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“Making A Modern Bolus”: The Non-Poetic Path To The New American Poetry Of William Carlos Williams, 1921-1932, Joshua Lalande Jan 2012

“Making A Modern Bolus”: The Non-Poetic Path To The New American Poetry Of William Carlos Williams, 1921-1932, Joshua Lalande

Senior Projects Fall 2012

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College.


Vanishing Footprints: Place And Man’S Struggle For Endurance In The Works Of Thomas Wolfe, Tongucnaz Seleme Basturk Jan 2012

Vanishing Footprints: Place And Man’S Struggle For Endurance In The Works Of Thomas Wolfe, Tongucnaz Seleme Basturk

Senior Projects Spring 2012

Novelist Thomas Wolfe sought to develop a new tradition of writing which would faithfully capture the experience of Americans. His vivid portrayals of man in various places demonstrate the inherent dignity of man’s struggles as he strives to understand his position in his world. Through his aesthetic choices, Wolfe captured how man’s identity consists of the entirety of his experiences. His dedicated rendering—and inclusion—of seemingly inconsequential details exhibits the worth which these particulars—and the history associated with them – hold in the lives of the men who come into contact with them. This project seeks to explore Thomas Wolfe’s depictions …