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Little Epics: More Lively And Choleric, Nancy Conrad Martinez

English Language and Literature ETDs

The number and diversity of works in the mock-heroic mode have long made meaningful discussion difficult. The mode has been and continues to be a glittering, shapeless mass, obscuring all but the brightest or best-known stars in its blur of confused origins, purposes, and relationships. Setting down useful boundaries for one variety of mock­heroic, the little epic, is the purpose of this study. Represented most notably by MacFlecknoe, The Dispensary, The Rape of the Lock, and The Dunciad, the little epic con­stitutes a small but dazzling genre that perfects the mode and epitomizes an age.

The theory of …

The Dramatic Work Of Eugene O'Neill Considered As To His Use Of Literary Dialect As A Unifying Element, Janet M. Marshall

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Division of Languages and Literature at Morehead State University by Janet M. Marshall in September of 1976.

Anais Nin's Under A Glass Bell : From Interior Fatality To Psychological Motion, John Harty

Master's Theses

Most of the critic ism on Anais Nin has been an overview of her entire work. Under A Glass Bell is included but, to my knowledge, no one has explored each individual story deeply enough since Nin herself recommends Under A Glass Bell as the book to begin with when reading or studying her works. Ibelieve that her recommendation is correct because Under A Glass Bell contains the nucleus of themes which she conc entrates on in all of her works, including the Diaries.

William Dunbar: An Analysis Of His Poetic Development, G. David Beebe

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis examines the work of William Dunbar, a sixteenth century Scottish poet, in order to demonstrate that he is not, as he is often styled, a Scottish Chaucerian. It makes an analysis of the chronological occurrence of forms and themes in his poetry which indicates that his work can be divided into three periods: (1) an initial period in which his work deals with traditional matter and forms; (2) a second period in which he develops a distinctly personal poetic voice; and (3) a final period in which he perfects this personal voice and then relinquishes it for a …

Shared Fire: Reciprocity In Contemporary American Indian And Related Literature, Geri Marlane Rhodes

English Language and Literature ETDs

The dissertation examines contemporary American Indian literature to see how emerging writers interpret the traditional Indian tribal value, reciprocity. While focusing on Southwestern Indian literature, the study views reciprocity as a Pan-Indian value. Defined as interdependence, the dynamics of the web of life, the 'law' that describes the interworkings of relationships, reciprocity is apparent in the treatment of food, kinship, point of view, marriage, space, advice, and prayer ( the key word of each chapter).

In American Indian culture, the web of life is not a static metaphor, but an actual description of what goes on between woman and man, …

The Sound And The Fury: An Archetypal Reading, Theresa Lee Pearson

English Language and Literature ETDs

Though The Sound and the Fury has received considerable critical attention since its publication in 1929, certain issues have yet to be resolved. Primary among these are the related issues of the novel's unity and of the possibility of an optimistic theme. The theory of archetypes postulated by C. G. Jung provides a model that helps to solve these problems. Archetypes are patterns of human experience though, as Jung insists, they can never be "reduced to a simple formula." However, one can speak of models that parallel the literary experience. The model that parallels this novel is that of an …

Keats' Use Of Drama In His Major Odes, Linda G. Stuckey

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

An Appraisal Of Arnold Wesker's Trilogy And The Kitchen, Wafaa Fayez Iskander

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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In Memoriam: The Way Of A Mystic, Carolyn E. Wagner

Theses & Honors Papers

The purport, therefore, of this thesis will be to discover some of the general characteristics of a mystical experience as accepted by various students of mysticism and to discern whether or not these characteristics are to be found in In Memoriam. Other poems by the Poet Laureate will be used to gain insight into the development of the author's attitude toward mysticism, as well as any influential ideas of such associates as Arthur Henry Hallam, or other contemporary writers, or historical movements. Throughout, there will be an attempt to refute, compromise, or concur with any critical conjectures made regarding Tennyson's …

Grotesque In Dickens, O. James Morgan

Senior Scholar Papers

Dickens's use of the grotesque in his novels undergoes a variety of changes. For convenience sake, and to better illustrate the developments of the grotesque, I divide the novels into three separate groups. The first group, the period of experiment, included the novels from Pickwick Papers through Barnaby Rudge; the second group, the period of transition, includes the novels from Martin Chuzzlewit through David Copperfield; and the third, the period of a new vision. included the novels from Bleak House through Edwin Drood. Basically, I see the development of the grotesque involving a change in Dickens's conceptions of society, as …

Rebuilt, Jim Sagel

English Language and Literature ETDs

Rebuilt is a collection of free verse, rooted in the cultural traditions of the American Southwest. The sense of magic and the supernatural which runs through the folktales of both the Spanish and Indians of northern New Mexico forms a basis for these poems. This material is not simply lifted from the sources but is altered to shape "rebuilt'' images that attempt to cope with the unreality of the late twentieth century. The thematic concern of these poems centers on frustration, a sense of powerlessness from the most intimate level of personal relationships to a society's guilt over its own …

Character, Conflict, And Statement In Three Jesse Stuart Novels: The Movement Toward Hope And Salvation, Samuel Lee Bevard

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School at Morehead State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Samuel Lee Bevard in May of 1976.

