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Hemingway And The Search For Meaning In Life, David M. Strain May 1981

Hemingway And The Search For Meaning In Life, David M. Strain

Honors Theses

It is difficult to define the precise nature of this study. Strictly speaking, it is not a literary study, for the questions which it asks and the topics which it addresses go beyond the traditional boundaries of literary criticism. Likewise, it is not a philosophical study, for it transcends that discipline as well. Neither is it an eclectic combination of the two. This paper is a part of a deeply personal self-examination which I have undergone over the last three years. As I have tried to determine the ways in which Hemingway characters find meaning in life, I have also …


Richard Wilbur And The Hypnagogic State, Beverly Peterson Jan 1981

Richard Wilbur And The Hypnagogic State, Beverly Peterson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Distinctive Character Types In Henry James' New England Fiction, Karen E. Pilson Jan 1981

The Distinctive Character Types In Henry James' New England Fiction, Karen E. Pilson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Demise Of The Tribe In Edith Wharton's Old New York: A Comparative Study Of "The House Of Mirth" And "The Age Of Innocence", Nancy Z. Fitch Jan 1981

The Demise Of The Tribe In Edith Wharton's Old New York: A Comparative Study Of "The House Of Mirth" And "The Age Of Innocence", Nancy Z. Fitch

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Kerouac, Spengler, And The "Faustian Soul", Michael D'Orso Jan 1981

Kerouac, Spengler, And The "Faustian Soul", Michael D'Orso

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Matriarchal Society In Flannery O'Connor's Fiction: Its Characteristics, Treatment, And Purpose, Ann L. Barfield Jan 1981

The Matriarchal Society In Flannery O'Connor's Fiction: Its Characteristics, Treatment, And Purpose, Ann L. Barfield

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Shock Of Brass On Porcelain: Egotism And "The Sacred Fount", Georgia Taft Pye Jan 1981

The Shock Of Brass On Porcelain: Egotism And "The Sacred Fount", Georgia Taft Pye

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Freedom In The Early American Novel (1790--1800), Ann Ruth Young Jan 1981

Freedom In The Early American Novel (1790--1800), Ann Ruth Young

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The "Private History," Grant, And West Point: Mark Twain's Exculpatory Triad, Franklin J. Hillson Jan 1981

The "Private History," Grant, And West Point: Mark Twain's Exculpatory Triad, Franklin J. Hillson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The High-Level Fool As Critic: Mark Twain And Music, Lana A. Whited Jan 1981

The High-Level Fool As Critic: Mark Twain And Music, Lana A. Whited

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


St George Tucker's "Narrative Of Moses Do-Little": An Edition With Critical Commentary, James A. Frazier Jan 1981

St George Tucker's "Narrative Of Moses Do-Little": An Edition With Critical Commentary, James A. Frazier

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Women In "Sister Carrie", Mary Jackson Lutz Jan 1981

The Women In "Sister Carrie", Mary Jackson Lutz

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Endlessly Elaborating Poem: A Comparative Study Of Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, And The American Experimental, Long Narrative Poem, Paul Freidinger Jan 1981

The Endlessly Elaborating Poem: A Comparative Study Of Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, And The American Experimental, Long Narrative Poem, Paul Freidinger

Masters Theses

Up to the middle of the nineteenth century, British and American poetry was expected to employ rigid metrical and rhythmical patterns. Any verse that did not conform was considered devoid of aesthetic merit. In addition, some critics, Edgar Allan Poe being one of those, argued that there was no place for a long poem in poetry. Walt Whitman and Wallace Stevens, two proponents of the long narrative poem, both wrote in free verse and, thus, directly confronted these traditional theories.

This study demonstrates that the verse of Whitman and Stevens constitutes a new approach to poetic style and structure. A …


The Biblical View Of The Fall Of Man In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Marble Faun, Lois Darlene Hanson Jan 1981

The Biblical View Of The Fall Of Man In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Marble Faun, Lois Darlene Hanson

Masters Theses

"The story of the fall of man!" One can easily tell that The Fall is the main topic in The Marble Faun. Hawthorne, in this romance, is asking whether man's fall in the Garden of Eden was for man's betterment or not. He is also asking if sin is our power of regeneration, for without the sin of Adam and Eve there would have been no need for a savior. This theory is known as the Fortunate Fall of Man.

Hawthorne is suggesting within The Marble Faun that our sin is both original and renewable--it is something that we …


The Influence Of Women In Vardis Fisher’S Western Literature, Sylvia L. Alderton Jan 1981

The Influence Of Women In Vardis Fisher’S Western Literature, Sylvia L. Alderton

Masters Theses

Vardis Fisher, a writer who wrote about the early west, uses his life experiences and extensive historical research as a basis for his western novels. With his background in the Antelope region and his historical research, Fisher presents both women in the Antelope hills and women in the hazardous far west surroundings. He instills in the reader a panoramic view of the pioneer women as they experience life in the old west.

The Antelope women are isolated in their environment with little social contact. They are effected physically, psychologically, and economically in this remote area. Most of the women overcome …