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Though My Gross Blood Be Stain'd: Bleeding Bodies And Power Dynamics In Shakespeare's The Tragedy Of Coriolanus And The Rape Of Lucrece, Lindsey Katherine Dee Wedow
Though My Gross Blood Be Stain'd: Bleeding Bodies And Power Dynamics In Shakespeare's The Tragedy Of Coriolanus And The Rape Of Lucrece, Lindsey Katherine Dee Wedow
Master's Theses
Early modern literature is replete with references to blood. These references appear in the contexts of class and gender distinction, medical information, religious significance, and more. Upon looking into the Galenic model of medicine utilized in early modern England, it becomes clear that blood, while one of the four humors of the body, held a place of special significance amongst the rest. Thus in reading the works of Shakespeare we are able to see how he often handles blood as a substance that holds special qualities and as such plays an important role in human lives. This paper examines two …
El Veneno Y Los Remedios: Vida Y Muerte En La Narrativa De Mayra Montero, Jesus Castro Gorfti
El Veneno Y Los Remedios: Vida Y Muerte En La Narrativa De Mayra Montero, Jesus Castro Gorfti
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the important role that certain elements--namely poison and natural remedies--play in the narrative of Mayra Montero. Poison and natural remedies are an intrinsic part of the Voodoo and Santeria religions, which are the framework for her novels. Within these religions poison serves a dual purpose. Montero's characters employ poison not only for personal gain--and in their struggle against the establishment--but also for more beneficial means, for instance as a way of obtaining food. Natural remedies are part of the magical-medicinal nature of these religions. They maintain the physical and spiritual well-being of …
A Thesis Without A Moral: Regarding Plum Bun And Quicksand, Dana Desjardins
A Thesis Without A Moral: Regarding Plum Bun And Quicksand, Dana Desjardins
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Fresh Woods, And Pastures New: Chorography, Cartography And The Puritan Perspective In "Lycidas", Laura Nilges-Matias
Fresh Woods, And Pastures New: Chorography, Cartography And The Puritan Perspective In "Lycidas", Laura Nilges-Matias
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Character Revelation In Hawthorne: A Study Of Inappropriate Laughter And The Deceptive Quality Of Appearance And Reality, Helen Garvey
Character Revelation In Hawthorne: A Study Of Inappropriate Laughter And The Deceptive Quality Of Appearance And Reality, Helen Garvey
Master's Theses
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Character Revelation In Hawthorne: A Study Of Inappropriate Laughter And The Deceptive Quality Of Appearance And Reality, V. Garvey Helen
Character Revelation In Hawthorne: A Study Of Inappropriate Laughter And The Deceptive Quality Of Appearance And Reality, V. Garvey Helen
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Radiant, Ron Felber
Images Of Hope For Immortality Pervading The Patterns Of Doubt In Emily Dickinson's Death Poetry, Nicholas Desmond
Images Of Hope For Immortality Pervading The Patterns Of Doubt In Emily Dickinson's Death Poetry, Nicholas Desmond
Master's Theses
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The Grotesque In The Fiction Of Joyce Carol Oates, Kathleen Burke Bloom
The Grotesque In The Fiction Of Joyce Carol Oates, Kathleen Burke Bloom
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Reaction To Religious Elements In The Poetry Of Robert Browning: An Introduction And Annotated Bibliography, Vincent P. Anderson
Reaction To Religious Elements In The Poetry Of Robert Browning: An Introduction And Annotated Bibliography, Vincent P. Anderson
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Journeys And Places: A Study Of The Poetry Of Edwin Muir, J. Brooks Bouson
Journeys And Places: A Study Of The Poetry Of Edwin Muir, J. Brooks Bouson
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Dionysius The Areopagite On John Colet, Daniel T. Lochman
The Influence Of Dionysius The Areopagite On John Colet, Daniel T. Lochman
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Some Descriptions And Textual-Dramatic Criticism Of Shakespearian Plays In The British Dramatic Periodicals, The Period - 1850-1875: An Objective Report, John J. Ahern
Master's Theses
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An Approach To Imagery In The Poetry Of Theodore Roethke, Barbara Bubon Steinbeigle
An Approach To Imagery In The Poetry Of Theodore Roethke, Barbara Bubon Steinbeigle
Master's Theses
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An Annotated Bibliography Of English And American Authors And Related Literary Topics Based Upon The Bulletin Of Bibliography, 1897-1965, Muriel Sanderow Friedman
An Annotated Bibliography Of English And American Authors And Related Literary Topics Based Upon The Bulletin Of Bibliography, 1897-1965, Muriel Sanderow Friedman
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Wallace Stevens' Search For A "Supreme Fiction", John H. Thissen
Wallace Stevens' Search For A "Supreme Fiction", John H. Thissen
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Critical Method Of Yvor Winters, Richard William Bollman
The Critical Method Of Yvor Winters, Richard William Bollman
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Web Of Glory: A Study Of The Concept Of Man As Expressed In The Christian Fantasy Novels Of Charles Williams, Beverlee Fissinger Smith
The Web Of Glory: A Study Of The Concept Of Man As Expressed In The Christian Fantasy Novels Of Charles Williams, Beverlee Fissinger Smith
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Historical Register, For The Year 1736 With Notes To The Text, Katherine Marron
A Study Of The Historical Register, For The Year 1736 With Notes To The Text, Katherine Marron
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Tradition And The Individual Talent According To Hugh Kenner, David Allen Mcnutt
Tradition And The Individual Talent According To Hugh Kenner, David Allen Mcnutt
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Principal Theological Ideas In The Christian Fantasy Novels Of Charles Williams, Joan Turner Beifuss
The Principal Theological Ideas In The Christian Fantasy Novels Of Charles Williams, Joan Turner Beifuss
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
T.S. Eliot: A Study Of His Dramatic Theory, Jeanne A. Flood
T.S. Eliot: A Study Of His Dramatic Theory, Jeanne A. Flood
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
An Historical Survey And Annotated Bibliography Of Studies In Periodical Articles On The English Mystery Cycles, Mary Charles Kielpinski
An Historical Survey And Annotated Bibliography Of Studies In Periodical Articles On The English Mystery Cycles, Mary Charles Kielpinski
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford: "The Importance Of Living The Truth" As Its Unifying Theme, Donald Joseph Racky
Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford: "The Importance Of Living The Truth" As Its Unifying Theme, Donald Joseph Racky
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Critical Orientation Of T. S. Eliot, Honora Remes
The Critical Orientation Of T. S. Eliot, Honora Remes
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: His Concept Of Skepticism And His Doctrine Of The Infinitude Of The Private Man, Donal Francis Mahoney
Ralph Waldo Emerson: His Concept Of Skepticism And His Doctrine Of The Infinitude Of The Private Man, Donal Francis Mahoney
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Significance Of Sherwood Anderson's Poetry, Winfield Scott Lenox
The Significance Of Sherwood Anderson's Poetry, Winfield Scott Lenox
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Spousals And Scandal In Measure For Measure, George A. Lane
Spousals And Scandal In Measure For Measure, George A. Lane
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Conrad's Nostromo: Reception, Theme, Technique, Jerome A. Long
Conrad's Nostromo: Reception, Theme, Technique, Jerome A. Long
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Relation Of The Veneration Of The Cross To The Dream Of The Rood, Mary Ignatia O'Connor
The Relation Of The Veneration Of The Cross To The Dream Of The Rood, Mary Ignatia O'Connor
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.