Sökning: "Beowulf"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 23 uppsatser innehållade ordet Beowulf.

1. 16. Concerning Mass Graves : The use, development and identities within mass graves during the Scandinavian Iron age and Middle ages.

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Författare :Mattias Frisk; [2015]
   Nyckelord :Iron Age; Middle age; mass grave; beowulf; social identity; warfare; violence; weapon deposition; Järnålder; Medeltid; Massgrav; Beowulf; våld; sociala identiteter; krigföring; vapendeponi;

   Sammanfattning : This master thesis deals with the subject of mass graves as a result of war and violence; how, where and why they are created, what they represent and how they are used throughout the Scandinavian Iron Age and Middle Ages. To analyze and discuss these questions, I have used nine case studies as well as several literary sources such as Beowulf, Tacitus and Jordanes. LÄS MER

3. 17. An Idea Is a Life Form : An attempt to find evidence of the Conceptual MetaphorTheory by studying the Old English poem Beowulf

   Magister-uppsats, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Författare :Anna-Karin Burman; [2014]
   Nyckelord :metaphors; metonymy; conceptual metaphor; Old English; Beowulf; conventionalized metaphors; innovative metaphors; target domains; source domains; corpus studies; and experiential metaphors.;

   Sammanfattning : This small study concerns occurrences of metaphor, metonymy and conceptual metaphor in the Old English poem Beowulf. The first 224 lines of Beowulf were searched for non-literal passages. Thefound passages were sorted into the groups conventionalized metaphor, metonymy and innovativemetaphor. LÄS MER

4. 18. The Image of Heroism in Tolkien’s "The Hobbit"

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Författare :Cecilia Wiklander; [2011-06-28]
   Nyckelord :heroism; Hobbit; Tolkien; Bilbo; hero; burglar; image;

   Sammanfattning : An essay about how Tolkien interpreted heroism in his character Bilbo as a sensitive hero guided by emotions and ethics rather than the traditional hero images such as for example Beowulf. The essay deals with the themes of rebirth, heroism and burglar ethics connected to the hero image... LÄS MER

5. 19. Literary perspectives on the case for Beowulf's rowing adventure with Breca

   Kandidat-uppsats, Engelska institutionen

   Författare :Andrew Cooper; [2009]
   Nyckelord :Beowulf; Breca; rowing; swimming; adventure; Baltic; Anglo-Saxon; Old English; Unferth; Nicor; Nicera;

   Sammanfattning : Tradition in the study of Beowulf has held that the discussion between Beowulf and Unferth regarding Beowulf’s victory over Breca concerns a swimming competition. However, some scholars have suggested that this section refers to a rowing or sailing adventure, due to some ambiguity in the language of the passage. LÄS MER

7. 20. Beowulf - from book to film

   Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för språkstudier

   Författare :Kristina Martinsson; [2008]
   Nyckelord :Beowulf; book; film; monster; mother; watchman; Finn the Frisian; hall; dragon;

   Sammanfattning : In 7 scenens I describe differenses between the book and the film Beowuf. I use the scene when he arrrives in the boat, the watchman at the score, Beowulf´s arrive at the hall, a fighting scene, the moster´s mother, Finn the Frisian and the dragon ... LÄS MER