The Authority Of Difference: Culturally Effected Realism In Whitman And Henry James,
2011
Oberlin College
The Authority Of Difference: Culturally Effected Realism In Whitman And Henry James, Lindsey Jaynes
Honors Papers
This project examines the boundaries and definitions of 19th-century American realism in relation to the critical and literary writings of Walt Whitman and Henry James.
The Sentence, The Novel, And Autobiography: The Histories Of Reading And Self In Bunyan And Rousseau,
2011
Oberlin College
The Sentence, The Novel, And Autobiography: The Histories Of Reading And Self In Bunyan And Rousseau, Samuel Rowe
Honors Papers
This study analyzes late-seventeenth and eighteenth-century autobiographies in order to address questions regarding the relationship between the history of reading and the "history of the self" in the West. More particularly, it examines the treatment of reading and textuality in John Bunyan's "Grace Abounding" and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Confessions" in order to suggest that the historical phenomenon Michel Foucault describes as the "emergence of Man" can be understood in terms of the rise of mass print culture and subsequent development of extensive reading practices during the eighteenth century.
The Maze,
2011
University of Central Florida
The Maze, Maria Elvira Vera Tata
HIM 1990-2015
Many cities in Latin American countries are surrounded by slums. The inhabitants of the slums are often victims of corruption, famine and murder. The victims include everyone and especially affect the most vulnerable, women and children. They are the voiceless whose stories are lost and never told. Children who lack adult support have to pull from their inner strength to rise from hostile environments, nevertheless their lives are lived with ardor and immediacy, a way of life that is built within a culturally-layered community. It is in those layers that not only pain but marvels can be found. My creative …
"Unnatural Conduct & Forced Difficulties:" Austen, Reading, And The Paradox Of The Feminine Ideal,
2011
University of Central Florida
"Unnatural Conduct & Forced Difficulties:" Austen, Reading, And The Paradox Of The Feminine Ideal, Faith B. Dickens
HIM 1990-2015
Though some scholars have maintained that Jane Austen closely adheres to the ideology of courtesy novels and conduct literature, I argue that Austen uses her knowledge of this ideology to reveal the flaws in reader assumptions about the presumed commonsensical nature of the courtesy novel and its feminine ideal. Austen is familiar with the conventions of eighteenth-century fiction, but, rather than adopting its tropes in her own work, she uses realism to parody its excesses and improbabilities; this realism then works against reader expectations and exposes paradoxes inherent in the courtesy novel and in conduct-book literature itself. In my thesis …
Don't See, Don't Speak A Collection Of Short Stories,
2011
University of Central Florida
Don't See, Don't Speak A Collection Of Short Stories, Jaroslav Kalfar
HIM 1990-2015
This short story collection follows diverse characters as they long to find their place in the chaos of modern world. As the trend of postmodern literature traces our failure to understand our lives and discover a larger context, we find that our reality is ever-changing and there is not a single constant to follow. We are disappointed by modern political systems, our lovers, and our own individual capabilities. The issue of belonging means finding a place that, both physically and mentally, provides context and meaning for our existence. The five short stories presented here examine social issues, such as immigration, …
Evangelicalism And Epiphanies Of Grace In Flannery O'Connor's Short Fiction,
2011
University of Central Florida
Evangelicalism And Epiphanies Of Grace In Flannery O'Connor's Short Fiction, Karissa A. Eubanks
HIM 1990-2015
The majority of critics interested in the religious elements of Flannery O'Connor's fiction argue that her texts illustrate her professed Catholic faith. For many of these scholars, the author's nonfiction figures predominately in their interpretations of her fiction. This thesis highlights the presence of Evangelical theology in O'Connor's short fiction by utilizing an approach that is underrepresented in scholarly examinations of her works: reading O'Connor's texts without considering the author's personal beliefs. Through this approach, the Evangelical dimensions of O'Connor's short stories become apparent. This thesis contends that each of the six short stories discussed exemplifies Evangelical theology as they …
Man Vs Beast The Human-Animal Boundary In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series,
2011
University of Central Florida
Man Vs Beast The Human-Animal Boundary In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series, Jessica Auz
HIM 1990-2015
In her series of seven novels, Rowling constructs a society and a framework of characterization that allows her to explore the human-animal boundary in a variety of ways. She connects her novels to the ideology of the classical and medieval periods while still acknowledging the ways that the relationship between humans and animals has changed over the years by showcasing the influence of modern popular culture on her characterization of the human-animal boundary. Through her descriptions of werewolves, Patronuses, Animagi, and Harry Potter's and Lord Voldemort's abilities to speak Parseltongue, Rowling uses classical, medieval, and modern animal symbolism to showcase …
Pecan Grove Review Volume 12,
2011
St. Mary's University
Pecan Grove Review Volume 12, St. Mary's University
Pecan Grove Review
Creative writings by students, faculty, and staff of the St. Mary's University community.
Preface: Monsters And Mormons,
2011
University of Richmond
Preface: Monsters And Mormons, Terryl Givens
English Faculty Publications
In the nineteenth century, Mormonism seemed grist for everybody's mill. Humorists like Artemus Ward and Mark Twain made hay out of polygamy; conspiracy theorists like Thomas deWitt Talmage imputed President Garfield's assassination to the Mormons; pseudo-memoirists like "Maria Ward" recounted their seduction, imprisonment, and torture at the hands of Mormon mesmerists; the Republican jump-started their political party with a promise to expunge the Mormon "relic of barbarism"; and pulp fiction writers and serious novelists alike fueled sales with stories of bloodthirsty Danites, lecherous elders, and grief maddened Mormon wives who murdered competitors.
Lyric #1,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Heaven Overland,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Incident At The Edge Of Bayonet Woods,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Incident At The Edge Of Bayonet Woods, Luke Johnson
Birmingham Poetry Review
pp. 98-99
Lyric #5,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Best Part Of The Day,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bourbon Aubade,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
It Is Late The Husband Is Tired The Wife Is Reading,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
It Is Late The Husband Is Tired The Wife Is Reading, Frank Giampietro
Birmingham Poetry Review
pp. 29-30
From The Manual On Auto Mechanics,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stuck,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
A Poem In Which My Father Is Not The Villain,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
A Poem In Which My Father Is Not The Villain, Deborah Ager
Birmingham Poetry Review
pp. 1-2
Crown Of Cyclamen,
2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham
