Sökning: "epic genre"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden epic genre.

  1. 1. Varying Virtue : Mythological Paragons of Wifely Virtues in Roman Elegy

    Författare :Magdalena Öhrman; Latin; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ovid; Elegy; Propertius; Ovid’s exile poetry; erotodidactic elegy; Tibullus; mythology; genre;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates references to five mythological characters (Penelope, Laodamia, Andromache, Alcestis and Euadne) used as paragons of wifely virtues in Roman elegy. Providing extensive close readings, it discusses the usage of these five characters in the works of Propertius and Tibullus, and in the elegiac works of Ovid, with special reference to issues of narratology, intertextuality, and literary genre. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Landets SångGudinna : Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna och naturdiktens genrer

    Författare :Alfred Sjödin; Litteraturvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; 18th C Swedish literature; theory of genres; the long poem; Georgic poetry; Pastoral; Epic; Classical Reception; Representation of the Countryside; Literature and War; Hedonism; Moralism; and Sentimentality in 18th C. Literature.;

    Sammanfattning : The long poem Skördarne (The HArvest) by johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750-1818) was an attempt to do for the Swedish what Virgil had don for the Roman Countryside in his Georgics. However, "georgic poetry" was seldom recognised as a distinct genre by the classical system of poetics, and its relation to neighbouring genres were often unclear. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Theseus de Cologne, édition partielle d'une chanson de geste du XIVe siècle

    Författare :Mari Bacquin; Franska; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; moyen francais; la reine faussement accusée; romance; chanson de geste; motifs stéréotypés; epic genre; littérature médiévale; édition critique;

    Sammanfattning : BACQUIN, MARI, Theseus de Cologne, édition partielle d’une chanson de geste du XIVe siècle. Études romanes de Lund, 81, 355 pages. Written in French. Monograph. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Studies on Juvencus' Language and Style

    Författare :Andreas Thor; Gerd Haverling; David Langslow; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Juvencus; biblical epic; poetic language; archaisms; Early Latin; Late Latin; prosaic language; biblical language; variation; Virgil; Latin; Latin;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the language and style used in the poem Evangeliorum Libri Quattuor by the fourth-century Christian poet Juvencus. The poem, a rendering of the biblical story of Jesus in dactylic poetry, initiated a literary genre, which is referred to as biblical epic. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Raketsommar : Science fiction i Sverige 1950–1968

    Författare :Jerry Määttä; Johan Svedjedal; Anna Williams; Dag Hedman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Literature; sociology of literature; popular literature; publishing history; reception studies; cultural studies; fandom; fan cultures; fanzines; science fiction; Aniara; Harry Martinson; Ray Bradbury; Sture Lönnerstrand; Roland Adlerberth; Elisabeth Tykesson; Litteraturvetenskap; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The subject of this dissertation is the introduction and reception of science fiction literature in Sweden 1950–1968. Apart from considerations on science fiction as a genre and market category, and a brief survey of science fiction published in Sweden before the year 1950, the dissertation scrutinizes the Swedish publishers’ attempts at introducing both domestic and translated science fiction, the reception of the genre in Swedish literary criticism, the magazines Häpna! (1954–1966) and Galaxy (1958–1960), and the foundation of a Swedish science fiction fan culture. LÄS MER