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The Development Of The Marian Theme In English Lyric Poetry From The Sixteenth To The Twentieth Century, Sister Mary Josine Skelly Op

English Language and Literature ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to collect as many as possible of the Marian lyrics written in England between the years 1500 and 1900 and select representative works from each period with a view to comparing them (1) as to those phases of Mariology most frequently treated in each era; (2) as to the effect exercised by religious developments in England upon the theme; and (3) as to the differences or similarities in the treatment of Mary by Catholic and non-Catholic poets of each period.

The Influence Of The Spanish Gracioso On Jacobean-Stuart Drama In England, Maryellen G. Wolfe

English Language and Literature ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to attempt to show how this "gracioso" of Spanish literature was reflected or paralleled in dramas written by English playwrights before the closing of the theatres in 1642.

Aspects Of The Epic In Eskimo Folklore, Walter Jack Arron

English Language and Literature ETDs

The purpose of this paper is to examine the epic as it appears in Eskimo folklore and to delineate its most prominent characteristics. ... So far as I know, my study is the only one of its kind concerning the Eskimo epic. The evidence I have collected does not support a hypothesis that there is an Eskimo epic in the generic sense of the term ... However, in the body of Eskimo folklore there are tales which some collectors have labeled epic and there are others in unclassified collections which have epic characteristics. These tales are the Eskimo epic as …

The Loneliness Of Thomas Wolfe: A Note On Form, Keith C. Wilson

English Language and Literature ETDs

To better accomplish my objective--to show form in Wolfe's novels--I have related form to the portrayal of loneliness because loneliness is the central theme of the novels. In other words, I have attempted to show how he modified his style to reflect the mood of loneliness. These modifications are shown in terms of plot structure, plot rhythms, and the resolving forces. Within the resolving forces, I have sub-divided resolution into resolvement by time, philosophical resolvement, and poetical resolvement. The terms used throughout the study are either my own or those of E.M. Forster's book Aspects Of The Novel, and, so …

The Influence Of Anton Chekhov On Katherine Mansfield, Gary L. Tate

English Language and Literature ETDs

It will be my purpose to make a careful study of the short stories of both writers in order to determine whether or not a relationship does exist and, if it does, to determine the exact nature of this relationship. If there is a similarity, is it in plot, style, technique, or in general attitude toward life?

I shall further attempt to determine whether or not Mansfield was merely a facile imitator or whether she made some real and individual contribution to the short fiction of her time. Certain readers have felt that Mansfield did imitate Chekhov and have pronounced …

The Critics Of Wuthering Heights, Paul M. Reigstad

English Language and Literature ETDs

The study will deal with the history of criticism of the novel from 1847 to the present time with special emphasis on the contemporary attitudes which explain the unreasoned damnation under which it was smothered for so many years.

Study In The Development Of English Satire In The Sixteenth Century, Vashti Boddie

Senior Scholar Papers

In the literary tradition of sixteenth-century England, a new mode of expression arose with the development of formal satire. The pattern branded off into two directions: that which followed the Piers Plowman tradition in the mid 1500's and that which followed the classical models of Horace and Juvenal in the last decade of the century. The latter phase led so inevitably to repercussions among literary and political circles that public authorities had to intervene to stop the flow of libelous satiric literature. Due to the controversial nature of the classical phase, it is this tradition which I shall concentrate on. …

E. Haldeman-Julius: A Critical Evaluation, Kenneth Donald Mccracken

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

One of the most controversial editors that ever worked in Kansas was E. Haldeman-Julius of Girard. It is the attempt of this work to follow the works of this writer, editor, and publisher from his first beginnings with struggling Socialist newspapers until his death In 1951. A background of his early life in Philadelphia is not neglected. The author was fortunate in that the library of Kansas State Teachers College contains many of the late publisher's works which were the principal sources of information for this paper. In addition, books and magazine articles gave factual information as well as subjective …

Hugh Blair : A Study Of His Rhetorical Theory, Edward P.J. Corbett

Dissertations

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A Critical Analysis Of The Epic Hero In Paradise Lost, Joseph Matthew Kuntz

Master's Theses

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Literary Introduction To The Japanese Writings Of Lafcadio Hearn, Peter John Lindmans

Master's Theses

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The Hamartia Of Richard Ii, Edward Francis Mulhern

Master's Theses

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The Contribution Of Buchan, Jamieson, And Motherwell To The Scottish Ballad Revival, Bernard C. O'Halloran

Master's Theses

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Milton's Doctrine Of Chastity : An Interpretation Of Comus, Philip C. Rule

Master's Theses

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Jacques Maritain's Aesthetic : An Expository Essay, Richard J. Williams

Master's Theses

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The Winters Tale: A Christian Tragedy, Howard Gray

Master's Theses

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Fortune In Chaucerian Tragedy, James Joseph Donnelly

Master's Theses

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Nineteenth Century Liberalism And Newman's Idea Of A University, Frederick Murdoch Henley

Master's Theses

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Ernest Hemingway, Matador Without A Cape: The Influence Of The Bullfight Upon The Writing Of Ernest Hemingway, William L. Pittman

Graduate Thesis Collection

A basic premise of this paper is Hemingway's definition of bullfighting as a tragic art form. Americans have been so conditioned to view any sort of contest as sport that it is virtually impossible for us to consider the bullfight in other terms. Once accepted as tragedy, however, the implications of the bullfight as an influence upon Hemingway become manifold. It must be understood that this paper is not meant to imply that the bullfight is the only influence, or even the most paramount, for it is to be recognized that any artist derives from many sources, both external and …

Traditionalism In The Novels Of Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, And Willa Cather As Controlled By Their Personalities, Margaret Aldridge

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, and Willa Cather are often mentioned together as traditionalists, the supposition being that their common interest was inspired by similar forces; all women, all of the same era, all greatly appreciative of many of the same values, and all doing most of their outstanding work during their middle and late years.

It has become a convenience of criticism and scholarship to consider authors as belonging to certain schools. It has also been a convenience to study the origins of these schools as social phenomena having more to do with a direction of society as a whole …

Methods Of Teaching Shakespeare In High School, Kenneth E. Bidle

Masters Theses

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Some Plebeian Characters In Shakespeare: Their Sources And Use, Clarissa Flenniken

Masters Theses

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The Heroes Of Byron: A Study Of Their Origin, Development, And Meaning In The Poetry Of George Gordon, Lord Byron, Robert Lester Thomas

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Lord Byron was very much concerned with the problems of immortality and fame. Perhaps his greatest single theme in poetry is human greatness. An especial aspect of human greatness, namely of heroes in spirit and in action, is, of course, one of the most permanent and best known features of Byron's poetry, the creation of the Byronic hero" being one of the poet's most outstanding contribu- tions to world literature. This study is concerned with all of the heroes Lord Byron created. It is to be a study of their origin, development, and meaning in the poetry of Byron. Lord …