writer, who writes comical novels with fantasy elements. He mostly writes books intended for adults and older teens, but he also wrote a few children's books, such as 'The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents'. His longest and best work is the Discworld series with 40 published novels as of October 2013. These novels are all great; there isn't one I didn't love. The stories are connected to each other; characters of different storylines may appear in each other's stories. The books tend to have
had to do was grab it and run away before the alarms went off. Discworld is based on a slew of old myths, which reach their most 'refined' form in Hindu mythology, which in turn of course derived from the original Star Trek episode 'Planet of Wobbly Rocks where the Security Guard Got Shot' (Pratchett, Terry. Equal p 216). Terry Pratchett is the author of a popular fantasy series that is set in Discworld, a planet
Though there are many generations of writing; whether it is classic or contemporary, all authors bring several similarities to the different works that they create. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rats, written by Terry Pratchett, can be compared to The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; which is written by C.W.Lewis, due to the similarities that both authors use in their writing styles. Not only can the differences be seen through the authors writing style, but differences can be seen through
The Personification of Death in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus The personification of Death is done by means of a princess of the Underworld in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus. This Princess is very powerful, yet surprisingly vulnerable. For no one is allowed to love in the Underworld, the Princess falls in love with a famous poet named Orpheus and goes to drastic measures to be with him. But in the end she cannot be with her love, and she realizes this and does what is forbidden in the Underworld and defies time
The fantasy based Discworld novel “Guards! Guards!” is written by Terry Pratchett. It is an interesting novel which describes the story of an old city called “Ankh Morpork”. The title of the novel “Guards! Guards!” makes more sense when it is compared to the people of night watch. It means people of night watch need to guard the city Ankh-Morpork to prevent it from danger situation. I like the way how the characters are brought up in focus by showing their gradual growth. “Guards! Guards!” have fun
She is the smartest and most observant of the group. She knows more about the wizarding world than Ron and Harry combined. Also according to Croft in her article, “The Education of a Witch: Tiffany Aching, Hermione Granger, and gendered magic in Discworld and Potterworld” Hermione is a hero in the series, “She hopes to be in Gryffindor but will settle for Ravenclaw, the house most known for intellectual achievement, and indeed the Sorting Hat shows no hesitation in
The first and possibly most readily identifiable stereotype to be discussed is that of the wizened sage. Facial hair has long been used as a signifier of wisdom. Having the ability to grow facial hair implies a certain level of experience in the world, and when used as a symbol for wisdom, the beard is often long and white, which connotes aging and more time spent living in the world. However, it is widely recognised that age itself does not equate to wisdom, and many cultures have considered those
This chapter will deal with aspects of the book object of this thesis that are much more difficult to analyse and single out than linguistic aspects (which will be nontheless discussed in the following chapter), as they deal mostly with referential humour; meaning that they use language to convey meaning as a source of humour rather than the specific language used to express it. The aspect here discussed are those related to the modality of storytelling, the structure of the novel through with humour
attempt to manipulate the lovers. References: Magic, (2004). Shakespeare’s Theatre: A Dictionary of His Stage Context, 283-285. Bevington, David.(2014). The Necessary Shakespeare, 3rd ed. New York: Pearson. Noone, K. (2010). Shakespeare in Discworld: Witches, Fantasy, and Desire. Journal Of The Fantastic In The Arts, 21(1), 26-40. Sterling, E. (1997). A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Masterplots II: Juvenile & Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement, 1-2. The Tempest: Prospero's Attitude
Do you remember the Star Trek episode where Captain Kirk ad Spock confess their romanticism to each other? No? Well, what about the Harry Potters toryline where Harry and Draco join forces to combat the forces of evil? Still no? Welcome to the world of Fanfcition, It is a world where the wildst dresms are incarcerated and are brought to life. Every now and then, a new genre arises out of the blue, and adorns literature by increasing both the quality of available books, as well as the followers of
Monkeys are haplorhine primates, a group generally possessing tails and consisting of about 260 known living species. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent, particularly Old World monkeys. There are two major types of monkey: New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World