authorial audience in Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Talents. The aim of the study was to investigate how narrators, the implied author, and readers position themselves in relation to each other and in relation to the novel’s ethical dimensions. READ MORE
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4. HANDING THE REINS TO THE TRICKSTER: A Narratological Analysis of the Construction of Reliability in Joanne M. Harris’ The Gospel of Loki
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : How can a reader believe anything the narrator says when the narrator is an infamous trickster? The Gospel of Loki (2014) tells the Edda-stories from the Norse Trickster God Loki’s viewpoint, providing a unique perspective on the Norse myths. For the presented plot to be valid the narrator has to be trusted to tell the truth; he has to be a reliable narrator. READ MORE
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5. An Analysis of Selected Linguistic Strategies Used to Evoke Moral Judgments, Emotions and Attitudes with the Audience of 300.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Literature has the power to influence its audience to establish different attitudes towards its characters and elements. This study examines the linguistic strategies that are employed in doing so. READ MORE