The American Indian As Metaphor: William Carlos Williams And Hart Crane, Douglas Manning Tedards

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The American Indian has functioned metaphorically in American literature at least since his characterization as an agent of Satan in the captivity narratives of the 17th century. From then until now, the Indian has tended to represent either the noble savage of the primitive heathen. Moreover, literary criticism dealing with these images has shown a primary interest in the historical accuracy and fairness of portrayal of the Indian and his way of life. That is to say, relatively little critical attention has dealt with the Indian as metaphor, examining how the Indian functions figuratively in the literature. Two excellent studies …

Twenty-Two Poems, Michael John Penny

English Language and Literature ETDs

The general theme of Twenty-two Poems is man and environment. This theme is divided into several more specific ideas--man's being defeated by the environment, man's sense of himself as defined by the environment (often an environment is the closest possible definition of its inhabitants,) and man's finally understanding the environment. The order of these ideas is the order in which the poems deal with the theme, and the general progression of poems is from despair to optimism. The first poem, "Bear," deals with a character totally defeated by environment, and the last poem, "Heuros," with a character with such complete …

Kate Chopin In Transition From Local To Naturalism, Roselyn Cornwell Hines

Theses & Honors Papers

My thesis concentrates on Mrs.Katherine O'Flaherty Chopin, a Southerner who published between 1889 and 1899, and who, for years, was considered an obsolete Local Colorist. She is now enjoying a revival of interest which must be attributed to her importance as a writer who exhibited those precepts upon which modern literature is based - those found in the movements of Realism and Naturalism.

With literary roots in the Local Color mode,Mrs.Chopin's early works exemplify, to some extent at least, all of its principles. While she falters somewhat in the dominant literary technique, we find the Local Colorist's emphasis on geography, …

Self In Whitman's "Song Of Myself" And The Philosophy Of Sri Aurobino, Mary Carvell Bragg

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Mary Carvell Bragg in April of 1976.

An Investigation Of Some Factors Affecting English Language Teaching In Egyptian Public Schools, Nawal Hamza El-Badry

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Keats' Odes And The Dissolution Of Conflict Through The Poetic Imagination, Shirley Fleming Cox

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

This Dappled World: The Poetic Vision Of Gerald Manley Hopkins, George Leonard Cochran O.P.

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

"Honor In Oblivion": The Motif Of Heroic Isolation In The Works Of John Ford, Rudolph Stoeckel

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Alienation In The Life And Works Of Richard Wright, Theresa Drew Haymon

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Early Evaluation Of The Novel: Periodical Reviews Of Mid-Eighteenth-Century London, Karen Jo Ann Koenigs

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

John Donne And The Countess Of Bedford, Marcia Mascolini Brown

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Joe Christmas: A Hero In Conflict In Faulkner's Light In August, Carole Booker Winkleblack

Masters Theses

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The Quest For Happiness, Nadia El Sanhoury

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Theme Of Othello, James Irving Krumrey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Reading Of Robert Henryson's "Testament Of Cresseid", Craig Mcdonald

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Sound And The Fury: A Study Of Jason Compson And His Relationships With Women, Shari J. Fitzgerald

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Illusion Vs. Reality In The Tragedy Of Hamlet, Glendora S. Plath

Masters Theses

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Beckett's Manipulation Of Audience Response In Waiting For Godot, Robert Carl Themer

Masters Theses

This thesis examines one of the many paradoxes of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot--that although on the surface Beckett reduces his characters to the barest minimum in human terms, the spectator still finds himself, mysteriously, identifying with those pathetic stage creatures and their plights.

The dual purpose of this paper is to examine the methods Beckett used to foster this sense of spectator-character likeness and to assess its impact upon the spectator. It explores the contrast between the near-caricatures, Pozzo and Lucky, and the more complexly humanized Vladimir and Estragon. It discusses Beckett's universalization of character, time, place, and …