Sökning: "David Almond"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden David Almond.

  1. 1. Myth and Magic in David Almond's Narratives: North East Englands Magical Environments

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :Clara Hultgren; [2023]
    Nyckelord :David Almond; children s literature; magic; North East England; myth;

    Sammanfattning : This essay explores setting, myth and magic in three of David Almond’s narratives for children: Skellig (2000), My Name is Mina (2010) and A Song for Ella Grey (2015). It looks at how magic influences and changes the way the characters view their local environment. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Människan som skapare, eller Den moderne Gud : Skapelseberättelsen som den skildras i Clay och Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs genom Milton och Shelley

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Författare :Ida Nordmark; [2018]
    Nyckelord :David Almond; Clay; Amnesia; A Machine for Pigs; creation myth; god; Lucifer; Frankenstein; Paradise Lost; David Almond; Clay; Amnesia; A Machine for Pigs; skapelseberättelsen; gud; Lucifer; Frankenstein; Det förlorade paradiset;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the themes of godhood and creation in modern, secular works. Using literary analysis, the thesis examines how the creation myth and the relationship between creator and creation is written in David Almond’s novel Clay and the video game Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, in comparison with how the same relationship is presented in Frankenstein and Paradise Lost. LÄS MER