North American Fiction
Mostrando 1-6 de 6 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Cinema e doenÃa: representaÃÃes da enfermidade atravÃs da sÃrie Alien / Cinema and illness: representations of the illness ideia throught of serie Alien
The problematic of this paper is to discuss how the representation of illness can be visualized in movies of the series of Scientific Fiction Series Alien, one of the most popular cinematic saga of all times, and in what way the illness ideia is there presented. The sources used on this research are the four movies of this North American serie: Alien (Ridley
Publicado em: 2010
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2. À MARGEM EM THE BLUEST EYE, DE TONI MORRISON: NEGRITUDE, IDENTIDADE E CRÍTICA SOCIAL
The contemporary North American fiction (African American) presents concerns regarding the identity of African-Americans. There is a need, through the literary text, to establish a dialogue with the myths and historical models for the legacy tradition of slaves from Africa. The aim of this study is to analyze how, through the composition of the characters an
Publicado em: 2009
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3. The Body of condemned in Anne Rices The Vampire chronicles: Interview with the Vampire / The Body of condemned in Anne Rices The Vampire chronicles: Interview with the Vampire
This dissertation is about the literary gothic, especially in literatures in English language. The main theme focuses on the figure of the vampire. Such a choice is the result of my readings of the first appearance of the vampire in prose fiction. The vampire arose in the legends from Eastern and Central Europe. Starting from the 18th century, I come to the
Publicado em: 2009
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4. Queer couples in straight America: a study of representations of straight woman/gay man relationships in A home at the end of the world and Will &Grace / Queer couples in straight America: a study of representations of straight woman/gay man relationships in A home at the end of the world and Will &Grace
The purpose of this work is to study the queerness of relationships between straight women and gay men in Michael Cunninghams novel A Home at the End of the World and in the TV sitcom Will &Grace. The intention is to analyze such relationships from the point-of-view of the main female characters Clare and Grace, respectively , comparing and contrasting the l
Publicado em: 2009
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5. A morfologia do horror : construção e percepção na obra lovecraftiana / The morphology of horror story
An persistent principle in the contemporary cultural productions, as a reflection and a shadow of certains aspects of the reality, are the fictional horror. These horror, a cultural product as well, esthetical in its essence, can be discerned at wide areas of mass culture ? including several medias and representations ? and its start point are the fantastic
Publicado em: 2006
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6. Poesia negra das AmÃricas: Solano Trindade e Langston Hughes
This thesis gives priority to the black poetry study of the Brazilian poet Solano Trindade (1908-1974) and of the north American poet Langston Hughes (1902-1967). My research also visits other poetsâ works such as Countee Cullen (in the United States) and the Caribbean poets NicolÃs GuillÃn (from Cuba), Aimà CÃsaire (from Maritinica) and some Brazilian
Publicado em: 2006