In the present study, teaching guides to The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S Lewis are assessed and evaluated with the help from Ian McGrath’s Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching. The study focuses on two complete teaching guides, one developed by an American language teacher and the other by the producers of the latest Narniamovie. Both of the guides were originally created for a native speaker context. However, in this dissertation ways of adapting these study guides to the goals expressed in the Swedish Curriculum (Lpo 94) and The National Syllabuses are explored. The result of my evaluation shows that both the selected guides are, with some adjustment, applicable to the education of English in Sweden. The conclusion is that the language-oriented parts of the teaching guides are valid to the Swedish curriculum and syllabuses of English, though they were developed for native speakers of English. The modules on moral education are also applicable, since value based education is fundamental in Swedish schools.

Chronicles was composed in the postexilic period when the Jews were without their own king and were living under the rule of the Persian Empire and the Greek dynasties of the Ptolemies and Seleucids. In view of the apparently eternal nature of the Davidic covenant (2 Sam 7:11b-16), this loss of sovereignty would have posed a difficult problem for the Jews. To be sure, Zerubbabel, grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of the Davidic kingdom, was appointed as governor of Yehud by the Persian king Darius (Hag 1:1) and received YHWH’s promise of being his ‘signet ring’ (Hag 2:23); however, he could not and did not re-establish the kingdom of David. When the Jews lost their political leadership in the postexilic period, religious personnel appeared to play an increasingly important role as leaders of the Temple centered community. Along with Zerubbabel, Joshua, the high priest of the Jewish community that had returned from the exile, led the project of rebuilding the Temple (Hag 1:1; Ezra 3:2). The book of Chronicles reflects this Temple-centered community and deals in much detail with issues relating to the cultic personnel. The two main figures in Chronicles, David and Solomon, are presented respectively as the one who prepares (1 Chr 22; 28:1-29:20), and the one who completes (2 Chr 2:1-5:1) the Temple building project. Furthermore, the Chronicler evaluates the Judaic kings who reigned after Solomon in relation to their piety and their service in the Temple.5 Those who were considered ‘good’ kings worshipped God in the Temple according to the divine commandment, diligently repairing and restoring the Temple, whereas those who were considered ‘bad’ kings were negligent in their worship of YHWH and in their preservation of the Temple. In the context of this postexilic Temple-centred cultic society, the question may be asked: Does the Chronicler hope for the revival of the Davidic kingdom in view of the seemingly and eternally binding, unconditional Davidic covenant (2 Sam 7:12-16; 1 Chr 17:11-14), or is he satisfied with its replacement by the postexilic, Temple-centered cultic society?.

The 'cities of the Levites' have left no trace in the historical and prophetical literature of Israel; they appear only in P and Chronicles. They must then be either a fiction of the later compilers of the Law, or an earlier institution which made no great impact in monarchic times. This study therefore begins with a review of the materials of Levite history up to the Exile; the Levite cities must find a place somewhere within this setting, if they ever had any real existence. In the second chapter we turn to survey the development of modern critical study of Joshua and Chronicles, culminating in the classic interpretations of Wellhausen and, for Chronicles, of Rothstein and Rudolph. These provide the presuppositions widely accepted by more recent scholars. We then examine and compare the texts of the two versions of the Levite city list, from a literary standpoint, and conclude that, contrary to previous opinion, the one in Chronicles represents an earlier stage in the development of the tradition than that in Joshua. There are signs that at some time the list has been remoulded, with additions and deletions, to fit the pattern of four cities from each of the twelve tribes. Having recognised the difficulties in supposing the list to be entirely a late invention, in the second half of this study we try to find the Levite cities' place in history. First, the findings of archaeologists, traditio-historians and form-critics are examined, When their proposals appear not wholly satisfactory, we turn in chapter five to those who have attempted to re-appraise the character of the 'Levites' of these contexts. In pursuing this enquiry further, we reach the conclusion that these 'Levites' must be distinct both from the old secular tribe of Levi, and from the sacerdotal Levites of the Deuteronomic and Priestly literature. The 'cities of the Levites' seem to be towns which, in the second millennium, entered Israel by alliance rather than by conquest. Finally, we observe the measure of correspondence between the areas of 'Levite' and Hivite/Hurrian occupation, and raise the question whether the term 'Levite' here may not stem from a textual corruption of 'Hivite' in the Jerusalem archives.

