C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman are two very popular authors of British Children's Fantasy. Their books The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and The Golden Compass straddle the period of writing that Karen Patricia Smith calls the Dynamic Stage of British Fantasy: from 1950 to the present. Both of these books are part of a larger series and both have been made into recent motion pictures by Hollywood. This paper explores these two books through the lens of their conventional and progressive authors. I discuss in detail the gifts that the heroes and heroines are given, the setting of these books, and the function of destiny and prophecy in order to explore the irony of these books: C.S. Lewis, often viewed as the more conventional author by scholars, is in fact more progressive than his contemporary counterpart. / Master of Arts

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2000. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 320-335). Includes filmography (leaves 335-337). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

This study analyzes the development of the major characters in Fowles's novel - Charles, Sarah, and Sam - in terms of the heroic quest motif. Using the basic pattern of the heroic quest, the monomyth, that Joseph Campbell sets forth in his The Hero with a Thousand Faces, I attempt to show that Fowles's novel may best be understood as the story of three separate heroic quests whose paths cross rather than as the story of a single hero or heroine. This reading seems to account best for all elements of the novel and to explain best the final positions of the characters in question as well as providing a rich appreciation of the novel's wealth of imagery.

The hero is a key archetype in Western culture. However, the hero has almost invariably been male, with associated traits deemed “masculine” within the gender binary. Feminists have begun to rigorously interrogate this binary, and the associated biological essentialism that precludes women from heroism. The fruits of this process are evident in recent popular filmic texts, which feature women as heroes. I examine developments in gender theory, propose a behaviour-based definition of masculinity, and argue that the new female action heroes authentically perform this masculinity. I then examine several select recent films and television series, showing that the new female action hero proves that “masculinity” can be authentically performed by female-bodied persons, and moreover is a liberatory model for ordinary women who wish to assert themselves in the public sphere. Finally, I argue that female action heroes model a new heroic archetype which embraces the best traits of both “masculinity” and “femininity.” Keywords “women in popular culture” “women as heroes” “gender studies” “film / English Studies / M.A. (English)

The hero is a key archetype in Western culture. However, the hero has almost invariably been male, with associated traits deemed “masculine” within the gender binary. Feminists have begun to rigorously interrogate this binary, and the associated biological essentialism that precludes women from heroism. The fruits of this process are evident in recent popular filmic texts, which feature women as heroes. I examine developments in gender theory, propose a behaviour-based definition of masculinity, and argue that the new female action heroes authentically perform this masculinity. I then examine several select recent films and television series, showing that the new female action hero proves that “masculinity” can be authentically performed by female-bodied persons, and moreover is a liberatory model for ordinary women who wish to assert themselves in the public sphere. Finally, I argue that female action heroes model a new heroic archetype which embraces the best traits of both “masculinity” and “femininity.” Keywords “women in popular culture” “women as heroes” “gender studies” “film / English Studies / M.A. (English)

This thesis examines epic impressions between two disparate literary genres, the classical Homeric epic and the science fiction novel, Frank Herbert's Dune in particular. This is done by applying Jung's archetypes and his notion of the collective unconscious to both literary works. This thesis argues that, through intertextual dialogue, continuities can be seen to exist between the Homeric epic and Dune and other science fiction texts of a similar nature. Chapter one examines epic impressions through a study of the classical heroic superhuman. This superhuman, his birth, divine attributes and heroic adventures shall be isolated and applied to both the classical hero and the hero of Herbert's narrative. Chapter two will examine the relationship between prescience ("hyperawareness") and the divine oracle of the classical epic. Chapter three will examine the archetype of the "Terrible Mother" and the masculine fear of feminine powers that works to keep the feminine subordinate. / English Studies / M.A. (English)

This thesis examines epic impressions between two disparate literary genres, the classical Homeric epic and the science fiction novel, Frank Herbert's Dune in particular. This is done by applying Jung's archetypes and his notion of the collective unconscious to both literary works. This thesis argues that, through intertextual dialogue, continuities can be seen to exist between the Homeric epic and Dune and other science fiction texts of a similar nature. Chapter one examines epic impressions through a study of the classical heroic superhuman. This superhuman, his birth, divine attributes and heroic adventures shall be isolated and applied to both the classical hero and the hero of Herbert's narrative. Chapter two will examine the relationship between prescience ("hyperawareness") and the divine oracle of the classical epic. Chapter three will examine the archetype of the "Terrible Mother" and the masculine fear of feminine powers that works to keep the feminine subordinate. / English Studies / M.A. (English)

