Sökning: "Heroic Structures"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden Heroic Structures.

  1. 1. Hjälten nyanserad : En komparativ karaktärsstudie via närläsning av Beowulf och Odyssevs utifrån Joseph Campbells  ”monomyt” och maskulinitetsteori

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Litteraturvetenskap

    Författare :Simon Aghed Luterkort; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Joseph Campbell; Raewyn Connell; Jørgen Lorentzen; Claes Ekenstam; Beowulf; Odyssevs; hjälte; maskulinitet; monomyt; mytologi;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to show that what defines a hero is far more complicated than the prolific author and mythological expert Joseph Campbell would have one believe – in his view, heroic qualities stem from a certain type of chosen individual and reoccurring narrative motifs without taking social structures and masculinity into account. By analyzing the characters Beowulf and Odysseus through a filter, consisting of Campbells model of the “hero’s journey” along with perspectives provided by studies in the masculinity field done by Raewyn Connell and Jørgen Lorentzen together with Claes Ekenstam, this essay concludes, in short, the following: applying Campbells model of the hero does reveal several similarities between the two characters, though it ultimately fails to prove any deeper connection. LÄS MER

  3. 2. In Pursuit of the Hero : Mythological Heroic Structures in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

    Kandidat-uppsats, Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Kamal Ahmed; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Campbell; Harry Potter; Heroic Structures; Monomyth; Mythology; Rank;

    Sammanfattning : Criticism of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has maintained that its popularity stems from a well-marketed, repetitive and simple structure. However, this essay considers that this success derives from recognizable mythological heroic structures. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Historiebruk och historiemedvetande i Venezuelas Förenade Socialistiska Partis Libro Rojo

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Författare :Erik Andersson; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Historiebruk; Historiemedvetande; Venezuela; PSUV; Venezuelas Förenade Socialistiska Parti; Hugo Chavez; Simon Bolivar; Simon Rodriguez; Ezequiel Zamora;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the use of history, historical narratives and the relation to Venezuelan historical consciousness in Libro Rojo, a publication of The Unified Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). It consists of four parts: an introduction, a declaration of principles, statutes and finally what is called the programmatical bases (bases programaticas) of the party. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Late Modern Hero’s Quest for Meaning : A case study on the psychological construction of meaning and play, ritualization, and, quests in video games in late modern Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Religionspsykologi

    Författare :Fredrik Norman; [2012]
    Nyckelord :Illusionistic world; ritualization; quest theory; case study; meaning-making; purposeful play; hero; video game design; archetypal symbolism; late modern Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : This essay focuses on two cases studies that include two game designers’ views of meaning-making construction in games and an analysis of their corresponding games. This isplaced in relation to the late modern Sweden context. LÄS MER