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The Theme Of Salvation In Six Novels Of Graham Greene, Edward L. Shaughnessy Jan 1963

The Theme Of Salvation In Six Novels Of Graham Greene, Edward L. Shaughnessy

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An examination of Graham Greene, his writing, and its relationship with Catholic teachings through an anaylsis of the Catholicity of his characters.


Ideas And Symbolic Scenes In The Works Of E.M. Forster, Betty W. Werthman Jan 1960

Ideas And Symbolic Scenes In The Works Of E.M. Forster, Betty W. Werthman

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A study of the interrelationship of E.M. Fosters ideas as presented in his five novels, his two volumes of collected essays, and his treatise on the novel.


Positivism In The Works Of George Eliot, Bernice Jones Jan 1941

Positivism In The Works Of George Eliot, Bernice Jones

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This paper attempts to find in the facts of George Eliot's life the evidences of positive philosophy, to trace the philosophy to its logical basis and to show its influence on her work. There are many who say such a study is useless or at best unimportant, but I do not agree. I am not attempting to "piece out" an entire philosophy by combining fragmentary allusions I have found in her work. I am not disappointed to find her thought inconsistent, or mixed, or different at one period from another. There is no philosophical system that must not admit ambiguity …


Romanticism In The Novels And Legends Of Gertudis Gomez De Avellaneda, Jean W. Mander Jun 1929

Romanticism In The Novels And Legends Of Gertudis Gomez De Avellaneda, Jean W. Mander

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Not withstainding the adverse criticism given the prose works of Gertudis Gomez de Avellaneda by such men as Fitzmaurice-Kelly as less notable, I have found her novels and tales to be worthy of consideration. They are extremely romantic, some being full of the fantastic and grotesque, while others are historical similar to those of Sir Walter Scott. These romantic novels have a genuine and natural charm which makes them very pleasing to read. Most of them have been called sentimental tras , but still they contain numerous qualities of romanticism at its best. It will be my duty and pleasure …