Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2003 in the subject Romance Languages - Comparative Studies, grade: 67 Punkte (2+) (B+), University of Canterbury (School of European Culture and Languages), 30 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: To begin with I shall present an overview of some of the most common or most debated interpretations of the two novels and the issues they raise. I also question whether it is legitimate to compare Camus' L'etranger, which is often read alongside his philosophical essay Le Mythe de Sisyph, e to Kafka's Der Proce, which might be...

Essay aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Komparatistik, Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft, Note: 75 (entspricht eins), University of Canterbury (School of European Culture and Languages), Veranstaltung: Seminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The poem Zahle die Mandeln ( Count the almonds ) comes last in Paul Celan s first official publication Mohn und Gedachtnis. Published in 1952 the collection is divided into four parts "Der Sand aus den Urnen," the single poem Todesfuge ( Death Fugue ), "Gegenlicht" and "Halme der Nacht." It is my favourite collection of poems by one of my...

Essay from the year 2002 in the subject Russian / Slavic Languages, grade: A, University of Canterbury (School of European Culture and Languages), course: Seminar, 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Before we look at individual poems and the many allusions to Greek Mythology, it is necessary - as always it seems - to make a few remarks on translation. Afterwards, it might be helpful to ask ourselves a few general questions as to why and to what effect authors have used or are still using myth in their writing; so that we can then try to establish which of these...