Pages
-
-
The Encoding of Static Spatial Relations in Croatian and in English
-
Lucija Gašparac This thesis will present empirical evidence on the spatial meanings of the Croatian prepositions ‘na’ and ‘u’ and compare them to their English equivalents, as well as relate the findings to the existing body of research. A total of 32 items was chosen chosen from the BowPed picture series in order to analyse spatial expressions (predominantly prepositions) used to encode various types of static topological relations. The participants who took part in the study (31 NSs of Croatian)...
-
-
The Evolution of Free Will in Frank Herbert's Dune
-
Filip Galeković The topic of free will is a very complex one, no matter what context one might put it in. In contemporary terms, its existence is as of yet undecided, and it is unclear whether we will ever be able to offer a satisfying conclusion to the matter. What we can do, however, is to discuss free will in a more easily digestible frame of reference, like that of Dune. Being a science-fiction novelist, Frank Herbert had the opportunity to play around with a number of interesting topics, and it is my...
-
-
The Facets of Dickens's Savage Comedy
-
Mislav Ružić Charles Dickens, a prolific Victorian writer and social critic, operated with varied literary devices in his works to reflect the Victorian-age mores. An era marked by fervent changes in the lifestyle, impact of the Industrial Revolution, inequalities between the social classes motivated Dickens to conceive his singular authorial perspective. While employing an array of literary techniques to breathe life into his characters, comedy prevailed as an incumbent piece of the complex Dickensian...
-
-
The Formative Years of El Greco in Venice and Greece: Tradition, Influences and Innovation
-
Sarah Sharpe The paper aims to delineate certain issues on the nature of influence in the early works and practice of El Greco. It briefly looks at the cultural context within which he painted during his formative early period in native Crete, and later his brief sojourn in Venice, which was to leave a lasting impact on the work he produced throughout his entire career. The specific historical, and subsequently cultural environments, of Crete and Venice contributed greatly to the heterogeneous and often...
-
-
The Frequency of Anglicisms in the German News Magazine Der Spiegel
-
Doris Mesaroš This study examined the frequency of anglicisms in the German news magazine Der Spiegel. The aim of the research, which was based on 25 articles from the year 2014/2015, was to determine in which category of news genre occurs the highest number of anglicisms and which are the most frequent types and word classes of anglicisms. At first a theoretical background, including the definition, the history, types, integration and usage of anglicisms was covered, followed by the research on the...
-
-
The Gendered World of Everyday Objects: An Analysis of Croatian Speakers' Perception of Gender in Language
-
Domagoj Kelava The aim of this B.A. thesis is to delve into how language shapes thought with a specific focus on the influence of grammatical gender in Croatian. By building upon Marijana Gašparović’s (2021) study on the same topic, this B.A. thesis aims to explore whether Croatian speakers tend to be influenced by the nature of the Croatian language’s gendered nature when assigning names to inanimate objects. To achieve this, first I will discuss what linguistic relativity is, linking it to...
-
-
The Gothic Literary Complex in Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights"
-
Božica Božoki Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, a novel written in the Victorian era, nowadays is considered a classic, though it was controversial when first published in 1847. In her writing, Brontë was influenced by the Gothic genre, expanding the Female Gothic and establishing the New Gothic genre. The use of gothic elements in Wuthering Heights is abundant, and although it evoked terror in the readership, it, nonetheless, conveyed a strong message. This paper places Brontë’s novel in the...
-
-
The Gothic Novel Rhetoric of Fear
-
Katarina Fabijanić The rhetoric of fear is a complex notion that incorporates the theory of the fantastic narrative as well as the techniques of subversion in literature. Its primary goal is to evoke distress and fear in the reader in order to make him question the truth behind the dominant ideology and to challenge the notion of absolutist perspectives of the reality. To achieve this, it employs the rhetorical figures of paradox, transmutation and metonymy, to name a few, along with the narrator‟s...
-
-
The Haunted Mind: Translating Shirley Jackson
-
Elly Benčić This Master’s thesis focuses on the translation of three American Gothic short stories from the genre of American Gothicand written by Shirley Jackson. The aim of this paper is to accurately translate and analyze these classic short stories and to provide solutions to the possible issues that arose during the process of translation. The thesis includes abrief introduction into the topic and the author, and a general theoretical background on short stories and the genre of Gothic. The main...
-
-
The Impact of Allen Ginsberg's Howl on American Counterculture Representatives: Bob Dylan and Patti Smith
-
Vlatka Makovec This thesis sets out to explore the influence exerted by Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl on the poetics of Bob Dylan and Patti Smith. In particular, it will elaborate how some elements of Howl, be it the form or the theme, can be found in lyrics of Bob Dylan’s and Patti Smith’s songs. Along with Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and William Seward Burroughs’ Naked Lunch, Ginsberg’s poem is considered as one of the seminal texts of the Beat generation. Their works exemplify the same traits,...
-
-
The Impact of Colorism on the Lives of African American Women
-
Romana Kuharić In this M.A. thesis I will present and explore the issue of colorism and the way it impacts the lives of African American women. The origins of colorism – oppression based on skin tone and physical features – can be traced back to the times of slavery, when lighter-skinned slaves were preferred and given easier tasks than slaves whose skin was darker. Skin tone, hair texture, facial features, and other factors on the basis of which colorism is executed will be explored, as well as many...
-
-
The Impact of Speech in Politics
-
Martina Jurdana This paper explores and explains the means of gaining a following and a sense of trust among potential voters or other political figures. First off, the paper focuses on rhetoric in politics – how it has developed and evolved from the ancient times until now, and what significance it really had in each major period in history where political discourse was prominent. Following that, the focus is on persuasion and in what ways this discourse needs to be formed in order to serve its purpose....
Pages
