Department of German and Russian Studies (MU)https://hdl.handle.net/10355/2772024-03-29T00:11:38Z2024-03-29T00:11:38ZComparison of the Iphigenias, Euripides, Racine and GoetheStrong, Charles Munroehttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/153192022-10-17T20:09:30Z1900-01-01T00:00:00ZComparison of the Iphigenias, Euripides, Racine and Goethe
Strong, Charles Munroe
The legend of Iphigenias is one of the most touching of its kind and its theme has been a favorite with dramatists at various times. The story of the young girl, so gentle and forbearing, so modest and submissive to her father's will furnishes, indeed, sufficient material for idealization and has proven a fruitful field from which authors of different ages have successfully gleaned.
1900-01-01T00:00:00ZCultural identity of bilingual adults : a case studyGorlova, Anastasiiahttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/858392022-09-28T16:54:52Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZCultural identity of bilingual adults : a case study
Gorlova, Anastasiia
This case study of the cultural identity of bilingual adults aims to discover the changes in the self-identification of sequential Russian-English bilingual adults that occur as a result of the immersion in the second language and culture. The study strives to answer the question of the change in self-identification of bilingual adults and the way they perceive those changes as well as the role that language plays in the transformation of identity. The participants of the study are Russian-born graduate students pursuing their graduate studies at the Universities in the United States. The data for this qualitative study were gathered through oral semi-structured interviews and samples of participants' writing and analyzed using the constant comparative method. The research findings show that the participants of the study are situated on a various levels of the construction of hybrid identities. Among the factors that influenced that transformation of identity, the most were the loss of network and connections and the differences between American and Russian cultures. Additionally, language as a factor in the change of self-identification affects the identity when individuals temporarily lose the ability to communicate and then learn new communication strategies that involve a system of both languages based on the principles of efficient communication.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZDie epische zwischenrede in Goethes erzahlungenBetz, Marthahttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/162112022-10-17T20:09:40Z1913-01-01T00:00:00ZDie epische zwischenrede in Goethes erzahlungen
Betz, Martha
This piece explores Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic works.
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1913-01-01T00:00:00ZDie Judenbuche : an epically inspired anti-epic?Morgan, Rachelhttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/915242023-06-01T15:09:03Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZDie Judenbuche : an epically inspired anti-epic?
Morgan, Rachel
Annette von Droste-Hulshoff's 1842 Novella, Die Judenbuche is considered one of the richest pieces of German literature. An author between Romanticism and Realism, Droste-Hulshoff combines vivid aspects of the Romantic tradition as well as captures a Realist depiction of life in a small, repressive German village in Westphalia. Because of the many different themes within the novella, as well as the combination of Romantic and Realist elements placing the text within a single genre has been quite difficult. While she herself described Die Judenbuche as a criminal novel, many scholars have contested this assertion, claiming it belongs to Biedermeier or various other genres. Droste-Hulshoff also includes references and allusions to both The Odyssey and the Four Biblical Gospels which come together to form a rich and layered narrative with much to analyze and unpack This thesis will analyze the text through the lens of genre, arguing that Droste-Hulshoff's text can be read as an anti-epic which subverts, and challenges, the epic elements set forth by Homer's The Odyssey as well as the Four Biblical Gospels. By examining the various characters, symbols, and motifs, which overlap with both The Odyssey and The Gospels, I will argue Droste-Hulshoff's novella is not only a mere criminal story, but also an epically inspired anti-epic situated within the heart of Westphalia in depths of the Westphalian forest.
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