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The Myth Of Lesbian Impunity Capital Laws From 1270 To 1791, Louis Crompton Jan 1981

The Myth Of Lesbian Impunity Capital Laws From 1270 To 1791, Louis Crompton

Department of English: Faculty Publications

The standard history of antihomosexual legislation states that lesbian acts were not punished by medieval or later laws. This essay challenges this view by documenting capital laws since 1270 in Europe and America. A major influence was Paul's condemnation in Romans I, 26. By 1400, the lex foedissimam, an edict of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus, issued in 287, was interpreted to justify the death penalty. Executions took place in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain. A brief survey of presently known male deaths in Europe and the Americas, which number about 400, also is included. This study draws on …


Publication Of Cook’S Journals: Some New Sources And Assessments, Helen Wallis Apr 1978

Publication Of Cook’S Journals: Some New Sources And Assessments, Helen Wallis

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Chaucer And The Gods, Barbara Apstein Jan 1971

Chaucer And The Gods, Barbara Apstein

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

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Chaucer And The Gods, Barbara Apstein Jan 1971

Chaucer And The Gods, Barbara Apstein

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.


Rose Macaulay: Satirist, Suzanne F. Carey Jan 1964

Rose Macaulay: Satirist, Suzanne F. Carey

Graduate Thesis Collection

Dame Rose Macaulay possessed two qualities, a comic spirit and an intellectual pessimism, which made her one of England's finest modern satirists. Her satire has limitations. First, because of rapid and rather prolific productivity, some of the satire is repetitious. Second, the reader who enjoys satire is already aware of many of the flaws and incongruities of society. He has probably ridiculed them himself, so he may not find the satire as fresh and original as the author hoped it would be. Much of Miss Macaulay's satire is delightful and keen but occasionally she stoops to the trivial. In spite …


The Theme Of Salvation In Six Novels Of Graham Greene, Edward L. Shaughnessy Jan 1963

The Theme Of Salvation In Six Novels Of Graham Greene, Edward L. Shaughnessy

Graduate Thesis Collection

An examination of Graham Greene, his writing, and its relationship with Catholic teachings through an anaylsis of the Catholicity of his characters.


Speech Characteristic Of Alexander Campbell As Shown In The Remarks Of His Contemporaries And His Successors, Grace Lillian Swisher Jul 1952

Speech Characteristic Of Alexander Campbell As Shown In The Remarks Of His Contemporaries And His Successors, Grace Lillian Swisher

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Influence Of The Spiritual Evolution Of Aubrey De Vere Upon His Poetry, Kathleen M. Garvey Jan 1940

The Influence Of The Spiritual Evolution Of Aubrey De Vere Upon His Poetry, Kathleen M. Garvey

Master's Theses

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Carlyle And Newman: Their Intellectual And Spiritual Crises, William T. Supple Jan 1936

Carlyle And Newman: Their Intellectual And Spiritual Crises, William T. Supple

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.