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Lady or mermaid? An Essay on Ibsen’s “The Lady from the Sea”
Get PDFIn the paper some aspects of Ibsen’s “The Lady from the Sea” are presented. The author discusses a radio version of the drama made by the Norwegian director Hans Heiberg, and compares it with Ibsen’s original text
„Ein Däne in Paris“. Das Spannungsfeld von Großstadt und Provinz in Rilkes Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge
Get PDFIsländische Nationalbewegung im 19. Jh. (ca. 1880-1918)
Get PDFThe article presents the main development phases of the independence movement in Iceland (ca 1800-1918). The Icelanders’ activities took various political and social forms: concern for the native language, literature and culture; parliament activity (althing); support for industrial development and more favourable social structures; formation of political parties and social organisations; attempts to persuade the Danish to issue more advantageous legislation for the Icelanders.The article presents the main development phases of the independence movement in Iceland (ca 1800-1918). The Icelanders’ activities took various political and social forms: concern for the native language, literature and culture; parliament activity (althing); support for industrial development and more favourable social structures; formation of political parties and social organisations; attempts to persuade the Danish to issue more advantageous legislation for the Icelanders
Om Polen i svensk dagspress
Get PDFThe following article is a part of research on the image of Poland in Sweden and Sweden in Poland done for the author’s PhD dissertation. The analysis of newspaper articles published in Swedish newspapers since 1987 till 1997 showed the most popular issues on Poland. They are: pollution, the situation of Polish Jews and the position of the Catholic church in Poland, Polish-German and Polish-Russian bilateral relations. The issues are described completely in the articles, however, they become generalised and stereotyped in overseas reports
Spelet och maskerna i August Strindbergs En dåres försvarstal
Get PDFThe aim of the article is to describe and analyse the principal types and strategies of role-playing in August Strindberg\u27s autobiographical novel A Madman\u27s Defence (1887-88). The starting point of this study is the assumption that the main characters in the novel - Axel (Strindberg\u27s alter ego) and Maria - consciously play with masks in order to delude and manipulate people. The following analysis reveals the philosophical premises that determine Axers and Maria\u27s role-playing.The aim of the article is to describe and analyse the principal types and strategies of role-playing in August Strindberg\u27s autobiographical novel A Madman\u27s Defence (1887-88). The starting point of this study is the assumption that the main characters in the novel - Axel (Strindberg\u27s alter ego) and Maria - consciously play with masks in order to delude and manipulate people. The following analysis reveals the philosophical premises that determine Axers and Maria\u27s role-playing
Metaphors in Swedish journalism: the language of business
Get PDFThis paper discusses metaphors from the standpoint of cognitive semantics and explores conceptual metaphors in the Swedish language of business, as present in the joumalistic language of everyday newspapers. The introduction briefly reviews the history of metaphorical research, foUowed by a selection of conceptual metaphors found in the economic articles of two Swedish dailies \u27Dagens Nyheter\u27 and \u27GOteborgs Posten\u27. This paper also analyses the functions performed by metaphors in economic articles