Browsing Theses and Dissertations (English) by Subject "Fantasy"

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In the shadow of the night : the gendered subtext of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles

Hoosain, Shakira (University of Pretoria, 2011-12-09)

Anne Rice writes popular fiction. She is best known for her iconic Vampire Chronicles series. This thesis focuses on the first three volumes of this series: Interview with the Vampire (1976), The Vampire Lestat (1985), and ...
'The shifting perils of the strange and the familiar ' : representations of the Orient in children's fantasy literature

Ismail, Farah (University of Pretoria, 2010)

This thesis investigates the function of representations of the Orient in fantasy literature for children with a focus on The Chronicles of Narnia as exemplifying its most problematic manifestation. According to Edward ...
Terry Pratchett and the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy : death, war and laughter

Joubert, Michelle Anne (University of Pretoria, 2013)

The aim of this dissertation was to critically analyse Terry Pratchett’s Johnny Maxwell trilogy in terms of three areas, namely Pratchett’s use of various fantasy techniques; how comedy and satire function as distancing ...

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