"Fantasy Literature Visiting the Faerie Realm" is a thesis concerning the fantastic aspects of fantasy literature and the way such novels can be interpreted without being seen as allegorical. A brief history of fantastic ...

This thesis involves a corpus-based cross-linguistic examination of one aspect of the overt expression of causality, comparing and contrasting the uses of six conjuncts of result in two languages. The actual lexemes in the ...

This paper takes part in the contemporary discussion around the notion of sovereignty and its viability in the increasingly globalized world. Whereas the question of persistence of sovereignty sets the overall frame for ...

Abstract of thesis Portrayals of Space and Identity in the Fiction of Elizabeth Bowen and Alice Munro By Anne Marie Hagen This thesis examines the mutually influencing relationship between space and identity through close ...

British national identity was in the process of being defined around the turn of the 19th century, and as the British Empire stretched over oceans and continents, the need to define an essential [ ] [national] character ...

This thesis investigates one of the distinctive features in R. K. Narayan s writing, namely, his extensive use of Indian mythology. As the title for this work suggests, the mythological design exercises an important influence ...

Langston Hughes dedicated his life to fight for the rights of African Americans. His production was large, and covered all literary genres. This thesis is consentrated on a selection of his articles in the Chicago Defender, ...

Utopian colonies were flourishing in antebellum America, more than a hundred of such colonies were founded in this period by people who wanted to lead a life different from that of the mainstream. Some of the colonies were ...

Paul Simon er kanskje best kjent som den ene halvpart av duoen "Simon and Garfunkel", men har gitt ut flere kritiker roste album som solo artist. En av disse er for eksempel "Graceland" (1986). Han blir ofte nevnt i samme ...

This thesis deals with the strategy use of a group of Norwegian school pupils. The strategies the pupils use for learning English vocabulary are analysed in relation to grades, sex and attitudes towards learning English ...