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The Dawn Of The American Theatre, Adrienne Bellehumeur

Bachelors’ Theses

Many books have been· written on the theatre, and nearly all differ in some respect in their treatment. By a study of several books, and com­ paring them with others on the same subject, I have attempted, as a result, to compile, the knowledge I have gained. In the succeeding out­ line is a history of the beginning of our Ameri­can theatre. It is not restricted to any one area, and since the subject is so large, touches only the most important news of the theatre.

The Figures Of Speech In The First Six Books Of Vergil's Aeneid, Herbert Kretschman

Bachelors’ Theses

One of the ultimate objectives for the teaching of secondary Latin cited as valid in "The Report of the Classical Investigation” is the development of an appreciation of the literary qualities of the Latin author read, and a great appreciation of the elements of literary technique employed in prose and verse. For this reason, inasmuch as a study of the figures of speech in Vergil contributes to these ends, and inasmuch as a teacher of Vergil ought to have this knowledge, I consider this subject a fitting topic for a thesis.

Treatment Of Child Life In English Romantic Literature, Marguerite Lloyd

Graduate Thesis Collection

The three spiritual activities of man, religion, art and literature contribute the substance out of which the ideals of man are formed and perpetuated from generation to generation. Christianity was the first to center man's attention upon the importance of Child Life in this world.

Henry Medwall And John Heywood And Their Contributions To Secular Drama, Mary Margaret Collins

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this thesis to find out what part Heywood and Medwall played in secularising the early English drama. Through a study of their works and a comparison with the works of other dramatists before and after I have endeavered to discover the say in which they influenced the story of English drama and how far-reaching their influence was.

Points Of Technique In Certain Contemporary English Novelists, Aurelia Gertrude Valley

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this essay is to show that the English novel has taken a step away from the traditional type of treatment and under a group of younger novelists is assuming a new form distinguished by its technique and novel ideas of character, plot and viewpoint.

I have quoted freely from the leading exponents of the new form believing that the technique is best illustrated in terms of itself.

At this point I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to Chevalley "The Modern English Novel”, E.M. Forster ’’Aspects of the Novel”, Lubbock ’’The Graft of Fiction", Grabo "The Technique of …

Radicalism In The Poetry Of Walt Whitman, Camille A.H. Fortier Jr

Bachelors’ Theses

Walt Whitman was a rabid radical. Not only in his poetry, but in his love and religion as well the spirit of radicalism prevails.

This foreword is to prepare the reader for the startling, and overwhelming statements and thoughts of Whitman in regard to his radicalism. This thesis is written purely objectively and no personal opinions have entered into the discussion of the radicalistic view of Walt Whitman in his poetry, love, and religion.

How anyone can sa the whole idea of the Church is low, loathsome, horrible, a sort of moral degration, out of touch with the struggles of …

The Catholic Ideal In Modern American Fiction, Antoinette J. Newton

Bachelors’ Theses

Within the comparatively small compass of these pages, certain limitations are necessarily imposed upon the writer. It is physically impossible to include a complete survey of every novel written by an American author during the past thirty years. In the first place, many of our American fiction creators have taken up residence in Europe, from where they now write their novels; contrarily, also, many foreign authors have emigrated to America to market their wares. Owing to the difficulty of tracing every clue concerning a writer's nationality, many barriers arise to block an attempted, complete survey. Then, too, the present writer …

A Study Of Shakespere's Dramatic Technique Through His Comedies, Dorothy Tolford

Bachelors’ Theses

The dramatic technique of any author, if it is to be studied for its growth and development and increase of skill, is best and most clearly seen when his works are put in chronological order and then compared one with the other. In each play or novel, the acquisition of some new dexterity or aptitude, which makes it an Improvement over the preceding work, is evident. It is not enough to look simply for the general effect of the play; the growth of technique is seen only in a thorough study of the mechanics of the play.

Social And Political Ideas Of The Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, John H. Boman

Bachelors’ Theses

An attempt has been made to weave a web containing the ideas, both social and political, of Percy Bysshe Shelley. web will glisten in the sun, and a web made of the social and political ideas of Shelley will always glisten, because Shelley will never die.

We will attempt to understand the sources of his radical tendencies, and then in turn study his social and political ideas. Some have called Shelley insane, and some have called him a prudent thinker. How true these are we will see as we weave the story of his social and political ideas.

