Sökning: "the picture of dorian"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 uppsatser innehållade orden the picture of dorian.

1. 1. Looking at Dorian Gray like Art : The Mirror, The Portrait, and The Ideal

   Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Författare :Laia Sepúlveda Garcia; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Oscar Wilde; Irish Literature; Portrait; Mirror; Doubled Self; Looking At; Seeing; Perception of the Self; Art and Life; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Characterization; Oscar Wilde s philosophy; Art for Art s Sake ; Apprehension of reality; Semi-art figure; Human-like;

   Sammanfattning : This research delves into the complex themes of perception, art, and self in Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Drawing from Wilde's philosophy of "Art for Art's Sake," the study explores the characterization of Dorian Gray through the perspectives of Lord Henry and Basil Hallward. LÄS MER

3. 2. Didaktisk potential i klassisk litteratur : Moral och sexualitet i viktorianska England och The Picture of Dorian Gray

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Författare :Jennifer Bergman; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Litteraturhistoria; litteraturdidaktik; didaktisk potential; The Picture of Dorian Gray; moral; sexualitet;

   Sammanfattning : Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera och diskutera den didaktiska potential klassisk litteratur kan tänkas ha för den litteraturhistoriska undervisningen i gymnasieskolan. I läroplanen för ämnet svenska förklaras det hur eleverna ska få möjligheter att läsa litteratur från olika kulturer och epoker. LÄS MER

4. 3. Boredom and Moral Decay : Oscar Wilde's Criticism of the Baudelairean Dandy in The Picture of Dorian Gray

   Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Författare :Nora Pettersson; [2023]
   Nyckelord :The Picture of Dorian Gray; ennui; Baudelaire; Wilde;

   Sammanfattning : This essay examines the role of ennui in Dorian Gray’s moral decline in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. By applying Charles Baudelaire’s concept of ennui as the malady of the modern age and his promotion of dandyism as an escape from the “immoral” modern utilitarian society, it argues that Wilde challenges Baudelaire’s philosophy since Dorian suffers from depression as a result of yielding to all of his desires. LÄS MER

5. 4. ‘The Fisherman and his Soul’ Revalued : A Significant and Singular Fairy Tale in Oscar Wilde’s Work

   Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Författare :Quentin CAIZERGUES; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Oscar Wilde; The Fisherman and his Soul; fairy-tales studies; aestheticism; social critique; Victorian studies; Hans Christian Andersen; The Little Mermaid;

   Sammanfattning : The period 1889-1891 has been regarded as crucial in Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) career. Having been somewhat unsuccessful as a writer during the 1880s, and turning to journalism to earn a living, Wilde in this period saw the publication of his dialogues which led to his sole novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (hereafter, Dorian), serialised in 1890 before being republished as a novel in 1891. LÄS MER

7. 5. When Escapism Becomes Neurotic : A Psychoanalytic Reading of Defense Mechanisms Employed in The Picture of Dorian Gray as a Medium to Escape Reality

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Författare :Santesson Papadopoulos Andreas; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Anxiety; Conflict; Defense mechanism; Escapism; Fear; Freud; Psychoanalysis; Rationalization; Repression; Ångest; Konflikt; Försvarsmekanism; Verklighetsflykt; Rädsla; Freud; Psykoanalys; Rationalisering; Repression;

   Sammanfattning : Using psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework, this essay examines the subject of escapism in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Defense mechanisms of the ego, first thought of by Sigmund Freud, allow for a clearer understanding of what takes place during the plot. LÄS MER