Sökning: "Irony"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 86 uppsatser innehållade ordet Irony.
1. L’ironie dans La princesse de Babylone de Voltaire : Transmettre des idées polémiques et philosophiques
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerSammanfattning : The objective of this essay is to analyse the use of irony in one of Voltaire's philosophical tales, La princesse de Babylone (1768). Taking as a starting point three perspectives on irony (from philosophy, linguistics, and literature) as well as the context in which Voltaire wrote this tale, this thesis examines the use of irony, its objectives and how it permits the transmission of polemical and philosophical ideas. LÄS MER
2. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. LÄS MER
3. Fler poliser eller Bluewashing? : En komparativ och visuell retorikanalys av kampanjerna Bluewashing och Väx med en större uppgift
Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapSammanfattning : Vid riksdagsvalet 2022 var rekryteringen av fler poliser den näst viktigaste frågan för väljarna (SCB, 2021). Regeringen beslutade år 2018 att ett mål för Polismyndigheten skulle sättas. 22 000 fler poliser innan år 2024. LÄS MER
4. Den dödlige narren : En studie av satir och humor i dödsdansen av Hans Holbein den yngre
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Hans Holbein's Dance of Death has fascinated researchers for centuries, and in the shape of the book Les Simulachres et historiées de la mort, published in 1538, it was going to change the perception of the dance of death theme for a long time ahead. What most researchers point out about Holbein's pictures is its underlying sense of satire or irony – but is typically glossed over as a matter of fact. LÄS MER
5. A Satirist's Right to Criticise : Satire in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": A Genre and Audience Reception Analysis
Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the utilisation of satire within the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Employing Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model as a theoretical framework, this study delves into the complexities of how satire is constructed, received, and interpreted by viewers. LÄS MER