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Dissipation In The 1920s: Disparate Presentations Of Alcohol Consumption In Selected Works Of Hemingway And Fitzgerald, Amanda Wilson May 2021

Dissipation In The 1920s: Disparate Presentations Of Alcohol Consumption In Selected Works Of Hemingway And Fitzgerald, Amanda Wilson

Honors Theses

The objective of this thesis is to explore the ways in which Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald define the 1920s and, in particular, the American expatriate culture in Europe. Each author describes the culture of the “Lost Generation” in large part through alcohol consumption and dissipation. In their literary works, alcohol is portrayed as glamorous as well as destructive, as both curing and exacerbating post-WWI anomie. Through their chronicling of this era in fiction and nonfiction, each author memorializes their own participation in the culture along with their legendary consumption of alcohol. This study will concentrate upon selected short …

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B'Ars And Catamounts: A Study Of Davy Crockett Through Genre And Medium, Jack Fieweger Apr 2021

B'Ars And Catamounts: A Study Of Davy Crockett Through Genre And Medium, Jack Fieweger

Honors Theses

This project seeks to investigate and discuss the changes and variations that have occurred to the mythology of David Crockett over the course of time. Initially appearing as a literary character in 1833, the likeness of Crockett has appeared in a myriad of different texts including: biographies, almanacs, plays, dime novels, comics, television shows, and films. The project attempts to discern how these different iterations of medium and genre altered the mythology of David Crockett. In order to methodologically understand these changes, this project makes use of W.T. Lhamon’s concept known as the Lore Cycle. Lhamon identified that lore diffuses …

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The Neon Bible, From Page To Screen: John Kennedy Toole’S Portrait Of Small-Town Southern Life, Heather Duerre Humann Mar 2021

The Neon Bible, From Page To Screen: John Kennedy Toole’S Portrait Of Small-Town Southern Life, Heather Duerre Humann

Study the South

Louisiana-born writer John Kennedy Toole (1937–1969) represents the South in such a way that stereotypes about the region are brought to bear, he also uses his novels -- his short novel, The Neon Bible (1989), and in his better-known tragicomic novel, A Confederacy of Dunces (1980) -- to question the culture of the South. In this manner, Toole offers a multifaceted portrait of the region while also raising questions about the nature of representation.

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"Monsters In Suburbia": Women's Bodies, Monstrosity, And Motherhood In The Mere Wife, Claire M. Bonvillain May 2020

"Monsters In Suburbia": Women's Bodies, Monstrosity, And Motherhood In The Mere Wife, Claire M. Bonvillain

Honors Theses

This thesis explores themes of monstrosity in Maria Dahvana Headley's novel The Mere Wife in connection with issues of women's bodies and feminism. It analyzes prominent female characters in the novel and the relationships of their bodies to patriarchal authority, showing how and why bodies are deemed monstrous. It discusses the role that motherhood plays in patriarchal society, as well as explores alternatives that the novel offers to this system.

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Index 2 (1994-2001), Lawrence Wells Dec 2001

Index 2 (1994-2001), Lawrence Wells

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 21, No. 4 (2001), Richard Howorth, Lawrence Wells, Dean Faulkner Wells, William Boozer Oct 2001

Vol. 21, No. 4 (2001), Richard Howorth, Lawrence Wells, Dean Faulkner Wells, William Boozer

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 21, No. 3 (2001), Allan Kolsky, Catherine Dupree, Christine Smith Jul 2001

Vol. 21, No. 3 (2001), Allan Kolsky, Catherine Dupree, Christine Smith

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 21, No. 2 (2001), Donald M. Kartiganer, Dennis Loyd Apr 2001

Vol. 21, No. 2 (2001), Donald M. Kartiganer, Dennis Loyd

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 21, No. 1 (2001), Bob Wilkinson, Masaru Inoue, M. Thomas Inge Jan 2001

Vol. 21, No. 1 (2001), Bob Wilkinson, Masaru Inoue, M. Thomas Inge

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 20, No. 4 (2000), William Boozer, Tina H. Hahn, Robert C. Khayat Oct 2000

Vol. 20, No. 4 (2000), William Boozer, Tina H. Hahn, Robert C. Khayat

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 20, No. 3 (2000), Catherine Dupree, Mitchel Globe, Allan Kolsky, William Boozer Jul 2000

