Essays about: "sherlock"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the word sherlock.

  1. 11. Is Sherlock Really that Observant? : A qualitative study of the relation between non-observances of observational maxims and characterization in the TV-series Sherlock

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Alexsandra Hallén; [2019]
    Keywords : Conversational maxims; non-observances; Grice; discourse analysis; Sherlock; Konversationsmaximer; icke-observationer; Grice; diskursanalys; Sherlock;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate how often a character of a TV-series non-observed the conversational maxims, and if non-observances can be used for characterization in TV-series. The aim of this study was also to examine how much conversations and generally unknown conversational rules can affect people and their entire perception of others. READ MORE

  3. 12. Detective VS Vampire - A Powerbattle : A Narratological Character Study of ‘SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA or the Adventure of the Sanguinary Count’ to Find Underlying Symbolism of Imperialistic Representation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Amanda Fransson; [2019]
    Keywords : Symbolism; Focalization; Subtext; Description; Characterisation; Character; Dichotomy; Imperialism;

    Abstract : This essay is a narratological character study of Loren. D Estleman’s novel SHERLOCK HOLMES VS DRACULA ​or the Adventure of the Sanguinary Count. READ MORE

  4. 13. Forensics as a Delay in Stories of Sherlock Holmes : "Although the Series is More Extendedly Delayed by Forensic Elements, the Difference is Not as Significant as Expected"

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Frida Junker; [2019]
    Keywords : Delay; Sherlock Holmes; Forensics; Development; Format;

    Abstract : The relationship between the development of real life forensics and fiction’s use of it is a close one, and it offers excitement and pleasure to follow investigations and unravel mysteries, clearly, both in real life and fiction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes has famously used advanced deductive methods to solve crimes since his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. READ MORE

  5. 14. Testing the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis : An examination of the variability of the risk-return trade-off over time and in different market environments

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Steve Sherlock; [2018]
    Keywords : Adaptive markets hypothesis; risk-return trade-off; volatility anomaly; market environment;

    Abstract : A new hypothesis, The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH), is applied to the Swedish stockmarket context by testing the variability of the risk-return trade-off over different investment horizons and market environments. Yearly returns and volatility are measured on OMXS30 index between1986 and 2017 over a variety of different investment horizons. READ MORE

  6. 15. Debunking the Detective: A Comparative Study on the Narratives Found in The Blanched Soldier, The Lion’s Mane and A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Geofina Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Sherlock Holmes; Watson; narratology; narrative frustration; narrator; suspense; reliability; point of view; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories in the Sherlock Holmes series, yet only two are told from the narrative perspective of Holmes himself. I attempted to compare and contrast Holmes’ narration in The Blanched Soldier and The Lion’sMane withWatson’s narration in A Study in Scarlet. READ MORE