Sökning: "Thackeray"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade ordet Thackeray.

  1. 1. The Female Protagonists in Thackeray’s Vanity Fair : A Corpus Linguistic Study of Keywords, Collocations, and Characterisation

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Författare :Tina Åhman Billing; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Corpus Linguistics; Corpus Stylistics; Characterisation; Thackeray; Vanity Fair;

    Sammanfattning : This essay uses corpus linguistic methods to study aspects of the novel Vanity Fair by W M Thackeray. The aim is to study the way Thackeray chose to describe his two female protagonists, Rebecca Sharp and Amelia Sedley. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Characterization in Social Satire : A comparative analysis of the heroines Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austenʼs Pride and Prejudice, and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackerayʼs Vanity Fair

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Författare :Elin Berggren; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Characterization; Social Satire; Gender; Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Karaktärisering; Samhällssatir; Genus;

    Sammanfattning : This essay presents a comparative analysis of the characterizations of the female protagonists Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen̕ s Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray̕ s Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The analysis is conducted from a gender perspective, and with the use of feminist criticism. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Thackeray's Vanity Fair and Commodities in Circulation

    Kandidat-uppsats, Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Ulrika Ahola; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Thackeray; Vanity Fair; commodity culture; social critique; field; capital; habitus; distinction; Bourdieu;

    Sammanfattning : While William Thackeray’s Vanity Fair is a satire, a humoristic account of the vanities of the different characters in the fictitious society of Vanity Fair, it is also a social criticism of early nineteenth century British society. The essay examines Thackeray’s social critique, which is sometimes explicitly expressed and sometimes more implicit. LÄS MER