This thesis contends that the Chronicler includes many episodes of war in his retelling of Israel’s monarchic history to demonstrate the benefits and consequences of temple faithfulness. Several scholars have long pointed out the Chronicler’s reworking of texts in Samuel-Kings to show that Yahweh rewards the good and punishes the wicked (i.e. retribution theology). Some recent scholars, however, have put forward several exceptions to this rule. The analysis of passages in this thesis demonstrates that the Chronicler maintains this cause-effect relationship with the dual themes of war and temple. To do this, it divides the various kings into different categories. First, David belongs in a category all by himself since he (according to the Chronicler) pioneered the two most foundational elements of the temple cult (i.e. gathering all Israel and providing the building materials). For this reason, he also won many battles to secure Israel’s place in the land. The next two groups of kings either show complete faithfulness to (re)establishing the temple cult and its practices (e.g. Solomon, Hezekiah), or neglect it (e.g. Ahaz, Jehoram). Based on their attitude toward the temple, the Chronicler illustrates how they either prosper in the land through military victory, or suffer attack. The Chronicler presents mixed cases with the last two categories. On the one hand, he reports how many faithful kings (in varying degrees) support orthodox temple practices and so prosper on the battlefield. However, none of these kings persevere in their faithfulness so that either their success immediately stops or they suffer attack. On the other hand, the Chronicler also tells how two thoroughly wicked kings committed some of the worse sins in Israel’s history, yet repented after suffering swift punishment. Through all these cases, the Chronicler demonstrates that temple faithfulness always brought Israel peace and security.

During the seven years when Clarice Lispector published her chronicles in the newspaper Jornal do Brasil (1967 1973), she republished several novels from books which had been put into print prior to her work in the newspaper, as well as first versions of texts that would be later re-edited in other communication vehicles. This aim of this paper is to outline those publications and analyze the effects from this constant self-plagiarism on Lispectors work in the newspapers and books. We establish that these repetitions are due, on one hand, to the authors negligence regarding her activities in the newspaper, once we assume that there is no effort from Clarice to produce original chronicles. On the other hand, she seemed to be more interested on publishing some texts than others, what would point some kind of explicit literary choice and a need for reaffirming and re-reading her own texts by republishing them. The analysis of the changes performed between the publications reveals what reformulations were made and, in the case of the texts which had suffered almost no changes, how does this fact establish an interest on reaffirming their importance, by exposing them to different audiences. We believe that the \"self-plagiarism\", by revealing the author\'s quest for the comprehension of her own work, points out to the major problematics of Clarician\'s creative processes. / During the seven years when Clarice Lispector published her chronicles in the newspaper Jornal do Brasil (1967 1973), she republished several novels from books which had been put into print prior to her work in the newspaper, as well as first versions of texts that would be later re-edited in other communication vehicles. This aim of this paper is to outline those publications and analyze the effects from this constant self-plagiarism on Lispectors work in the newspapers and books. We establish that these repetitions are due, on one hand, to the authors negligence regarding her activities in the newspaper, once we assume that there is no effort from Clarice to produce original chronicles. On the other hand, she seemed to be more interested on publishing some texts than others, what would point some kind of explicit literary choice and a need for reaffirming and re-reading her own texts by republishing them. The analysis of the changes performed between the publications reveals what reformulations were made and, in the case of the texts which had suffered almost no changes, how does this fact establish an interest on reaffirming their importance, by exposing them to different audiences. We believe that the \"self-plagiarism\", by revealing the author\'s quest for the comprehension of her own work, points out to the major problematics of Clarician\'s creative processes.

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This thesis examines the use of orality as a means to self-definition in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. The main contention of this thesis is that within the Vampire Chronicles orality defines the self through incorporation, and that the bodily incorporation of food through a sexual consumption leads the vampire to naturally evolve a sense of who he or she is at any given moment in time. It is in this manner that this article discusses how the body, sexuality, food, and the possession of financial capital define and limit the individual's notion of self.

