Hogwarts, Muggles and Quidditch: A Study of the Translation of Names in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Books

The aim of this C-essay is to discuss the translation of some of the names in J.K. Rowling’s immensely popular Harry Potter books and look at how the translation agrees with and/or deviates from the original. Special focus is put on features such as alliterations, allusions and imaginative inventions, which are characteristic of J.K Rowling’s style and may be particularly tricky and challenging when translating.A comparison is made between the names in the original texts and the translated texts. The names are divided into different categories, such as names of characters, places etc. I argue that the translator uses different strategies when translating different types of names. Focus is on the Swedish translation, but Norwegian examples are included too.

"Vi hava nu lykligt kommit hit i Norrland" : en gårdfarihandlarfamiljs handelsverksamhet och gårdshushåll i Månsta by, Älvdalens socken åren1865 -1886

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur gårdfarihandlarfamiljen på Tommosgården i Älvdalens socken i norra Dalarna organiserade sin handelsverksamhet och sitt gårdshushåll under 1800-talets andra hälft. Ett särskilt fokus riktas mot de hemmavarande kvinnornas roll i verksamhet och hushåll. Undersökningen baseras på en familjebrevväxling, skriven mellan åren 1865-1886. Gårdfarihandeln var då en historiskt och traditionellt förankrad, populär utkomstmöjlighet för många älvdalsbor. Tommosfamiljen organiserade sin rörliga och fasta handelsverksamhet och sitt gårdsliv med jord- och skogsbruk i en familjedriven rörelse beroende av de hemmavarande kvinnorna. Männen ägnade sig åt handel långa perioder årligen då deras hustrur skötte gårdshushållet. Männen engagerade sig i arbetet på gården via brevväxlingen. Familjerörelsen organiserades med hjälp av en fungerande postgång. Den väl inarbetade genusarbetsdelningen i gårdshushållet var en konsekvens av familjens rörliga handelsverksamhet och verkar förändras mellan generationer

Den moderna frälsaren : En komparativ analys av Harry Potter och Jesus

The books about Harry Potter have been read by people all over the world, but is there some-thing more to them than just the magical adventure novels they first appear to be? Many have discovered the multiple layers of understanding that the author J. K. Rowling has put in her famous books, and since I was curious about a few features in the story that reminded me of certain elements which can be found in the Bible, I decided to find out more. The following essay investigates which specific features in the books about Harry Potter that can be traced to which specific parts of the Bible. The main focus is the comparison between the character Harry Potter and Jesus Christ. I use a comparative analyzing method and secure my theory with quotes from both Harry Potter and the Bible. In the end, I found a wide range of similarities between the two characters, and in my discus-sion, I raised the question whether or not the likenesses were intentional by Rowling. I reached the conclusion that the authors intention is not as important as the reader’s interpreta-tion and what they can learn from it.