• "But you can't get me out of the story". Feminist Revision of Fairy Tales in Short Stories by Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter 

      Mikalsen, Paula Ryggvik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-29)
      Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter are but two of many authors who have appropriated the fairy tale genre and used its plethora of tales as intertext and playground for their artistic vision. This thesis will look selected stories from The Bloody Chamber (1979), Bluebeard’s Egg (1983) and Good Bones (1992). These collections engage with the fairy-tale canon, in both form, content and intertext, and ...
    • Illness and the Scandinavian Gothic: Unnatural Illness Narratives in Scandinavian Fiction 

      Mikalsen, Paula Ryggvik (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-03-07)
      Denne avhandlingen analyserer tre samtidsromaner, Mats Strandbergs "Hemmet", Ragnar Hovlands "Ei vinterreise" og Olga Ravns "Celestine". Romanene behandler ulike sykdomsmotiv, og undersøkelsen viste at selv om romanene varierer i sjanger, språk, og eksperimentell narrasjon, er ulike sykdommer fremstilt gjennom samme troper og motiv, mer bestemt besettelse, forfølgelse, og hjemsøkelse. Jeg har lest ...