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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"His Dark Materials"”.
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Epic Adolescence: Contemporary Adolescence in Philip Pullman’s <i>His Dark Materials</i>
… at the world of fiction and fantasy. Though this idea may seem ironic or counter-intuitive, one will find that fictional literature can reveal the working order of its respective society. Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, uses and manipulates the traditional constructs …
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In between Materiality and Meaning: World, Dust and Daemon in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy
This thesis investigates materiality, meanings and the use of three crucial elements, World, Dust, and Daemon in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy. Together, the three novels Northern Lights (1995), The Subtle Knife (1997) and The Amber Spyglass (2000) juxtapose and represent not only …
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A comparative study of gender representations in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials and its Chinese translation
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials has caused controversy as well as enjoyed great popularity among readers worldwide. Its influence has created a great impact in the field of children’s literature. The purpose of this thesis is two-fold. Firstly, the thesis analyzes gender representations in …
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Fantasy, morality and ideology: a comparative study of C.S.Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
This thesis begins with an introduction to children's literature, looking at its history in order to contextualise the texts under examination, and the specific arguments surrounding the study of children's books. It then looks closely at the complicated issue of ideology, specifically with regards …
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Ecological labyrinths and myths of the fall: An earth-centred approach to The Lord of the Rings and His Dark Materials
… that appear irreconcilable to each other. This research provides a way of reading the structure of fantasy texts as parallel to ecological structure in a way that brings the two definitions of ecology into dialogue. The divergence in approaches to ecocriticism has caused a chasm to open …
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LIONS AND POLAR BEARS AND GENDER ROLES, OH MY! The Treatment of Women and Femininity in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
… In contrast, Philip Pullman's 'anti-Narnia' His Dark Materials is often cited as an instance of pro-feminist fantasy, due to its engaging heroine, compelling female villain, and large cast of secondary female characters. When situated within the workings of the wider fantasy genre, however, …
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LIONS AND POLAR BEARS AND GENDER ROLES, OH MY! The Treatment of Women and Femininity in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
… In contrast, Philip Pullman's 'anti-Narnia' His Dark Materials is often cited as an instance of pro-feminist fantasy, due to its engaging heroine, compelling female villain, and large cast of secondary female characters. When situated within the workings of the wider fantasy genre, however, …
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The power of belief: Innocents and innocence in children's fantasy fiction
… phantom stags lead the way to hidden swords. This thesis explores the power of belief and its associations with the innocence of childhood as found in J.M. Barrie’s <em>Peter Pan and Wendy</em>, J.K. Rowling’s <em>Harry Potter</em> series, Philip Pullman’s <em>His Dark Materials</em>, Lewis …
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A redefined feminine from paleolithic to twenty-first century through children's literature & film
… examples of the feminine survival through the Dark Ages in Lithuanian <em>Dainos</em> and folktales “Queen of the Serpents,” “Ashputtle,” and “The White Cat.” In the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, the feminine is redefined through female writers like Edgeworth, Potter, …
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Crafting, Conjuring, and the Aesthetic of Making: Towards a Materialistic Understanding of Fantasy
This dissertation provides a fresh understanding of the fantasy genre by studying its propensity for the concept of ‘making’. ‘Making’ here broadly encompasses the various practices and performances that generate the sense of the magical. These practices and performances can be collectively viewed …
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Death and Self-Identity in the Contemporary Fantasies of Philip Pullman, Garth Nix, and Steven Erikson
… identity (in that a self can be Death). I apply this framework to contemporary fantasy in case studies of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, Garth Nix’s The Old Kingdom, and Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen to explore how each representation of the three forms of death and their …
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Ecoconscious: Skilful Sensing in Young Adult Fantasy Literature
… the ecosystems in which they participate. This thesis reveals that, vitally, contemporary YA fantasy novels tend to represent the senses as skills and thereby convey human participation in nature with some optimism. Human characters who learn to sense skilfully value their humanimal …