Who even is this guy? - The Witcher Literary Analysis
j.i.l. - chronic over-analysis
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Why would one choose to employ a random perspective in their book?
Andrzej Sapkowski is the author of the Witcher series. These books are some of my absolute favourite pieces of literature ever, and thus, I decided to write my bachelor's thesis on them! This video is my thesis in a more entertaining form. I hope :D
The video is a narratological analysis on Andrzej Sapkowski's literary work Time of Contempt, which is the fourth book in the Witcher series. The focus of this essay is to explore the use of focalization in literature, and how it can be used to enhance scenes.
References: (in order of appearance)
Sapkowski, A. (2013). Time of Contempt. Gollancz.
Niederhoff, B. (2009). Focalization. In P. Hünh, J. Pier, W. Schmid, & J. Schönert (Eds.), Handbook of Narratology (Vol. 19, pp. 115–123). De Gruyter.
Genette, G. (1980). Narrative Discourse. Oxford, Basil Blackwell.
Bundgaard, P. F. (2010). Means of meaning making in literary art: focalization, mode of narration, and granularity. Acta Linguistica Hafniensia, 42(1), 64–84.
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9/10 because boss baby is my worst nightmare
Quick question regarding alterations. The first one regarding Yennefer and the girth, is this a mistake on the author's / translator's part or? For the example in the tavern I can see that its much more dramatic and helps visualise the scene more but when you pointed out the first example it left me stumped.
Can't wait to see more of your videos, surprised this is the first time I've seen your video but sad I gotta wait for more!
P.S what music is playing when Geralt speaks to the tavern, just before your conclusion
Who even is this guy? - The Witcher Literary Analysis
j.i.l. - chronic over-analysis
353 views
Why would one choose to employ a random perspective in their book?
Andrzej Sapkowski is the author of the Witcher series. These books are some of my absolute favourite pieces of literature ever, and thus, I decided to write my bachelor's thesis on them! This video is my thesis in a more entertaining form. I hope :D
The video is a narratological analysis on Andrzej Sapkowski's literary work Time of Contempt, which is the fourth book in the Witcher series. The focus of this essay is to explore the use of focalization in literature, and how it can be used to enhance scenes.
References: (in order of appearance)
Sapkowski, A. (2013). Time of Contempt. Gollancz.
Niederhoff, B. (2009). Focalization. In P. Hünh, J. Pier, W. Schmid, & J. Schönert (Eds.), Handbook of Narratology (Vol. 19, pp. 115–123). De Gruyter.
Genette, G. (1980). Narrative Discourse. Oxford, Basil Blackwell.
Bundgaard, P. F. (2010). Means of meaning making in literary art: focalization, mode of narration, and granularity. Acta Linguistica Hafniensia, 42(1), 64–84.