The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus
This project outlines both the differences and similarities between Swift’s novel, its 1996 film adaptation, and Homer’s masterpiece, The Odyssey. On the one hand, the classical tradition provides the foundation for reception studies, which are essentially concerned with the democratic metaphor. The...
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| author | Nedelcu, Alexandra |
| author2 | López Cruces, Juan Luis |
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| description | This project outlines both the differences and similarities between Swift’s novel, its 1996 film adaptation, and Homer’s masterpiece, The Odyssey. On the one hand, the classical tradition provides the foundation for reception studies, which are essentially concerned with the democratic metaphor. These studies are very relevant since they have made it possible to identify the intertext of the aforementioned adaptation. For its part, film studies emphasize the important role that this adaptation (as well as many others)
plays from an educational point of view. On the other hand, the similarities between Gulliver and Odysseus are successfully traced, thus reaching the purpose of this project. To summarise, both characters have been shipwrecked several times and they have spent
a long time away from their families and homelands. In addition, they discovered all kinds of unknown lands and people during their unfortunate travels. They also managed to survive when their companions passed away. And, finally, they had to reclaim the place
that was rightfully theirs. It can be said that director Charles Sturridge chose the Homeric character, Odysseus, to remake an already brilliant work. To do so, he had to be the receiver of both classical works. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-134642023-04-12T23:56:24Z The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus La tradición clásica en los viajes de Gulliver: Gulliver como un nuevo odiseo Nedelcu, Alexandra López Cruces, Juan Luis Trabajo Fin de Grado de la Universidad de Almería Classical tradition Charles Sturridge Film studies Gulliver’s Travels Intertext The Odyssey Reception studies This project outlines both the differences and similarities between Swift’s novel, its 1996 film adaptation, and Homer’s masterpiece, The Odyssey. On the one hand, the classical tradition provides the foundation for reception studies, which are essentially concerned with the democratic metaphor. These studies are very relevant since they have made it possible to identify the intertext of the aforementioned adaptation. For its part, film studies emphasize the important role that this adaptation (as well as many others) plays from an educational point of view. On the other hand, the similarities between Gulliver and Odysseus are successfully traced, thus reaching the purpose of this project. To summarise, both characters have been shipwrecked several times and they have spent a long time away from their families and homelands. In addition, they discovered all kinds of unknown lands and people during their unfortunate travels. They also managed to survive when their companions passed away. And, finally, they had to reclaim the place that was rightfully theirs. It can be said that director Charles Sturridge chose the Homeric character, Odysseus, to remake an already brilliant work. To do so, he had to be the receiver of both classical works. 2022-03-15T12:38:19Z 2022-03-15T12:38:19Z 2021-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13464 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| spellingShingle | Trabajo Fin de Grado de la Universidad de Almería Classical tradition Charles Sturridge Film studies Gulliver’s Travels Intertext The Odyssey Reception studies Nedelcu, Alexandra The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus |
| title | The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus |
| title_full | The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus |
| title_fullStr | The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus |
| title_full_unstemmed | The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus |
| title_short | The classical tradition in Gulliver´s travels: Gulliver as a new odysseus |
| title_sort | classical tradition in gulliver´s travels: gulliver as a new odysseus |
| topic | Trabajo Fin de Grado de la Universidad de Almería Classical tradition Charles Sturridge Film studies Gulliver’s Travels Intertext The Odyssey Reception studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13464 |
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