The Cat Who Went To Heaven, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Lynd Ward

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Winner of the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1931, this novel is the story of a struggling Japanese artist and his housekeeper who adopt a three-colored cat and how that affects their lives and fortunes. Commissioned to make a painting of the death of Buddha to be hung in the village temple, the artist imagines the various animals whose forms had been taken in the Buddha’s past lives and the generous deeds they had done, as the cat—auspiciously named “Good Fortune”—looks on with hopes to be included. Could a cat, from a species usually so proud …

Meredith And Galsworthy: A Comparison Of Their Arts, Paula Joan Peckarsky

Bachelors’ Theses

the purpose of this thesis is to institute a comparison between George Meredith and John Galsworthy. The points of comparison will be based on the differences or similarities in the style, philosophy, and general characteristics of each man as found through a careful study of the novels written by each. The novels compared were chosen by their importance in the literary periods of each man and not by any outstanding similarities between some novel of Galsworthy's and another of Meredith's. The following books have aided me very much: "George Meredith," by J.B. Priestley, "George Meredith, A Study and An Appraisal," …

The Problem Of Extra-Curricular Activities In A Modern High School, Goldie Vivian Bril

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Cicero And Immortality: A Study Based On The First Tusculan Disputation, Marion Sullivan

Bachelors’ Theses

In order to discover the real source and principle of his actions, we shall have to view somewhat superficially, however, that philosophy which Cicero professed to follow as the general view of his life. This, as he often declares, was drawn from the Academic Sect, winch derived its origin from Socrates, and its name from the famous gymnasium, or place of exercise, in the suburbs of Athens, called The Academy.

The Universality Of Shakespeare, Cecilia Fessler Nuss

Bachelors’ Theses

In this essay it is my purpose to examine and analyze the life and works of Shakespeare to find whether or not he is Universal. Of course, it will be impossible in a work of this kind to consider all the author's works, but I shall look for particular passages, scenes, and characters, and from these to observe whether the alleged statement, that Shakespeare's powers are all-reaching and all-pervading, is actually true.

The History Of The Evolution Of Shorthand, Selma O. Preuss

Bachelors’ Theses

One manifestation of man's superiority over the rest of the animal kingdom consists in the power of communicating thought by means of speech. At first when all mankind dwelt together, a spoken language was sufficient to meet the demands. When, however, the human race began to disperse over the earth, another means of communication was found necessary. Consequently, the art of writing was introduced, crude at first, but gaining in ease, grace, and speed through the ages, until it reached the acme of its perfection. To the literary art the whole commonwealth of other arts must bow down am resign …

A Comparison Of Certain English And French Poets Of The Romantic Era, Robert Howard O'Keef

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to compare the poetry of the romantic movement in England and in France. First it will present the characteristics of the leading poets in each of these countries. Then these traits will be compared to determine in what respects they were similar and what respects they differed. Lastly, there will be a discussion of the concepts of romanticism held by the leading poet is each nation, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats and Shelley in England, and Lamartine, Vigny, and Hugo in France are the romanticists to be considered.

The Place Of Syndication In The Development Of The Short Story, James T. Friar

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to weigh, examine and compare the two periods in American Literature from 1870 to 1890 and from then to 1910; with reference to the short story. For it was in 1869 that Bret Harte wrote "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and this story is generally accepted as the first distinct American short story. I propose to do this by examination of the prominent men, their wor1 s. In behalf of the earlier school there is: Bret Harte, Page, Freeman, Cradock, Murfree, Harris, Stockton and Aldrich. On the side of the later writers there is: …

The Concept Of Social Determinism As A Motivating Influence In Some Modern Tragedy, Arthur Lenox Bradford

Masters Theses

"The term, "social determinism", is a rather unfortunate designation for the absolute conditioning of human character by the aggregate of biologic and social influences...The central idea of this positivistic interpretation is that man, along with all other organic things, is the product of hereditary accidence and environmental contacts, that his psychic and physical constitutions (if there be such differentiation) are fashioned to the minutest detail by circumstance, and that his thoughts and the chemic impulses of his nature appear precisely according to his character which he has no hand in making"--Introduction, page 2-3.

The Histrionic In Dickens, Mary Josephine Markey

Bachelors’ Theses

We shall examine the life and works of Charles Dickens to find if he really was histrionically inclined. Of course it will be impossible in a work of this kind to consider all the author’s works but we shall look for passages, scenes and characters which could lend themselves to the stage.

