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51	Storytelling tricksters: a reader’s coming-of-age in young adult fantasy fiction in Germany Kim, Chorong 13 June 2018 (has links) In this thesis, I examine three works of modern German fantasy fiction for young adults, their common grounding in the Romantic aesthetic framework and in particular the Romantic notion of creativity, and the implication of their unique fantasy fiction paradigm in our modern day. The novels are Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story (1979), Inkheart (2003) by Cornelia Funke and The City of Dreaming Books (2006) by Walter Moers. They represent a Germany-specific narrative paradigm which can be seen in the protagonist readers’ transformation from mere readers into storymakers/storytellers, and in the conflict between a book-loving hero and antagonists who are against literature. The protagonists embody the Romantic notion of creativity that involves the sublimation of a poet’s crisis into an exploration of the self. The mundane is infused with fantasy, thereby elevating reality to an idealised state. These Romantic storytelling readers act as tricksters, a fairy tale archetype that shares similarities with the figure of the Romantic poet. I employ the theoretical frameworks of German Romanticism, Frankfurt School critical theory, and postmodern models, including those by Deleuze and Guattari. I argue for a modern version of the trickster archetype which explains how a complacent, passive reader becomes an active storyteller. / Graduate Michael Ende German Literature Fantasy Fiction Trickster German Romanticism Novalis Cornelia Funke Walter Moers Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Fantasy Fiction German Young Adult Fantasy Fiction The Neverending Story Frankfurt School critical theory Storytelling Die Unendliche Geschichte Tintenherz Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher Heinrich von Ofterdingen Culture Industry Anglo-American fantasy fiction
52	Manipulators and counter-manipulators: anagnorisis in John 21 through the lens of Genesis manipulation scenes Lowdermilk, David Eric 02 1900 (has links) John 21 tells of the “miraculous draught of fishes.” The disciples fish all night and catch nothing. In the morning, they fail to recognize Jesus on the shore, instructing them to cast their net again. After an amazing catch and subsequent breakfast, Jesus thrice questions Peter’s love and commissions him to “feed my sheep.” Using Narrative Criticism, this study examines this recognition scene, specifically in light of recognition scenes in Genesis. Previous work used primarily Greco-Roman texts to analyze Johannine recognition. This study adds the Hebraic perspective, asking, “How would a reader, well acquainted with Genesis, understand recognition in John 21?” This study labels characters who withhold recognition from others as “manipulators,” and argues that biblical recognition can be understood within a context of “manipulation.” It proposes a taxonomy of manipulation with six narrative kernels. This yields four patterns gleaned from Genesis: 1) Manipulation narratives are focused around chosen leaders—manipulators—undergoing a character development process; 2) These manipulators disempower others while empowering themselves for gain; 3) Genesis manipulation stories often contain evocative déjà vu motifs: repetitive words and themes connecting the units, reinforcing the story, and sometimes haunting manipulators; 4) Manipulators are often “counter-manipulated” in a reciprocal manner ironically similar to their own previous behavior. This may correct and transform the manipulator. The taxonomy and patterns are applied to John 21:1-19 as a lens for a new reading. The study also examines Greek diminutives in John 21, which enhances the reading. This reading characterizes Peter’s earlier behavior in John 18 as manipulative, when he withheld his identity three times. When the disciples go aimlessly fishing in John 21, Jesus actively withholds his identity in ironic counter-manipulation, mirroring Peter’s earlier denials. The disciples’ lack of recognition underscores their dullness, especially Peter’s. Jesus’ three questions to Peter continue the ironic counter-manipulation, paralleling Peter’s earlier three denials. Finally, Jesus predicts Peter will glorify God in his death, indicating his future turn toward ideal discipleship. / New Testament / D. Th. (New Testament) Gospel of John Fourth Gospel Peter Recognition Anagnorisis Miraculous draught of fishes Genesis Trickster Manipulator Manipulation Counter-manipulation Leitwort Lex talionis Narrative criticism Shepherd Sheep Diminutive 226.506 Bible. Genesis -- Relation to John Bible. John -- Relation to Genesis
53	Escaping the labyrinth of deception: a postcolonial approach to Margaret Atwood's novels Kerskens, Christel 18 April 2007 (has links) La thèse propose une lecture postcoloniale des romans de Margaret Atwood s'articulant sur le thème du mensonge. A travers l'étude de six aspets communs aux romans (l'intertextualité, le mensonge, le réalisme magique, le "trickster", l'hybridité et la quête), la thèse démontre l'importance du motif du mensonge dans une lecture postcoloniale de l'auteur.<p><p>The thesis produces a postcolonial reading of Margaret Atwood's novels, based on the concept of deception. Articulated on six major elements of analysis (intertextual parody, deception, magic realism, trickster figures, hybridity, and quest pattern, the thesis shows how Margaret Atwood's novels can be read from a postcolonial point of view, within which the motif of deception plays a central role. / Doctorat en philosophie et lettres, Orientation langue et littérature / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished Sciences humaines Langues et littératures Atwood, Margaret (1939-) Women authors, Canadian -- 20th century Postcolonialism in literature Ecrivaines canadiennes -- 20e siècle Postcolonialisme dans la littérature réalisme magique quest parody metafiction postcolonial parodie hybridity altérité trickster littérature canadienne mensonge deception magic realism Canadian Literature hybridité otherness Atwood alterity
54	THE BRONX COCKED BACK AND SMOKING MULTIFARIOUS PROSE PERFORMANCE Avila, Alex 01 June 2016 (has links) The Bronx Cocked Back And Smoking is a collection of multifarious prose performances recounting the historical, personal, social, political and cultural constructs of a city birthed by violence. This body of work is accompanied by video, audio, photography, and theatre performance texts. St. Mary’s Housing project, in the Bronx, is the foundation where most of this literary work takes place. The modern day Griot (storyteller) is a Poet, guiding his audience through the social inequalities and disparities that plague St. Mary’s community. The Poet shares personal traumatic insights while simultaneously utilizing writing as a form of survival to the conditions of the Bronx. This multi-platform performance highlights the metaphorical and physical concerns with the cycle of violence. This question is answered through the Poet’s choice by selecting the pen over the gun. Bronx St. Mary's Housing Multi-media Avila Alex Avila Production 4e CSUSB San Bernardino New York City Bx Hip Hop Spanglish Spanish Ebonics Garifuna Honduras African Jazz Funk Blues poetry violence history anthropology mambo merengue ragtime W. E. B. Du Bios community Puerto Rican Lenape Native American Latino Jonas Bronck P.S. 5 Elementary school Black boy black people black Cabell Calloway Cab Calloway immigrants lyrical poem didactic poem spoken word 3rd avenue the hub rolex wolverine yankee fitted black linguistic African diaspora allegorical Boricuas trickster Griot William Shakespeare Dewitt Clinton High School Port Morris heroine crack cocaine preacher drugs violence God reflection facebooking youtubing unemployment Ajax toothbrush Multifarious Prose Performance Multifarious Prose Performance coined ATLANTIC Ocean east coast west coast Carter Harrison Nommo The drama of Nommo the Bronx tale Young Visionaries Youth Actio Poetry

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