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Irving Babbitt As Critic And Humanist, C. Carroll Hollis

Bachelors’ Theses

To become legendary while living is, generally speaking, unfortunate. Such as Irving Babbitt's lot. Probably his death will gradually evoke a legend of a more accurate and objective kind. He was by many regarded as a conscientious pedant, and was never what might be called "popular". It must be admitted that his gift was of a nature that has always made for unpopularity.

Friedrich Wilhelm Koenig: A Study In Biography And Background Based On Documentary Evidence And Family Tradition, Paul King

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

It was my first intention to write a biography of my grandfather. This was to be an entirely creative piece of work, based on his Army discharge, an account of his death and burial in the local paper, and the traditions of the family. Because his life after 1875-when he left the 5th Cavalry was so closely connected with the history of Hays, the biography was to stop short, twenty-three years before his death. Hays City from 1875 to 1898, the people, the colorful English colonists east in Victoria, the Russian-Germans, the change of troops at the fort, the fort …

The Implications Of The Vocabularies Of The Preprimers, Primers, And First Readers In The Recent Reading Series In The Selection Of Kindergarten Activities, Hilma Reid Emmitt

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The Biological Terminology Required For The Intelligent Reading Of High School Classics, Sister Mary Joan Kirchner

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A Study Of Byron's Oriental Tales, Winifred H. Kexel

Bachelors’ Theses

While numerous editions of the poems of Lord. Byron, biographies of him, and his letters and journals are available, there has been little mention made of that portion of his poetry known as ’The Oriental Tales.’ It seems rather strange that this has been neglected, coming as it did at one of the critical periods of his life, and being, in itself, a series of very fine narratives.

Typical Women Characters In Three Of Gerhart Hauptmann's Naturalistic Dramas, Florence Cohen

Bachelors’ Theses

Innumerable papers dealing with various phases of Hauptmann's works have been written. Many, if not, all of them emphasize the story of his Dramas, the construction from the standpoint of naturalism, etc. Few, if any, however, have stressed Hauptmann as a character delineator, nor have they emphasized his treatment of the women. It is for this reason that the writer wishes to discuss three of Hauptmann 's Naturalistic Social Dramas emphasizing the treatment of the women with special regard to heredity and environment.

Oliver Goldsmith And His Relation To The Theory Of British Drama In The England Of His Time, Willella Stats

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to discover the relationship of Oliver Goldsmith to the sentimental movement in progress in the England of his time. The author has endeavored to present a clear picture of the times with reference to the theatres, the type of audiences, and popular tastes. In a general way the writer has gone into the period before Goldsmith, which is known as the period of the Restoration and before that into the age of Puritanism. Under the heading of Restoration Drama is included a discussion of the Comedy of Manners and its chief adherents, Etherege, Wycherly, …

Humanitarianism And Social Reform In The Novels Of George Gissing, Jeanne Antoine

Bachelors’ Theses

Today when the improvement of slum districts is a government aim both in Europe and America the study of the slums of London in the late nineteenth century through the eyes of George Giesing is most apt.

The Monk In The Old Arthurian Romances: The Portrait Of The Monk In The Old French And Middle Englsih Arthurian Romances (1171-1471) With A Verification From Twelfth And Thirteenth Century Monasticism, Joseph Battaglia

Master's Theses

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Alice Meynell As Critic Of Literature And Art, Mary Alisa Ahern

Master's Theses

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Lactantius As A Critic Of Greek Philosophy, Philip H. Vitale

Master's Theses

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The Kentucky Novels Of James Lane Allen, Hessie Brister Ivey

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Kentucky, following in the footsteps of her parent state, Virginia, has given to America some of her most distinguished statesmen. She gave to the Confederacy its only president, Jefferson Davis, and to the Federal Union its war president, Abraham Lincoln. Housed in a noble pile of imperishable granite, on its exact original site, near Hodgenville, the humble log cabin in which Lincoln was born is now preserved as a national shrine. At Fairview a towering obelisk marks the birthplace of Jefferson Davis.

These two statesmen were born, one year between them, of the same pioneering stock. One moved north of …

Literature In The Primary Grades, Anna L. Strong

Bachelors’ Theses

Reading is the most important subject in the curriculum. It is the most fundamental because nearly all of the other subjects depend upon it's a source of information and classification. "Reading is a tool by which subject matter in all fields is interpreted and experienced."

By means of reading the pupil can extend his experience away from his immediate environment and gather the interesting information and vital facts, that provide the settings and the backgrounds needed for interpretation and for constructive thinking in all the varied fields of human endeavor. "Reading is the key that unlocks the great storehouse of …

The Life And Works Of Edgar Fawcett, Lucille Lietman

Bachelors’ Theses

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The Significance Of The Influence Of The American One-Act Play On The Little Theatre, John H. Hennessey

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis shall not be t.o prove, that the American one-act play is the only possible type of drama that has a tendency toward a national drama, but rather to bring to light that the American one-act play, through the influence, which it exerted on the Little Theatre, is the driving force, which strives toward this national dramatic movement. That there is a laxity of and a need for a folk­ drama and folk-theatre is taken as an indisputable fact.

