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By approaching the book of Jonah historical-critically, it has been indicated that the book of Jonah likely dates to the Persian Period (more neutrally the post-exilic period), is a parody on the prophetic traditions, and has a unified structure. It has been proposed by some that the book of Jonah was written for the Yehudite elite, as a meant, by the author, for his audience to reflect critically on themselves. When a literary-exegetical analysis was conducted of the book of Jonah, it was indicated that the author of the book employed various literary and stylistic techniques that contributes to the unified structure of the book of Jonah. It has also been indicated that all the prayers in the book is poetry, and serves to pause the narration, and are employed to emphasise their content. The author also inverts the typical Ancient Near Eastern values in his characterisation of the role players to thwart the reader's typical expectations of each. The application of social-scientific criticism then supports the theory that the book of Jonah is indeed a parody, and that its main theme in the book of Jonah relates to the compassion and mercy of Yahweh/God which outweighs his desire to destroy the inhabitants of Nineveh and their animals, and appears to be conditional, as repentence is a requirement. / Thesis (DLitt)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Ancient Languages / DLitt / Unrestricted

This study is an archetypal literary analysis of Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman and Homer’s The Odyssey. The analysis aims to demonstrate how Arthur Miller’s protagonist, Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman demonstrates several stages of Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of the individuation process, similar to Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey. This is done by identifying set archetypes and stages of Jung’s individuation process, the persona, the shadow, the anima, and the self. After that, the stages are applied to both Miller’s play and Homer’s epic poem. The analysis shows that both protagonists demonstrate and complete Jung’s individuation process. Willy Loman completes a symbolic journey, whereas Odysseus completes a physical one.

Orientador: Álvaro Santos Simões Junior / Banca: Ivan Marcos Ribeiro / Banca: João Luís Cardoso Tápias Ceccantini / Resumo: Medeiros e Albuquerque (1867-1934), autor nascido em Pernambuco, escreveu frequentemente não somente obras literárias, mas também de outras naturezas, revelando, com isso, ser dono de uma produção bastante ampla. Possuidor de um vasto conhecimento, Medeiros invadiu também o mundo jornalístico, onde se exercitou assiduamente até o final de sua vida. Desse modo, teve a direção de O Fígaro e O Clarim, além de ter escrito em periódicos famosos da época como, por exemplo, o vespertino carioca A Notícia. Nele, o jornalista colaborou muito, desdobrando-se em várias seções, tais como: "Notas", assinando como "Rifiúfio Singapura"; "Ecos", assinando como "Max", e também "Crônica literária", escrevendo com o pseudônimo "J. dos Santos", o seu único responsável. Nessa última colaboração, J. dos Santos informava semanalmente lançamentos de livros, com o intuito provável de persuadir o público leitor a adquiri-los, além de naturalmente divulgar iniciativas editoriais. Em 12 anos de publicação da "Crônica literária" (1897-1908), foram registradas exatas 981 resenhas, sendo que, em raros momentos, J. dos Santos usou seu espaço com outras finalidades. Ademais, o jornalista não apenas noticiava livros de vários gêneros, mas também criticava com grande sensibilidade, mostrando-se, consequentemente, um crítico bastante perspicaz e capacitado. O objetivo deste trabalho foi o enfoque sistemático de todo o trabalho do crítico no período da mencionada seção de A Notícia, observando inevitavelmente o seu método crítico. Além da indexação de todos os textos da "Crônica literária", resenharam-se 32 obras do escritor Medeiros e Albuquerque com o intuito de divulgar sua diversificada produção artística / Abstract: The author Medeiros e Albuquerque (1867-1934) was born in Pernambuco. He often wrote not only literary works, but also other types, revealing thereby a very large production. Possessing a vast knowledge, Medeiros also invaded the world of journalism and dedicated himself until the end of his life. Thus, he had the direction of O Fígaro and O Clarim, and wrote for some famous newspapers of his time, for example, the Rio evening A Notícia. In it, the journalist contributed much, unfolding in several sections, such as "Notas", signing as "Rifiúfio Singapura"; "Ecos", signing as "Max", and "Crônica literária" writing, solely, under the pseudonym "J. dos Santos". In this latest collaboration, J. dos Santos reported weekly book launches, probably all with the aim of persuading the readers to acquire them, and naturally promote publishing initiatives. In 12 years of publication of the "Crônica literária" (1897-1908), there were accurate 981 reviews, and, eventually, J. dos Santos used his space for other purposes. Moreover, the journalist have not only reported books of various genres, but also criticized them with great sensitivity, being therefore a very insightful and knowledgeable critic. The aim of this study is to analyse, with a systematic approach, all of Medeiros e Albuquerque's work in the critical period of that section of A Notícia, noting inevitably his critical method. In addition to indexing all the texts of the "Crônica literária", 32 works of the writer Medeiros e Albuquerque were reviewed in order to promote his various artistic production / Mestre

The dissertation summarises the life and work of renowned Czech Jewish writer, translator, journalist and scientist Jiří Weil (1900-1959) in the reference period 1939-1959. It presents the results of research conducted in more than twenty, both domestic and foreign archives (Literary Archive of the Museum of National Literature, Security Services Archive, National Archive, Archive of the Jewish Museum in Prague, Beroun Archive, Central Military Archive, Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History and others), accompanied by the accounts of selected eyewitnesses, placing events in a narrower historical context and presenting the life and work of Jiří Weil from a hitherto unknown perspective. Based on surviving archival material, Jiří Weil is presented not only as a hitherto well-known prosaist, but also as a translator of Polish and Hebrew, a poet, playwright, scientist and editor of a world-famous non-literary work that became the inspiration for other artistic transpositions (e.g. a play, film), Dětské kresby na zastávce k smrti 1942-1945 (Children's Drawings and Poems. Terezín 1942-1945). Brief analyses of the writer's selected published works, written and published in the reference period from 1939 to 1959, as well as unpublished works not yet known to the public, are also examined in a...

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Modern critics and biographers often cite the need for a new study of Hawthorne and his wife, for a study of sex and sex symbolism in Hawthorne, and for a study of the love element in general in his works. Such aspects of his fiction have been all but totally overlooked by earlier critics who confined their comments largely to the sin and isolation of the characters. This paper cannot hope to satisfy any one of these needs, but does undertake to look at Hawthorne's treatment of the remedial effects of heterosexual love in lives where such love operates, and of the disaster which ensues in lives where it is excluded.

For Hawthorne pride is the root evil, for it is a voluntary separation by which man sets himself aloof from conmunication with himself, his fellow men, and God. Pride is an attitude which takes possession of him first as he allows himself to become blinded to his own faults and inadequacies, next as he ignores the virtues and claims of his fellow men, and eventually as he develops the bigoted idea that since he is superior to the rest of tho human race, he must make himself a place on the Godly level. He is now completely isolated from humanity by his own choice, from God by the incongruity of his presumptive claims, and from himself by the absence or any further self-comnunication on the basis of honest humility.

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