Sökning: "A House of Pomegranates"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden A House of Pomegranates.

1. 1. An Ecocritical Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s A House of Pomegranates : Human- Nonhuman Interactions in the Fairy Tales

   Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Författare :Eva Aramian; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Ecocriticism; Victorian ecocriticism; Animal Studies; Oscar Wilde; Fairy tales; Human-nonhuman interaction; Transformation.;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract   This thesis investigates the interactions between human and nonhuman characters that express a particular concern regarding nature and the environment in Oscar Wilde's four fairy tales in A House of Pomegranates. The author utilizes a significant number of nonhuman characters to communicate with humans, which is a fairy-tale convention in which truth wins over falsehood, kindness is rewarded, and virtue triumphs over evil. LÄS MER

3. 2. ‘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

4. 3. Oscar Wildes A House of Pomegranates : Makt som tema

   Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för litteraturvetenskap och idéhistoria

   Författare :Mikaela Pettersson; [2009]
   Nyckelord :Oscar Wilde; tematisk kritik; sagor; A House of Pomegranates; Richard; makt;

   Sammanfattning : Denna uppsats undersöker Oscar Wildes sagosamling A House of Pomegranates sagor: The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and his Soul och The Star-Child. Med en modifierad form av den tematiska kritiken analyseras hur makt tar sig uttryck i sagorna –hur makten utövas, vilka som har tillgång till den, vilka som drabbas av den och vilka konsekvenser den har. LÄS MER

5. 4. Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince” : The Hidden Messages and the Debate on the Target Audience

   Master-uppsats, Engelska

   Författare :Layla Bseiso; [2007]
   Nyckelord :Wilde; Oscar Wilde; The Happy Prince; Fairytales; Children s literature;

   Sammanfattning : Oscar Wilde’s fairytales have been read to children for more than a century. Nevertheless, since the time of their publication in 1888 and 1891, the target audience of The Happy Prince and Other Tales and A House of Pomegranates have been the concern of critics. LÄS MER