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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.