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Maturing the Old: Sophie's Journey towards Self-Recognition in Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
(2017-11-23)
The proliferation of the Children’s Literature novels by Diana Wynne Jones has converted her into a prominent figure in the fantastic genre. Although several scholars have researched diverse aspects of Jones’s narratives, ...
Children's fantasy literature in Britain I. Lewis Carroll: Alice’s Highway to Puberty
Este trabajo de fin de grado es un estudio sobre la evolución del personaje principal en la famosa novela del escritor Lewis Carroll: Alicia en el País de las Maravillas. El trabajo está redactado en inglés y se titula ...
Long's Peak: Isabella Bird's Initiation Journey
(2018-07-16)
Contrary to what can be expected from a Victorian lady of the 19th century, which is mostly taking care of her offspring and loving spouse, the traveller and writer Isabella Bird was determined to deviate herself from ...
“Pocahontas”: a study of Disney’s approach to english colonialism
(2020-11-20)
Pocahontas is one of the most renowned animated films Disney has ever produced. The brave and adventurous spirit of Pocahontas has reached every Disney fan’s heart. Moreover, it was the first colored character the company ...
The Dark Knight Trilogy: Visions/Versions of Space in Gotham City
This project examines the representation of space in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy. Batman has appeared in comic-books for more than 75 years. It is one of the most famous superheroes, and one that has a ...
Her: Between Utopia and Dystopia
(2018-12-03)
Dystopian fiction is a literary and film genre that explores contemporary social and political issues and is, therefore, inspired by the anxieties and worries of the society that produces it. Set in a distant place and ...
English for Academic Purposes: The Challenge of Paraphrasing
Over the past two decades, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has experienced an important growth becoming a central element of L2 students’ higher education. These students seem to find in citation, a vital area of EAP, ...
The Dylans they are a-changing: representing Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There" (2007)
(2020-11-18)
This paper examines the representation of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes’ film I’m Not
There (2007). Bob Dylan is regarded as one of the most important musicians of the 20th
Century. He rose to fame in early 1960s during the ...
Comparative Literautre: Religion and Religious Symbolism in the Tale of the Grail by Three Authors
(2017-11-21)
The myth of the Grail has long been recognised as the cornerstone of Arthurian literature. Many studies have been conducted on the subject of Christian symbolism in the major Grail romances. However, the aim of the present ...
Challenging the Coming-Of-Age: Similitudes and Divergences of Contemporary Female Bildungsroman with Traditional Instances
(2017-11-21)
The Bildungsroman is a literary genre that embraces those narratives dealing with the process of formation and self-development of its protagonist, narrating his or her journey from childhood to adulthood. The Bildungsroman, ...