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A Translation Of Some Works Of Louise Michel, Early French Feminist, Militant Anarchist, And Socialist Visionary, Julianna Kramer
A Translation Of Some Works Of Louise Michel, Early French Feminist, Militant Anarchist, And Socialist Visionary, Julianna Kramer
Honors Theses
The socialist progressive Louise Michel infused her beliefs of equality and liberty from repressive governments into her daily life and career. Michel was a major leader of the Paris Commune, a revolutionary socialist government that controlled the city of Paris for roughly two months in 1871. She deployed militant tactics to defend the poor and demand legal and economic equality of the sexes.
She was a prolific writer, using writing as a revolutionary tool to disseminate socialist ideas to children and adults alike. A short story for children, titled Les dix sous de Marthe (Marthe’s Ten Coins), shows the ripple …
Partial Translation Of Clément Horvath’S Till Victory: Lettres Du Jour J À La Victoire, David Bates
Partial Translation Of Clément Horvath’S Till Victory: Lettres Du Jour J À La Victoire, David Bates
Honors Theses
This thesis includes translated sections of Clément Horvath’s Till Victory: Lettres du Jour J à la Victoire. The book contains the letters of soldiers and their families from the time of D- Day until the end of the war. These soldiers came from all over including France, the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Canada. The book covers historical events in chronological order incorporating testimonials of those who witnessed these events to paint a picture of what the war was really like. It is almost unbelievable to read about what these soldiers went through and the relentlessness that was required …
Ceci N’Est Pas Qu’Une Banane: French Underdevelopment And Green Imperialism In The “Island Of Beautiful Waters”, Kelsie Guzik
Ceci N’Est Pas Qu’Une Banane: French Underdevelopment And Green Imperialism In The “Island Of Beautiful Waters”, Kelsie Guzik
Honors Theses
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Setting The Stage: The Phantom Of The Opera And Gothic Space, Zitaanne Reno
Setting The Stage: The Phantom Of The Opera And Gothic Space, Zitaanne Reno
Honors Theses
First published from 1909 to 1910, Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of Erik, the titular deformed composer, and his dark love for a beautiful soprano. Similar to Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, another French story involving a deformed man in love with a beautiful woman, the setting is a crucial aspect of the novel. Examining the Palais Garnier, a labyrinthine building composed of staircases, passageways, trapdoors, and a subterranean lake, in conjunction with Notre Dame, a cathedral utilizing traditionally gothic architecture, reveals how the opera house functions as a gothic space. Rather …