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The Tragic Trajectory of Lady Macbeth
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Mia Biturajac Lady Macbeth as one of the most potent and notorious Shakespeare's characters has underwent numerous discussions and analyses in trying to make sense of her violent and crude disposition. She had puzzled the critics for years some of which have described her as a monstrous, cruel and ambition-driven while others have taken a more sympathetic view labeling her as a frail woman aspiring to be diabolical. This essay sides more with the latter interpretation but its aim is to encompass the...
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The Transition from Childhood to Adolescence in Contemporary Adaptations of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Mihaela Katačić This thesis will provide an analysis of the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, the animated movie Alice in Wonderland (1951) by Walt Disney Productions and the movie Alice in Wonderland (2010) by Tim Burton. The analysis will center on Alice’s transition from childhood to adolescence, focusing on the depiction of Wonderland as the symbol for the process of growth and maturation. The thesis will firstly offer a reading of the book through the method of close reading,...
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The Translation of the Film Just a Guy by Shoko Hara and Translation Analysis
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Marina Pauletić This Master’s thesis deals with the translation of an American short film Just a Guy by Shoko Hara from English into Croatian language. This paper starts with a brief summary and an explanation of the background of the film. The first part of the thesis includes audio-visual translation and film translation with special focus on technical and linguistic problems of subtitling. The second part, i.e. the central part of this thesis is the translation of the film Just a Guy, as well as the...
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The Use of Prepositions in Expressions of Emotions: an Interlingual Comparison
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Iva Jurat This paper analyses the use of prepositions in expressions of the six basic emotions in English and Croatian. A number of common expressions is given and analysed in terms of image schemas employed. The two languages mostly agree on the perception and the linguistic expression of emotions. Negative emotions are seen as more important, based on the variety of prepositions used to describe them; negative emotions are seen mostly as containers, while positive emotions are seen as companions....
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The Use of Standard Croatian, Standard Italian and the Fiuman Dialect: A Cas Study
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Luana Ivošević Alongside with the traditional Chakavian (Čakavian or Čakavski) dialect, the Fiuman dialect is one of the autochthonous idioms spoken in the city of Rijeka. Since it is a minority language, it could be argued that it is at risk of extinction. Following recent works in the field, which aim at researching the usage and the status of the dialect nowadays, this particular case study aims to observe the everyday speech of multilingual speakers who consider il Fiumano as their mother tongue. The...
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The Welter of Fiction and Nonfiction in Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Klaudia Križanec The purpose of this paper is to examine the interconnection between reality and fiction in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and the way the novel symbolically reflects the reality of its time. It shall start with the examination of the historical and geographical inspirations that Stoker used while writing the story, as well as the real places and events that are directly mentioned in the novel. Then, in the second section, Stoker’s literary influences will be explored – the myth of the Vampire,...
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The critical analysis of nature vs. nurture debate in serial killer development
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Lucija Erhatić This thesis explores the nature vs. nurture debate in the development of serial killers, examining the complex interaction between genetic predispositions and environmental influences. More specifically, the study investigates whether serial killers are born with inherent tendencies toward violence or shaped by life experiences. Through an analysis of key factors such as psychopathy, childhood trauma, brain injuries, and genetic components like the MAOA gene, the thesis argues that serial...
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The effects of input modality and word difficulty on word recognition accuracy in Croatian - English bilinguals
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Dragana Stojanović The present study investigates how input modality (spoken vs. written) and word difficulty (word prevalence and type) affect word recognition accuracy in highly proficient Croatian - English bilinguals. By using a within – participant design, 20 bilinguals completed a lexical decision task in both written, and spoken modality. The results showed no significant difference in word recognition accuracy between modalities, which suggests that proficient bilinguals are able to process words...
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The use of anglicism in the Croatian daily newspaper
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Matea Macan In this thesis the emphasis is on the appearance and use of anglicisms in the Croatian daily
newspaper Novi list. The study aimed to determine if the number of anglicisms increased in the
last ten years, which category of newspaper articles has the highest number of anglicisms and
which are the most common types and word classes of anglicisms.
This thesis begins with a theoretical background, the history, types, integration, and usage of
anglicisms, followed by the research on...
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Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies (1808-34)
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Ivan Vid Čakarević Kršul Thomas Moore was for a long time considered the national poet of Ireland and remains one of the most popular poets in Irish history. This thesis will examine the politics of his best-known work – the Irish Melodies. It will provide an overview of Moore's career, the development of nationalism in 19th-century Europe, and the role of language in 19th-century Ireland. Drawing on the work of Benedict Anderson, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Ernest Renan, it will explain how nationalism creates...
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Tijelo i tjelesnost u romanu Frida ili o boli Slavenke Drakulić
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Valentina Mlivić Rad polazi od kartezijanskog shvaćanja odnosa duše/uma i tijela, teme koja je kroz povijest okupirala mnoge teoretičare. Iz toga odnosa, analogno, promatramo, odnos žene i muškarca, inzistirajući pri tome na feminističkom aspektu. Multidisciplinaran pristup fenomenu tijela svjedoči o njegovoj složenosti i različitom shvaćanju. Iako je u prošlosti bilo simbolom grešnog života pojedinca, tijelo je u svojem shvaćanju evolviralo te postalo simbolom umjetnosti, naročito žensko...
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Tijelo kao trauma u romanima Kao da me nema Slavenke Drakulić i Ljubljena Toni Morrison
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Katarina Blažević Rad problematizira odnos tijela i boli te traume u romanima Kao da me nema Slavenke Drakulić i Ljubljena Toni Morrison. Autorice kroz istinite priče, čije su vjerodostojnosti također analizirane u radu, prikazuju traumu ženskih likova tijekom ropstva i rata. Trauma se odnosi na česta silovanja, prisilne seksualne radnje, fizička zlostavljanja, bičevanja itd. Na temelju tih trauma autorice prikazuju i otvaraju problematiku psihičkih posljedica na ženama tijekom ropstva i rata.
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