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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
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Prospero’s Game? A discussion of chaos and control in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-29)This thesis looks at an excerpt from Peter Hulme’s book Colonial Encounters, “Prospero and Caliban”, where Hulme explores the notion that Prospero, like Shakespeare, is dramatist and creator of theatrical effects. Like Hulme, I believe that there are two plays being enacted, yet I do not share his opinion regarding Prospero as a stage director or a playwright, nor that the play within the play is a ... -
Pyongyang – Den vestlige reisende på terskelen til en satirisk dystopi
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-11-13)Denne mastergradsavhandlingen tar for seg Guy Delisles grafiske reiseskildring Pyongyang - En tegnet og meget begrenset reise i Nord-Korea (2008).Lesningen tar utgangspunkt i og utfordrer førstepersonsfortelleren Delisles perspektiv i skildringen. Hvordan viser han sitt perspektiv? Hva forteller det oss? Og i hvor stor grad kan vi stole på det? Jeg forsøker dermed å undersøke hvordan Delisle formidler ... -
The quotidian, childhood memory and the changing tone of comedy as the elements of Saul Bellow's humanistic vision in "Herzog".
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06-01)In the 1964 novel "Herzog" by Saul Bellow, protagonist Moses Herzog's obsession with academic issues proves impractical and does not help him solve his mental and emotional crises. Instead, his absurd ambition to reach a synthesis of all theories leads him to withdraw from everyday life. Only by discarding intellectualism and embracing simple values is Herzog finally able to regain peace. This ... -
Raskol v Russkoj Cerkvi i obshchestve v literaturnom otrazhenii : roman Vladimira Lichutina "Raskol"
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06)Roman ”Raskol” skrevet av den moderne russiske forfatter Vladimir Lichutin. ”Raskol” - en historisk roman. Forfatteren forteller historien om kirkekampen i Moskovskaja Rus’ (Russland) . Dette førte til en splittelse i samfunnet. Mange progressive mennesker, forskere, forfattere og kunstnere ble interessert i denne viktige saken i de neste århundrene. Lichutin prøver å forstå splittelsen for å ... -
"Ravget iežas bođuid ovddežis". Guovddášpersovnnaid iešvuođat, rollat ja ovdáneapmi sámi perspektiivvas ja narratologiija guorahallamiin Earrodearvvuođat ja Jievjaheargi noveallain
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)Guorahalan noveallaid Earrodearvvuođat ja Jievjaheargi váldo- ja oalgepersovnnaid iešvuođaid, rollaid ja ovdáneami muitalusain. Persovdnaguorahallamis suokkardallan persovnnaid siskkáldas- ja olgguldasiešvuođaid, ja mo dat váikkuhit dihto elemeanttaide ja dáhpáhusaide maid válljen guorahallat. Elemeanttaid maid válljen guorahallat čatnasat man nu láhkai sámi kultuvrii. Háliidan guorahallat teavsttaid ...
