Search for dissertations about: "Shakespeare"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word Shakespeare.

  2. 11. Appropriations of Shakespeare's King Lear in Three Modern North American Novels

    Author : Anna Lindhé; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Appropriation in literature; appropriation of Shakespeare; ethics and literature; Harold Bloom; Jane Smiley; Anne Tyler; Margaret Atwood; A Thousand Acres; Ladder of Years; Cat s Eye; King Lear;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the creative appropriation of Shakespeare in theory and practice. It is based on close readings of King Lear alongside three appropriations of the play in works of fiction by three North American women writers: Jane Smiley, Anne Tyler, and Margaret Atwood. The aim is to demonstrate how a ‘palimpsestic’ reading, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 12. Stage Appropriations of Shakespeare’s Major Tragedies, 1979-2010

    Author : Mette Sjölin; Engelska; []
    Keywords : Appropriation in literature; Appropriation of Shakespeare; Shakespeare in performance; Feminist re-vision; Women in Literature; King Lear; Macbeth; Othello; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines appropriations of five of Shakespeare’s tragedies (King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet), written for the stage between 1979 and 2010 and set in Shakespeare’s playworlds. The aim of the study is to investigate how these appropriations are used as a strategy for discussing issues that are central both to Shakespeare’s plays and to the present gender-political climate, with particular focus on the depiction of women and familial relationships. READ MORE

  5. 13. Staging Shakespeare's Comedies with EFL University Students

    Author : Kiki Lindell; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Abstract : This work describes the author's experiences and findings teaching her course 'Drama in Practice - Shakespeare on Stage' to EFL students, with the double aim of teaching literature and teaching English as a foreign language.... READ MORE

  6. 14. Moving Images of Literature : Transformations of Literature in Contemporary Video and Film Installation Art

    Author : Tanja von Dahlern; Johan Prof.; Paula Docent; Jesper Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Transformation; Adaptation; Intermediality; Cultural Memory; Video and Film Installation; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the many engagements with literature beyond the literary field. More specifically, it studies different ways of staging and transforming literature in video and film installation since the 1990s. READ MORE