Vol. 20, No. 3 (2000), Catherine Dupree, Mitchel Globe, Allan Kolsky, William Boozer

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Vol. 20, No. 2 (2000), Joan Williams, William Boozer Apr 2000

Vol. 20, No. 2 (2000), Joan Williams, William Boozer

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Vol. 20, No. 1 (2000), James Whitehead, Michael Harrelson, William Boozer Jan 2000

Vol. 20, No. 1 (2000), James Whitehead, Michael Harrelson, William Boozer

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 19, No. 4 (1999), Ruel E. Foster, M. Thomas Inge Oct 1999

Vol. 19, No. 4 (1999), Ruel E. Foster, M. Thomas Inge

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Vol. 19, No. 3 (1999), Samuel M. Tumey, Wendy Goldberg, Sue E. Herring Jul 1999

Vol. 19, No. 3 (1999), Samuel M. Tumey, Wendy Goldberg, Sue E. Herring

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Vol. 19, No. 2 (1999), Robert W. Hamblin, Donald M. Kartiganer, Dean Faulkner Wells, Lawrence Wells Apr 1999

Vol. 19, No. 2 (1999), Robert W. Hamblin, Donald M. Kartiganer, Dean Faulkner Wells, Lawrence Wells

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 19, No. 1 (1999), M. Thomas Inge Jan 1999

Vol. 19, No. 1 (1999), M. Thomas Inge

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 18, No. 4 (1998), Ruel E. Foster, Jim Dees Oct 1998

Vol. 18, No. 4 (1998), Ruel E. Foster, Jim Dees

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 18, No. 3 (1998), Robert L. Blake Jr., Samuel M. Tumey, Wendy Goldberg, Lisa C. Hickman Jul 1998

Vol. 18, No. 3 (1998), Robert L. Blake Jr., Samuel M. Tumey, Wendy Goldberg, Lisa C. Hickman

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 18, No. 2 (1998), Betsy J. Baker, Dean Shackelford Apr 1998

Vol. 18, No. 2 (1998), Betsy J. Baker, Dean Shackelford

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 18, No. 1 (1998), Dean Faulkner Wells, William Pratt, Barry Hannah, Larry Brown Jan 1998

Vol. 18, No. 1 (1998), Dean Faulkner Wells, William Pratt, Barry Hannah, Larry Brown

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 17, No. 4 (1997), Cynthia Shearer, William Boozer, Dean Faulkner Wells Oct 1997

Vol. 17, No. 4 (1997), Cynthia Shearer, William Boozer, Dean Faulkner Wells

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 17, No. 3 (1997), Jennifer Byron Owen, Wendy Goldberg, Michael A. Crivello, Walter G. Watkins Jr. Jul 1997

Vol. 17, No. 3 (1997), Jennifer Byron Owen, Wendy Goldberg, Michael A. Crivello, Walter G. Watkins Jr.

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 17, No. 2 (1997), William Boozer, Lawrence Wells Apr 1997

Vol. 17, No. 2 (1997), William Boozer, Lawrence Wells

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 17, No. 1 (1997), Gerald W. Walton, William Boozer, Arthur F. Kinney Jan 1997

Vol. 17, No. 1 (1997), Gerald W. Walton, William Boozer, Arthur F. Kinney

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 16, No. 4 (1996), Lawrence Wells, Jennifer Byron Owen, Dean Faulkner Wells Oct 1996

Vol. 16, No. 4 (1996), Lawrence Wells, Jennifer Byron Owen, Dean Faulkner Wells

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 16, No. 3 (1996), Lance P. Martin, Robert F. James, Joseph Zaitchik Jul 1996

Vol. 16, No. 3 (1996), Lance P. Martin, Robert F. James, Joseph Zaitchik

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 16, No. 2 (1996), Dean Faulkner Wells, Norman Mailer Apr 1996

Vol. 16, No. 2 (1996), Dean Faulkner Wells, Norman Mailer

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 16, No. 1 (1996), William Pratt Jan 1996

Vol. 16, No. 1 (1996), William Pratt

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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Vol. 15, No. 4 (1995), Peter Stoicheff, William E. Strickland Oct 1995

Vol. 15, No. 4 (1995), Peter Stoicheff, William E. Strickland

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

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