The one-act playwrights and their one-act plays are discussed, not from the aspect of a criticism of …

1935 Spring, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

Spring 1935 issue of the Quill & Quair magazine.

1935 Winter, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

1935 Winter issue of Quill & Quair magazine.

A Glossary Of The Variants From Standard French Used In The Parish Of Saint James., Marie Alice Dugas

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Nebraska Folk Cures, Pauline Monette Black

University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism

Folk cures form a conspicuous part of Nebraska lore. Nebraska pioneers from many states and many countries brought with them certain remedies which they believed particularly efficacious, and which became a tradition in families or communities throughout the state. The cures in the following collection have come directly from the residents of the state and are not limited to any specific locality. They have been recorded as nearly as possible just as the informants gave them. Some alterations have been made in diction and sentence structure to clarify ambiguity. The collection is doubtless incomplete, but it lists, I believe, most …

Life And Works Of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Lorraine T. Pallanch

Bachelors’ Theses

In this treatise I have attempted to make a study of the life and works of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. The only material available to me was her autobiography and her numerous works. Since I have been unable to find any critical material other than brief comments published in periodicals at the time of her death, I have discussed rather than criticized her works for the most part.

The Study Of Browning's Paracelsus And Its Historical Background, Mary Jane Crangle

Bachelors’ Theses

In this treatise I have attempted careful study of Browning's poem Paracelsus. The primary object was to relate the historical life of Paracelsus and to show how correctly it correlated with Browning's poem. Secondly, I sought to analyze the character of Paracelsus as he appeared in his own background and environment, and to state the reasons wherefore Browning used him as the hero of his poem. Lastly, I have tried to outline the various points of philosophy found in the poet's spiritual inter­pretation of the man, which are universal because they are the eternal questions of mankind today, re-echoing …

Variants From Standard-French Common To The Dialects Of Lafayette Parish And Canada., Marie Nina Bechet Pirkle

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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The Treatment Of Sir Gawain In English Literature From Geoffrey Of Monmouth To The Twentieth Century, Bertha C. Cook

Graduate Thesis Collection

One of the greatest sources for literary productions during the Middle Ages was the material which dealt with King Arthur and his followers. These heroes were very popular, and the fame of their exploits was wide spread. As early as the eleventh century, the Arthurian stories were current in Italy, and some of the episodes were carved in a cathedral in Modena in the early twelfth century. Many romances filled with the adventures of the knights were written in France, and some of the heroes were popular in Germany.

The Religious Convictions Of John Dryden, Hugh P. Tarrant

Master's Theses

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The Formation Of Folk Literature As Illustrated In Mother Goose, Milo H. Stuart

Graduate Thesis Collection

The following thesis really began some fifteen years ago, when our children were little. Repeating Mother Goose Rhymes to them over and over again, a great curiosity overcame me to know whence these rhymes came and what they mean. It was only natural to read everything available to me on the subject.

The Influence Of Cyrano De Bergerac's "Voyages To The Sun And The Moon" On Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", Nancy Crampton

Graduate Thesis Collection

It has been claimed by the French that Cyrano de Bergerac was the source for Jonathan Swift's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. In the following paper an effort will be made to show the Englishman's indebtedness to the French writer, but in so doing it will be necessary to give some of the more indirect influences upon de Bergerac as well as upon Swift.

Problems Of Conscience In Some Of The Plays Of Shakespeare, Mary Paul Baldwin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Club Organization Of Central High School, Evansville, Indiana--Who Belongs And Why, Victor Lee Fisher

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Paul Elmer More's Criticism Of American Literature, Raymond Alfred Kehl

Bachelors’ Theses

Look you, the name, Paul Elmer More, has many meanings: humanism, Christinaity [sic], tradition, erudition, conservatism, and republicanism; however, all these terms combined portray only the front side of him. The back side of the self-portrait has painted in his essays will be exposed to view with another aeries of terms later on.

The American Short Story From 1865 To 1900, Wendel W. Crosby

Bachelors’ Theses

Toe purpose of this thesis is to trace the development of the .American short story from about 1865 to about 1900. I propose to do this by dividing the material studied into four periods and then to weigh, examine, and compare the chief exponents of the American short story during each period. The divisions are: The Period Following the Civil War, of which I shall consider the stories of Bret Hart, Aldrich, Twain and James; The Era of Localized Romance, of which the stories of Cable and Jewett will be considered; The Reign of Dialect, dominated by Murfree. Harris and …