In this thesis I analyse T. S. Eliot's ""The Waste Land"" in an ecocritical manner. By making use of contemporary theory on the relation between human and environment I shed new light on the...Show moreIn this thesis I analyse T. S. Eliot's ""The Waste Land"" in an ecocritical manner. By making use of contemporary theory on the relation between human and environment I shed new light on the conceptualization and representation of the environment in ""The Waste Land."" I do this by close reading descriptions of the environment in the poem, analyzing the struggle between the material and the spiritual, and analyzing language and agency.Show less
Medieval heroes act according to a certain set of values. These values have changed from the heroic ethos in the Early Middle Ages to the chivalric code in the Late Middle Ages. In this thesis,...Show moreMedieval heroes act according to a certain set of values. These values have changed from the heroic ethos in the Early Middle Ages to the chivalric code in the Late Middle Ages. In this thesis, this change is made clear by using the texts of Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green KnightShow less
Bachelor thesis | Film- en literatuurwetenschap (BA)
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Aan de hand van een selectie gedichten uit Britse oorlogspoëzie wordt onderzocht hoe in deze werken een keerpunt gezien kan worden in de Britse visie op de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Door middel van...Show moreAan de hand van een selectie gedichten uit Britse oorlogspoëzie wordt onderzocht hoe in deze werken een keerpunt gezien kan worden in de Britse visie op de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Door middel van memory studies en reflectie op contemporaine herdenkingen wordt geanalyseerd hoe deze nieuwe visie nog steeds dominant is in het Brits cultureel geheugen.Show less
Poetry is an important tool through which Palestinians can express their national-political identity. Palestinian poetry is part of a greater tradition of Arabic poetry throughout history. In this...Show morePoetry is an important tool through which Palestinians can express their national-political identity. Palestinian poetry is part of a greater tradition of Arabic poetry throughout history. In this case, the Arabic language is key in connecting different nation states in the Arab world. Hence, Palestinian Arabic poetry reinforces the Arab identity of the Palestinian people. Another way in which poetry affects the identity of Palestinians, is in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict. This juxtaposition makes clear the distinct political nature Palestinian poetry can have. This research paper aims to answer in what ways poetry is used to express and reproduce the Palestinian political identity. It focuses on both aspects of the Arab identity and the Israel-Palestine conflict, set to a framework of significant historical events.Show less
