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The Influence Of The Masque On The Plays Of Shakespeare, Mary Philippa

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to indicate the significance of the masque as a formative influence in the plays of Shakespeare. After a brief consideration of the Tudor and the Jacobean masques, attention will be directed to those plays in which the masque element is dominant.

A Comparison Of The Fables Of La Fontaine With The Fables Of Aesop, Mary Louise Dougherty

Bachelors’ Theses

In this Thesis, La Fontaine and Aesop will be studied and compared by means of those works of theirs which are, perhaps, the best remembered: The Fables.

La Fontaine's and Aesop's Fables are well known for the moral inculcated in each. They have always in mind one purpose ... to teach the reader. La Fontaine used many of the Fables of Aesop as a background for his own Fables. Those of Aesop possessed no graces of style, and so La Fontaine added graces of style to those he wrote.

The Oriental Theatre, Marylouise Hempstead

Bachelors’ Theses

Most students of drama would never consider the oriental drama of much consequence to the development of occidental drama and literature. Yet out of the east rises the mother of all drama, the ritualistic dance. Although this thesis s. in no wise a complete treatment of oriental drama and its theatre for that would take yea.rs of research, however, it presents a brief development of the drama of India, China, Japan and Java, the outstanding asiatic countries. The treatment of the mythi­cal and legendary origins or acted drama up to the modern legiti­mate stage took over 3,000 years if not …

A Study Of "Konigliche Hoheit" -- Thomas Mann, Anne Marie Druml

Bachelors’ Theses

The object of my thesis is to study Konig­liche Hoheit and through it come to a knowledge of the personality and character of the writer. In the first chapter I have discussed his life and his works and the second, third and fourth chapters are devoted to a study of the "Konig­liche Hoheit". My intention is first to give the content of the novel and then follow it up by a criticism of character - and in this the reader can obtain a clear notion of the attri­butes of Mann's writings as well as his understanding of human emotions. The …

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Her Lyric Qualities, Miriam Benyas

Bachelors’ Theses

In this work I have attempted to give you a glimpse of the life and the exquisite lyric poetry which flows from the heart of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore. I hope that after reading this thesis you will have a better appreciation of the verses which are the expression of her soul and her life.

A Thesis On Shakespeare, Literature's Master Dramatist, Hilda Mary Armstrong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, presents a survey of the life and dramatic works of William Shakespeare, situated within the broader history of English drama. The thesis traces English drama's origins in medieval Catholic Church miracle plays and moralities through the development of Bible drama, interludes, and early English comedy and tragedy, before turning to the Elizabethan stage on which Shakespeare wrote.

A biographical account of Shakespeare's life at Stratford-on-Avon and London is followed by a description of the physical conditions of the Elizabethan theatre, including stage construction, scenery, …

Goethe And Beethoven By Roman Rolland, Lillian S. Thekan

Bachelors’ Theses

Goethe, the great poet and Beethoven, the likewise great musician had known each other for a long time, but only from a distant. Beethoven, no doubt, had the greatest comprehension of the two. From his infancy he nourished himself with the works of Goethe. He read his works every day and finally Goethe occupied the place of Klopstock in his heart. Beethoven remarks, "Klopstock always wished to die and this happened very soon. Goethe, on the other hand, lived and we all must live with him. This is the reason that his works can be so easily set to music."

Women Characters In Dickens' Early Novels, Virginia Anna Mogensen

Bachelors’ Theses

In this thesis on Women Characters in Dickens' Early Novels, I have endeavored to deal with the importance of the women as characters. This necessitates a consideration of their sources in real life, their number and description, influence upon the novel’s outcome, social class, characteristics, and relationship with the men characters. The source of Dickens’ characters is a chapter in itself. The other points mentioned above are dealt with in chapters entitled: Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Barnaby Rudge, and David Copperfield. These are the most important of Dickens’ early novels. They are treated consecutively, and the women …

Menander As A Source Of Terence, Jane F. Kramer

Bachelors’ Theses

The present work is an attempt to survey the ancient comedy of the classical stage, by a study of its most outstanding exponents, Aristophanes, Menander, and Terence. The author hopes that this thesis may be acceptable to some of those, who without being professed scholars, are yet interested in the ancient Greek and Roman authors, and their conception of the comic art.

Besides the plays of Aristophanes, Menander, and Terence, the works of Willard Smith, Philippe Legrande, and Alfred Croiset are among the more important sources consulted in the writing of this thesis.