The Chronicle of the thirteenth-century Franciscan friar Salimbene de Adam is filled with an abundance of self-referential passages. At almost every step of his narrative we are made extremely aware of Salimbene’s presence, as an author, a compiler of texts and anecdotes, a commentator and as an eye-witness to his age. Due to his ubiquitous ‘I’, Salimbene’s Cronica is often thought to be a subjective, biased and an ahistorical manifestation of traditional medieval universal histories. His supposed inappropriate self-interest has caused modern historians to mark both writer and text as a curiosity which defies any sort of logical definition. This mind-set has served not only to disconnect Salimbene and his Cronica from the historiographical, religious and social influences which pervaded his age, but importantly from the integral context provided by his work as a Franciscan friar. This thesis departs from treating Salimbene’s Cronica as a document to be mined for information about his world, an approach that largely eschews traditional methodologies associated with the study of chronicles. This thesis establishes the terms and boundaries of Salimbene’s authorship and contextualises them thoroughly with the performances associated with his duties as a Franciscan in the spiritual and social world of thirteenth-century Italy. Salimbene was primarily priest and preacher as he so often tells us. Viewing Salimbene’s authorial presence through the lens of his performances as an historian, preacher, confessor and priest reveals that his Franciscan ‘Experience’ informed and shaped noticeable narrative strategies which are associated with his efforts to establish and exercise authority both in his text and the world in which he lived. Rather than being a curious exception, Salimbene’s strong authorial persona was connected intricately to the changes in the social and spiritual milieus that irrevocably impacted upon the writing of history during the thirteenth century.

Dissertação(mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras, Instituto de Letras e Artes, 2011 / Submitted by Eliezer Mendes Lopes (mendesfurg@gmail.com) on 2015-04-28T21:14:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ROSA CRISTINA HOOD GAUTÉRIO.pdf: 515466 bytes, checksum: 70a8c3312912a94766c41fc05530f62a (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vitor de Carvalho (vitor_carvalho_im@hotmail.com) on 2015-05-15T19:51:42Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ROSA CRISTINA HOOD GAUTÉRIO.pdf: 515466 bytes, checksum: 70a8c3312912a94766c41fc05530f62a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-15T19:51:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROSA CRISTINA HOOD GAUTÉRIO.pdf: 515466 bytes, checksum: 70a8c3312912a94766c41fc05530f62a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Esta dissertação de mestrado propõe analisar a antologia As cem melhores crônicas brasileiras, organizada por Joaquim Ferreira dos Santos. Levando em conta que esta antologia é um tipo de História da Literatura, ela é também entendida como fonte de importante referência em relação à historiografia desse gênero em particular e, portanto, uma maneira legítima de estudar literatura. A fim de formar esta análise, é relevante destacar a estreita relação entre jornalismo, literatura e sociedade; isto demonstrará que há um significado não somente em relação ao “literário”, mas também ao âmbito social, de forma a permitir estudos a respeito do gênero a partir do critério de formação e transformação, como caminhos viáveis para sua evolução no Brasil. Considerando uma análise baseada em corpus específico e usando uma tipologia orientada, é proposto examinar a forma peculiar de aproximação das crônicas aos gêneros “fronteiriços”, a qual é uma característica do gênero, dada a sua constituição híbrida. A realização desse trabalho precede a análise e a compreensão de dados que concorrem a uma produção de sentidos que, de certa forma, compõe o pensamento do autor na organização desta antologia. / To present master’s degree dissertation proposes to analyze the anthology As cem melhores crônicas brasileiras, organized by Joaquim Ferreira dos Santos. Taking into account that this anthology is a short of History of Literature, it is also understood as a source of important reference in relation to the historiography of this particular gender and, therefore, a legitimate way of studying literature. In order to form this analyses, it is relevant to highlight the close relationship among Journalism Literature and Society; This shall demonstrate there is a meaning not only concerning the “literary” but also the "social” ambit, so as to allow studies about the genre, departing from the formation and transformation as feasible ways for its evolution in Brazil. Considering a specific corpus- based analysis and using a guided typology, it is proposed to examine the peculiar form of approach of chronicle to the “frontier gender”, which is a genre characteristic given its hybrid constitution. The accomplishment of this work precedes the organizer’s analysis and comprehension of data which are meaningful and is some ways, composes the organizer’s thoughts towards the organization of this anthology.