Character Building Through Literature, Mary Ignatia Wiesner

Bachelors’ Theses

To make straight the paths for the poets, and the critics, the terms literature and character shall be defined, the extent, as well as the limitation, of the influence of literature on character outlined, and a method of approach to the study of literature discussed. First, then, there will be a discussion of terms, then the opinions of writers on the moral values of literature, and finally, in the light of this discussion, this paper will attempt to show whether these writers claim more for literature than it actually can and does accomplish, and just how literature can be made …

The Influence Of Seneca On The Elizabethan Tragedy, James Aloysius Bielefeld

Bachelors’ Theses

In the world of letters it was the fortune of Seneca like that of Banquo to beget a posterity greater than himself. Seneca is really more philosopher than dramatist, and his "Tenne Tragedies" are mainly unac­table closet-dramas. It seems unlikely that they were ever produced at Rome beyond being declamed before some select reading circle gathered by personal invitation. How the Elizabethans turned to Seneca rather than to Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the giants of the Periclean age, is a problem we may take up later, but that Elizabethan tragedy is deeply indebted to Seneca will be made clear by …

Shakespeare's Delineation Of Criminal Characters, Herbert Lloyd Hinstorff

Bachelors’ Theses

We like what we are not, or we are not what we think we are. In no subject is this truism more evident than in the literature of a people. Literature reflects the taste of the time rather than the time itself, and of­ ten the two are widely different. Literature is, of course, not life, neither history nor material for history, but a scroll whereon are traced and charactered the unfettered thoughts of writer and reader, - a life within a life, fancy somewhat at odds with fact. fut by critics and historians this is often forgotten - "To …

The Victorian Compromise As Embodied In Tennyson's "In Memoriam", Eula G. Stark

Bachelors’ Theses

A representative bock cannot be considered apart from the age it reflects.

"All great writers, are in a very real sense, the products cf the age of which they are the children; their work is modified and their range is limited by the sentiments and opinions prevalent in their time." Especially is this true of Tennyson, for most all writers who treat of him intelligently express in some form or another the opinion that Tennyson is representative of his age. But we wish to call that especial period he so peculiarly embodies in "In Memoriam" as the era of the …

The Novels Of Thomas Hardy: A Study Of Radical Pessimism, Marie J. Bub

Bachelors’ Theses

Although Thomas Hardy is still alive hundreds of criticisms and estimations of his works have been written. In past ages man believed in a certain commandment which read: "Thou shalt not judge thy contemporaries." But this was later questioned and repudiated by men with some degree of enthusiasm for truth of a kind. For, said they, if a man's contemporaries understand him not, who shall? At least there are truths and views of him that must be caught alive or, like the flower once blown, forever die. "And just as a man's biography, if it be worth writing at all, …

The History Of The Deductive Detective Story From Poe To Freeman And Bailey With A Critical Comparison, Raymond F. Erz

Bachelors’ Theses

Ever since the beginning of man universal interest has been centered about these three magnetic words: MYSTERY, INTRIGUE, ADVENTURE. A famous author once said, "All the world's a stage and we are the actors in it. This in every respect is true for ourselves as well as for every­ body else. Plots are being formulated to shorten the ex­istence of one character for the other, the act is done, the stage is minus a personage, the actors hesitate, and the show goes on.

Contemporary American Drama: William Vaughn Moody And Eugene O'Neil, Helen F. Corrigan

Bachelors’ Theses

In any study of contemporary American drama, two names inevitably stand out from among the myriads of native playwrights - those names - William Vaughn Moody and Eugene O'Neil. Yet neither of these can be literary pigeon-holed. Moody's death prevented him reaching his full development. Consequently his work is mostly indicative - indicative of what it might have been had he lived.

A Comparison Of John Dryden's Prose With That Of John Henry Newman, Walter Bronk Celichowski

Bachelors’ Theses

In order to gain a clear idea of this thesis, it is necessary to sketch briefly each author's life. Thus we will be able to distinguish the various characteristics of their early careers. This will aid in clearing up points which, otherwise would seem difficult, without any prelimin­ary knowledge of each man's life.

John Dryden was born in 1631 at Aldwinkle in Northamptonshire, his parents being members of the upper middle class and of Puritan sympathies. He was sent.to the Westminster school, and thence in 1650 to Trinity College Cambridge, where he remained at least seven years. During this time …

The Feminine Characters In Schiller's Dramas, M. Thomas Dauner

Bachelors’ Theses

Woman's role in history shown by the great dramatic productions of the ancient and modern world. Schiller's feminine characters compared with Goethe's.

The Dramatic Technique Of John Galsworthy, Othmar A. Bittman

Bachelors’ Theses

Almost a score of years before Ibsen ushered in the New Drama with his monumental series of social dramas, he said: "The experience of all countries has sufficiently established the fact that dramatic art, in every age in which it has been cultivated, has in a higher degree than any other, shown itself an important factor in the education of the people--a very obvious explanation of which fact is to be found in the drama1 s more intimate and direct relation to reality; in other words, in its greater intelligibility and in its easier and more general accessibility to the …

The Golden Keys And Other Essays On The Genius Loci, Vernon Lee (Violet Paget)

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