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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade ordet allusions.
11. Två drömspel : från Strindbergs modernism till Potters television
Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the relations between modernism, mass culture and visual media. Using the dramatic form of the ”dream play” as focal point, it compares the drama of August Strindberg with the television series of Dennis Potter, and the theories of Walter Benjamin with those of Raymond Williams. LÄS MER
12. The birthright and the blessing : narrative as exegesis in three of Thackeray's later novels
Sammanfattning : This dissertation argues that the many narrative repetitions and allusions in Thackeray's fiction can be read as comments on and interpretations of each other and of biblical texts. Especially Henry Esmond, The Virginians, and Philip make use of reiterative strategies that have a close affinity with both midrash, classical Jewish narrative exegesis, and Christian typology. LÄS MER
13. A Landscape of Left-Overs : Changing Conceptions of Place and Environment among Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada
Sammanfattning : This dissertation seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi’kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi’kmaq culture hero Kluskap here serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. LÄS MER
14. Post tenebras spero lucem : Alquimia y ritos en el Quijote y otras obras cervantinas
Sammanfattning : This study focuses on two areas: alchemy (Part I) and rituals of initiation (Part II) in the works of Miguel de Cervantes, focusing on Don Quijote de la Mancha as my main case study.The first part analyses the function of alchemy and how it can be interpreted throughout the works and various literary genres of Cervantes. LÄS MER
15. Jag spelar er förväntan : självdramatisering i Paul Anderssons diktverk Berättarna
Sammanfattning : Being one of the central poets in the Swedish neo-Romantic movement of the early 1950's, Paul Andersson (1930-1976) was surrounded by a bright authorial aura even before he published his first poems at the age of 21. In 1953, Andersson's reputation became nationwide when the influential poet and critic Karl Vennberg declared him to be a genius. LÄS MER