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"Og alting tier" En studie av naturbegrepet i Knut Hamsuns dikt Skærgaardsø, Lad spille med Vaar over Jorden, Høstdag og Hvad suser i Natten.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2001-05-31)Denne hovedoppgaven er en studie av naturbegrepet i Knut Hamsuns dikt: Skærgaardsø, Lad spille med Vaar over Jorden, Høstdag og Hvad suser i Natten. Del 1 inneholder resepsjons-historien til Knut Hamsuns diktsamling Det vilde Kor samt en teoretisk tilnærming til analy-sen av naturbegrepet. Del II utgjør hoveddelen i oppgaven, og denne delen inneholder en analyse av forholdet mellom dikt-jeget, ... -
"Og hans sjel var både sort og hvit". Hvordan bruke Hamsun i dybdelæring for å øke elevenes litterære kompetanse?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-13)Gjennom flere år som ungdomsskolelærer har jeg kjent på stresset med å skulle nå alle kompetansemålene som er bestemt av Utdanningsdirektoratet, samtidig som undervisningen skal være interessant og variert slik at kunnskapen sitter hos elevene etterpå. Da jeg for noen år siden skulle planlegge undervisning rundt Hamsun og nyromantikken, slo det meg at denne tidsepoken med sitt “ubevisste sjeleliv” ... -
"Og hun bluedes ikke" : en analyse av Knut Hamsuns Edvarda Mack
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-11-21)Edvarda Mack opptrer i to av Knut Hamsuns romaner, henholdsvis Pan (1894) og Rosa (1908). Hamsun velger altså å hente inn igjen denne karakteren etter 14 år. Hvorfor gjør han det? Når Edvarda kommer tilbake til Sirilund har hun blitt enke. Vi får vite at hennes finske baron har skutt seg. Med seg har hun også to barn. Hun er altså en annen enn den unge, forelskede Edvarda vi blei kjent med i Pan, ... -
Om forholdet mellom ord og bilde i Tove Janssons novelle "Svart-vitt. Hommage à Edward Gorey"
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06-01)Oppgaven tar som tittelen tilsier for seg forholdet mellom ord og bilde i Tove Janssons novelle "Svart-vitt. Hommage à Edward Gorey". Som inngang til en lesning har jeg valgt å fokusere på den forbindelsen som synes å finnes til den amerikanske illustratøren Edward Gorey og hans billedbok Västra flygeln (The West Wing). Undersøkelsen av ord-bilde forholdet er gjort med utgangspunkt i Hans Lunds ... -
On the creation of tensions between Cot’s fictional autobiography as compared to the encompassing frame narrative in Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl: A Novel by Kate McCafferty. The narrative impact on the voice of a female character and witness, Cot Daley – a suppressed Irish indentured servant in Barbados in the late 17th century
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-11-01)The thesis discusses Kate McCafferty’s novel Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl from 2003, in which the Irish heroine is Cot Daley, an indentured servant, who lives in Barbados in the seventeenth century. The thesis focuses upon how the novel negotiates the relationship between the historical contexts and the novel’s plot, theme and norm, and – moreover – how McCafferty’s Testimony negotiates the ... -
One Nation Under Melville. An Analysis of Nationalism, Imperialism, and Race in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick or, The Whale
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-11-01)Moby-Dick, or The Whale is a novel famed for its multifaceted nature, due to the myriad of both literary themes and political views that critics can explicate from it. In this thesis I will show how the novel Moby Dick, or the Whale can be interpreted in a manner that engender nation and myth building for the United States, in which the contemporary greatness of the nation makes up for the lack of ... -
"One's life is peculiary one's own when one has invented it." En lesning av kjønnstematikk i Djuna Barnes' roman Nightwood.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2000-05)”I am the most famous unknown of the century!” Slik lød selvkarakteristikken fra Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) i et brev til forfatterkollegaen Natalie Barney i 1963.<sup>1</sup> Da var Barnes 71 år og hadde forlengst avskrevet muligheten for en bred litterær anerkjennelse etter å ha forfattet Nightwood, romanen denne oppgaven har som mål å si noe om. Når vi nå skriver 2000, 37 år senere, har dette ... -
Orphanhood and trauma in Toni Morrison's A Mercy and Beloved
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Abstract The current thesis examines the themes trauma and orphanhood and how they are connected in Toni Morrison’s two novels A Mercy (2008) and Beloved (1987), respectively. I will examine how traumatic experiences and the notion of both literal and cultural orphanhood affects the community, and how this has changed from the story in A Mercy being set in the late 17th century and to the story in ... -
Palabras sin fronteras. Un análisis de la traducción noruega de los elementos culturales de la novela El espíritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia de Patricio Pron.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-30)This present investigation examines the translation of cultural elements in the novel El espíritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia (2011), written by the Argentinian author Patricio Pron, translated into Mine foreldres ånd fortsetter å stige i regnet (2011), by the Norwegian translator Kristina Solum. The objective of the analysis is to find out which of the two main translation strategies ... -
