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John Milton : Religious Independent, Allen Herbert Scott Aug 1957

John Milton : Religious Independent, Allen Herbert Scott

Master's Theses

In the preface to -De Doctrina Christiana John Milton makes it clear that his religious views underwent a continual process of revision throughout his lite, and he assures us that at no time during his life did he follow any heresy or sect. During the century and a half prior to the discovery of !!! DOctrina Christiana in 1823, however, Milton was regarded as one of the highest figures in English literature, passing as an orthodox Protestant of the Calvinistic faith.


A Study Of The Color And Imagery Of The Poetry Of William Morris, Kenneth Hugh Byron Jul 1957

A Study Of The Color And Imagery Of The Poetry Of William Morris, Kenneth Hugh Byron

Master's Theses

The artistic development of William Morris (1834•1896), dictated by an extreme sensitiveness to color and craftsmanship is almost wholly contained in the first well-defined period of his life. Until 1877 Morris was principally concerned with poetry and the fine arts, and from that time he concentrated on combating the rise of drabness, the result of Victorian capitalism, and worked for the cause of social reform. However,despite the great variety of Morris' achievements a unity was maintained in his love of beauty for its own sake. The scope of this paper, then, is limited to the first period of his life. …


A Reconstruction Of The Utopia Of William Morris From His Later Prose Romances, Edagr Fitz Randolph Erdman Jul 1957

A Reconstruction Of The Utopia Of William Morris From His Later Prose Romances, Edagr Fitz Randolph Erdman

Master's Theses

In her book, William Morris, Medievalist Revolutionary, Margaret R. Grennan says, "What the invention of the telescope did for space in the seventeenth century, the sense of the past accomplished for time in the nineteenth." In- other words, this "sense of the past, " though not a mechanical instrument like the telescope, nor aimed at discoveries within the realm of physical science, nevertheless served such men as Carlyle, Ruskin, Arnold, and Newman in much the same fashion as the telescope had served Galileo and Kepler some two hundred years earlier. If not renowned natural scientists, Carlyle, Ruskin, Arnold, and …


Henry James: The Achievement Of Selfhood In The Transitional Phase, 1890-1900, As Related To His Later Work, Phyllis J. Brown Jan 1957

Henry James: The Achievement Of Selfhood In The Transitional Phase, 1890-1900, As Related To His Later Work, Phyllis J. Brown

Master's Theses

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Fate And Free Will In The White Devil And The Duchess Of Malfi , Robert Edward Cahill Jan 1957

Fate And Free Will In The White Devil And The Duchess Of Malfi , Robert Edward Cahill

Master's Theses

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Chaucer's Presentation Of The Church In The Canterbury Tales , James Joseph Creighton Jan 1957

Chaucer's Presentation Of The Church In The Canterbury Tales , James Joseph Creighton

Master's Theses

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The Crew Of The Narcissus: A Study Of Joseph Conrad, Charles Edwin Herman Jan 1957

The Crew Of The Narcissus: A Study Of Joseph Conrad, Charles Edwin Herman

Master's Theses

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The Hero And The Anti-Hero In The Novels Of Jane Austen , Raymond J. Jordan Jan 1957

The Hero And The Anti-Hero In The Novels Of Jane Austen , Raymond J. Jordan

Master's Theses

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The Fine Central Consciousness In Henry James's Turn Of The Screw , Vernon. Ruland Jan 1957

The Fine Central Consciousness In Henry James's Turn Of The Screw , Vernon. Ruland

Master's Theses

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Barbara Allen In Tradition And In Print , Mary Athanasius Riley Jan 1957

Barbara Allen In Tradition And In Print , Mary Athanasius Riley

Master's Theses

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Fielding's Theory And Art Of Composition, Thomas Radloff Jan 1957

Fielding's Theory And Art Of Composition, Thomas Radloff

Master's Theses

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