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Expressions Of Nationalism In The Poetry Of The Texas Republic, Edgar Warren Smith Jr. May 1950

Expressions Of Nationalism In The Poetry Of The Texas Republic, Edgar Warren Smith Jr.

English Language and Literature ETDs

It will be the primary purpose of this thesis to prove that the thinking and writing, especially the writing of poetry, during the period of the Texas Republic express a nationalism which stems from the separate, national feeling in which Texans had after they declared their independence from Mexico. In order to carry through this research the writer intends to study the poetry for the period 1836 to 1845 in so far as it is available for the study.

The writer believes that the Republicans felt their independence, their national separateness from any other nation, their position among the nations …


A Study Of Edwin Arlington Robinson With Special Attention To His Shorter Poems, Lucile Willowby Jan 1950

A Study Of Edwin Arlington Robinson With Special Attention To His Shorter Poems, Lucile Willowby

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of the present study is to ascertain the principles of poetry to which Robinson adhers, to determine his position in relation to the imagists, and to discuss in some detail the technical qualities of his shorter poems.