“The past becomes an everlasting regret” : the interrelations between past, illusion and gender in three selected plays by Tennessee Williams
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-11)The interrelations between past, illusion and gender in The glass menagerie, A streetcar named desire and Summer and smoke by Tennessee Williams. -
The Paths of a Witcher: Moral Foundations, Narrative Distance and Choice in The Witcher 3
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-15)This thesis explores moral questions and storytelling in The Witcher 3. By utilising Moral Foundations Theory, Narrative Distance and research on videogames and audiovisual storytelling it seeks to explain differences in moral thinking. It argues that The Witcher 3, is uniquely suited to the exploration of moral questions due to its fantastical elements, portrayal of human nature and branching ... -
The Penalization of Agentic Female Characters in Literature: An Analysis of The Awakening and Looking for Alaska
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-05-14)Adolescents tend to identify with literary characters to a considerable degree, and it is therefore vital to advocate the distinction between healthy and unhealthy characters in the secondary classroom. This thesis aims to investigate the intertwining topics of mental health and gender roles in Kate Chopin’s canonical novel The Awakening (1899) and John Green’s young adult fiction novel Looking for ... -
Performativity and gender in Kiersten White´s And I Darken
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-22)The roles of strong and independent female protagonists in Young Adult literature have been debated in the past two decades. One assumption is that female protagonists can suggest to girls that they can do whatever they aim for and develop their own voice. Kiersten White´s And I Darken (2016) demonstrates that strong and independent female protagonists are needed and the protagonist Lada Dragwyla ... -
Performing Female Identities: Gender Performativity in Charlotte Brontë's Villette
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-17)This thesis analyzes how Charlotte Brontë uses theatrical performances as narrative techniques in her novel Villette (1853). The thesis looks at three different kinds of performances found in the novel: the On-Stage and Off-Stage acting performed by the younger focalizer in the embedded narrative, as well as the Narrative Performance that is ‘performed’ by the older narrator in the frame narrative. ... -
Places of Evil in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-11-15)The aim of this thesis is to analyze the two novels Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray. It is focused on finding and viewing the justifications that the two main characters, Dr. Jekyll and Dorian, have for developing into villainous manifestations of themselves. The issue of "the double" and "the other self" is central in this context. The development of the two ... -
Poldens ansikter : en analyse av Knut Hamsuns roman Landstrykere (1927)
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-11-22)I denne nærlesningen utforsker jeg bygden Poldens funksjon i Knut Hamsuns roman Landstrykere. Jeg fokuserer særlig på hva Polden betyr for de to hovedpersonene, August og Edevart. Edevart er til å begynne med tvers igjennom poldværing, men August viser ham verden utenfor, og i løpet av romanen endres Edevarts tilknytning til hjemstedet. Jeg problematiserer synet i nyere Hamsun-forskning på Edevarts ... -
Political Forms of Infinity in Contemporary Ecopoetry and Ecofiction: Why We Read in a Time of Crisis
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-12)Why read poetry and fiction when the world is burning, drowning, and quaking? This thesis seeks to provide an answer by arguing for the political efficacy of contemporary ecopoetry and ecofiction. Instead of viewing reading as an escape from ecopolitical struggles, I show the limited but productive role of literature in a time of crisis. Read together, Juliana Spahr’s book of poetry This Connection ... -
Preventing radicalisation through reading fiction How reading North of Dawn or The Lines We Cross can teach adolescents intercultural competence and build resilience against radicalisation
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-14)The following thesis aims to look at how reading Nuruddin Farah´s North of Dawn and Randa Abdel-Fattah´s The Lines We Cross can create resilience to radicalisation and violent extremism. Building on the concepts of deep reading, vicarious experiences and theories on preventative work, this thesis will show how literature that examines radicalisation in a critical light can show the importance of ... -
Promoting Intercultural Competence in the Norwegian EFL Classroom Through an Understanding of Agency and Choice in Border-Crossing Literature
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-11-01)This thesis, Promoting Intercultural Competence in the Norwegian EFL Classroom through an Understanding of Agency in Border-Crossing Literature, aims to bridge the connection between integrating border-crossing literature in the classroom and developing intercultural competence. This is done through highlighting agency and choice within the border-crossing literature. In light of LK20, the National ... -
Propaganda. Modernisering og politisk oppdragelse i Sovjetunionen
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 1999-06-15)