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2018-08-15T13:51:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelagomesdesouza.pdf: 34762692 bytes, checksum: 710cb8ca5b0af8f835660003433475ea (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-08-15T14:19:41Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelagomesdesouza.pdf: 34762692 bytes, checksum: 710cb8ca5b0af8f835660003433475ea (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T14:19:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelagomesdesouza.pdf: 34762692 bytes, checksum: 710cb8ca5b0af8f835660003433475ea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-13 / Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo desenvolver e analisar uma estratégia de ampliação do repertório literário de alunos do 7o ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública estadual de Juiz de Fora: a criação de uma comunidade de leitores em sala de aula através da leitura compartilhada de uma obra de referência para os alunos – no caso a Bíblia, mais especificamente narrativas relacionadas aos Heróis Moisés e Jesus – usando como chave de leitura a Jornada do Herói, a qual permitiria estabelecer uma relação intertextual entre a obra já conhecida e uma rede de novas obras pertencentes a sistemas diferentes do polissistema literário. A hipótese era a de que a leitura das histórias dos Heróis bíblicos Moisés e Jesus permitiria aos alunos expandirem seu repertório através da apropriação de estratégias literárias mobilizadas pela Jornada do Herói, presentes tanto nessas histórias quanto nas histórias dos Heróis gregos e do Herói celta Rei Arthur. Além disso, tinha-se a intenção de verificar se era possível promover uma ativação do repertório recém-adquirido numa leitura de partes da série contemporânea Harry Potter que levasse em consideração o intenso diálogo intertextual que ela mantém com as narrativas tradicionais. Os pressupostos teóricos que embasaram esta pesquisa foram: repertório literário (Iser, 1996),comunidade de leitores (Chartier, 1994), Jornada do Herói (Campbell, 1997) e polissistema literário (Zohar, 2013). Além disso, foi adotada a estratégia de leitura compartilhada (Colomer, 2007). A metodologia usada foi a pesquisa-ação e, como instrumentos de coleta de dados, foram usados questionários diagnósticos, diário de campo do professor e diário de leitura dos alunos. A partir da leitura compartilhada das obras anteriormente mencionadas, conseguimos construir uma comunidade de leitores partindo da Bíblia para outras obras intertextualmente relacionadas. Os alunos conseguiram estabelecer relações entre as histórias lidas tendo como referência a Jornada do Herói elaborada por Campbell. / This research aims to test a strategy to expand the literary repertoire of students of the 7th grade of Elementary School in a public school in Juiz de Fora: the creation of a community of readers in the classroom through shared reading of a reference work for students - in this case the Bible, more specifically narratives related to the heroes Moses and Jesus - using as a key reading the Hero's Journey, which will establish an intertextual relationship between the already known work and a network of new works belonging to systems different from the literary polysystem. The hypothesisis that reading the stories of the biblical heroes Moses and Jesus will allow students to expand their repertoire by appropriating literary strategies mobilized by the Hero's Journey, both in these stories and in the stories of the Greek heroes and the Celtic hero King Arthur . In addition, it is intended to check if it is possible to promote a newly acquired repertoire activation in a reading of parts of the contemporary Harry Potter series that takes in to account the intense intertextual dialogue it maintains with traditional narratives. The theoretical assumptions underlying this research were: literary repertoire (Iser, 1996), community of readers (Chartier, 1994), Hero's Journey (Campbell, 1997) and literary polysystem (Zohar, 2013). In addition, the shared reading strategy was adopted (Colomer, 2007). The methodology use disaction research and the instruments of data collection are diagnostic questionnaires, teacher's field diary and student reading diary. From the shared reading of the works mentioned above, we were able to build a community of readers from the Bible to other intertextually related works. The students were able to establish relationships between the stories read with reference to the Hero's Journey elaborated by Campbell.

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