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1	Which witch is which? A feminist analysis of Terry Pratchett's Discworld witches Andersson, Lorraine January 2006 (has links) <p>Terry Pratchett, writer of humorous, satirical fantasy, is very popular in Britain. His Discworld series, which encompasses over 30 novels, has witches as protagonists in one of the major sub-series, currently covering eight novels. His first “witch” novel, Equal Rites, in which he pits organised, misogynist wizards against disorganised witches, led him to being accused of feminist writing. This work investigates this claim by first outlining the development of the historical witch stereotype or discourse and how that relates to the modern, feminist views of witches. Then Pratchett’s treatment of his major witch characters is examined and analysed in terms of feminist and poststructuralist literary theory. It appears that, while giving the impression of supporting feminism and the feminist views of witches,</p><p>Pratchett’s witches actually reinforce the patriarchal view of women.</p> Terry Pratchett Discworld witches speculative fiction feminism poststructuralism discourses
2	Which witch is which? A feminist analysis of Terry Pratchett's Discworld witches Andersson, Lorraine January 2006 (has links) Terry Pratchett, writer of humorous, satirical fantasy, is very popular in Britain. His Discworld series, which encompasses over 30 novels, has witches as protagonists in one of the major sub-series, currently covering eight novels. His first “witch” novel, Equal Rites, in which he pits organised, misogynist wizards against disorganised witches, led him to being accused of feminist writing. This work investigates this claim by first outlining the development of the historical witch stereotype or discourse and how that relates to the modern, feminist views of witches. Then Pratchett’s treatment of his major witch characters is examined and analysed in terms of feminist and poststructuralist literary theory. It appears that, while giving the impression of supporting feminism and the feminist views of witches, Pratchett’s witches actually reinforce the patriarchal view of women. Terry Pratchett Discworld witches speculative fiction feminism poststructuralism discourses
3	Who's Afraid Of The Wicked Wit?: A Comparison Of The Satirical Treatment Of The University System In Terry Pratchett's Discworld And Evelyn Waugh's Decline And Fall Wojciechowski, Mary Alice 10 May 2014 (has links) Terry Pratchett, author of the best-selling Discworld series, and winner of multiple literary awards, writes satirical fantasy for adults and children. The academic community has been slow to accept Pratchett's work as worthy of notice. Factors that contribute to this reticence include writing fantasy, writing for children, a high volume of work, and popularity in general society. This thesis will provide a comparison between Pratchett's work and that of Evelyn Waugh by focusing on their academic satire, shedding new light on Pratchett's work from a literary perspective, thus lending greater value to his Discworld series as a collection of novels with measurable literary value to the academic community. Terry Pratchett Discworld Evelyn Waugh Satire Fantasy Academic Satire
4	Intertextualita ve vybraných dílech Terryho Pratchetta / Intertextuality in selected works by Terry Pratchett Nečesaný, Tomáš January 2020 (has links) IN ENGLISH The thesis deals with intertext and architext relations in some works of T. Pratchett. It tries to introduce some variants of intertextual referencing, their possibilities and above all to map the use of this literary phenomenon together with its interpretation. The aim of this work is to create at least an approximate map of links with their description. The method of work is primarily a thorough study of novels in translation and their originals. The introductory part of the thesis deals with the theoretical basis, the central part of the work is a summary of individual passages containing an intertext or architectext reference and their analysis.
5	"No good being a witch unless you let people know" : The importance of performance in Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters / ”Det var poänglöst att vara häxa om man inte lät folk få veta det” : Vikten av att spela en roll i Terry Pratchetts Häxkonster Sköld, Maria January 2022 (has links) In this analysis of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, I argue that performance of the witch is the most important part of witchcraft on Discworld, and, indeed, what drives the story. To underpin this position, I understand Wyrd Sisters as a work of metafiction and parody, examine witch tropes and stories on Discworld and draw parallels to the weird sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Using Pratchett's own theory of narrative causality and Judith Butler's theory of performativity, I show that there is no witch essence on Discworld, but that the witches' performances are imitations of imitations. I also show how the witches' performances of themselves and theatre performance interact and amplify each other, as theatre is a key theme in the novel. / I den här analysen av Terry Pratchetts Häxkonster argumenterar jag för att de roller häxorna ikläder sig är den viktigaste aspekten av deras magi på Skivvärlden, och att iscensättandet av häxan i sig är vad som driver berättelsen framåt. Som bevis för min tes läser jag Häxkonster som metafiktion och parodi, går igenom stereotyper av häxor på Skivvärlden och drar paralleller till de tre häxorna från Shakespeares Macbeth. Jag använder Pratchetts egen teori om narrativ kausalitet och Judith Butlers teori om performativitet för att visa att ”häxan” inte har någon essens på Skivvärlden; häxornas iklädande av roller är istället imitationer av andra imitationer. Jag visar också hur teateruppträdande och häxornas iscensättande av sig själva samspelar och förstärker varandra, då romanen har ett starkt teatertema. Pratchett Terry Pratchett Discworld Wyrd Sisters performance performativity metafiction parody fantasy theatre Pratchett Terry Pratchett Skivvärlden Häxkonster roller performativitet metafiktion parodi fantasy teater Specific Literatures Litteraturstudier

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