The Influence Of Milton's Blindness On Paradise Lost., Harrell N. Tague

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The Educational Trend In Social Science With A Course Of Study In Sociology For The Senior High School, Clyde Parker

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The Villan - Hero In Elizabethan Drama, Wilmer G. Traxel

Bachelors’ Theses

An imposing and tremendous number of books have been written to criticize some phase or other of that variegated mass of plays, loosely termed Elizabethan drama, written between the coronation of Elizabeth in 1558 and the restoration of Charles II in 1660; This thesis deals with a definite series of tragedies produced in that period, all well known and discussed, yet possessing a peculiar characteristic which has to a great extent escaped the searching eye of the critics, a character-type which exerts an interesting influence upon dramatic construction and upon tragic emotion.

The Dramatic Technique Of The Theater Of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, Joseph J. Kern

Bachelors’ Theses

In this thesis I will attempt to discover the dramatic technique of the plays of Arthur Wing Pinero. Under the definition of the term technique I include chiefly the division of his plays into acts and scenes, character drawing, source of plot and treatment of plot.

War And The Drama, Harriet Lydia Arnold

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this Thesis is to show the effect of the false and true light on War in Europe and America from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries through the medium of the Drama.

The Struggling Playwright And Our Dramatic Literature, Helen L. Carroll

Bachelors’ Theses

At the heart of the theatre is the play and the playwright. Everything else in connection with the theatre passes from existence in the course of time. The producers, the designers, and the actors pass but the play lives on forever.

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.

Eugene O'Neill And His Prize Winning Plays, Joesph Flynn Rice

Bachelors’ Theses

Eugene O’Neill has ever walked alone and seemed a stranger to those about him. In his photographs you will see a mask of arrogant disdain. The tortured dreamer’s eyes, the tossed black head with its streaks of white, the scowling, thunderous face glimpsed at some formal dress rehearsal, escaping from praise, seem to confirm the legend.

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.

Shakespere's Histories As A Dramatic Pageant Of The Middle Ages, Janice M. Wolf

Bachelors’ Theses

"When Shakespeare, Jonson, Fletcher, ruled the stage, They took so bold a freedom with the age, That there was scarce a knave or fool in town Of any note but had his picture down." But William Shakespeare has gone farther than this and has woven into his Histories a beautiful story. A story, or rather a colorful pageant that carries us back several centuries to the time when William Shakespeare lived and Queen Elizabeth ruled England. Between lines he gives us a beautiful picture of merry England and her people. He reveals the customs, beliefs, and ideas of his age …

The Three Unities And Their Relation To The Drama, Neil E. Gonyo

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to define the subject clearly and give an accurate account of its progress. My intention is to clarify the technical points of which the laws controlling the Unities of the Drama consist, and trace them from the very primitive drama to that of modern times. It is imperative to follow their course through the different literary epochs, which were influenced by the very brilliant figures gracing those ages. It is necessary to see before you the effect of the Unities in the circles of literati in countries educated in the arts of the drama. …

George Lillo And His Domestic Tragedies, Vivian Violet Waters

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to discover what part George Lillo played in the evolution of the English domestic tragedy, to estimate the artistic worth of this tragic type, and its relations to the social and moral ideas of the time. Allardyce Nicoll's books have been most helpful, especially the following: "A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama", "An Introduction to Dramatic Theory", "British Drama", "A History of Late Eighteenth Century Drama", "The Development of the Theater", and "Readings from British Drama". I have read, analyzed, and scrutinized "The London Merchant", or "George Barnwell", "Fatal Curiosity", and "Arden of …

Jeanne D'Arc In Modern Drama, Mary Cordea Woelfel

Bachelors’ Theses

The Jeanne d'Arc literature provides a delightful as well as scholarly excursion that may keep the mind entranced for days, months, nay even for years. But we shall confine ourselves to a short and pointed description. We shall follow Jeanne of Domremy through five centuries of stormy upheavals, religious as well as political. We shall meet her entrancing figure, exalted and deified, maligned and reviled, in history and otherwise, in medieval and modern versions of drama and poetry. But everywhere we shall greet her as a perennial yet youthful charming figure, in American, German, and English literature, and naturally in …

The Plays Of John Masefield, Catharine Genevieve Coffey

Bachelors’ Theses

In this thesis I propose by a study of the plays of John Masefield to discover his dramatic technique and his claim to fame and regard in the capacity of a playwright. The method that I used was to examine the plays of John Masefield, to read his theory of tragedy and to apply it particularly to "The Tragedy of Nan".

In preparation for the compiling of this thesis I read a collection of the pre-war plays of John Masefield and was chiefly indebted. to "John Masefield, "A Study" by Cicil Biggane and "John Masefield, A Critical Study" by W.H. …

A Study Of Racine's Drama Berenice, Rachel Benyas

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is a study of Jean Racine's drama Berenice. It analyzes the play act by act and attempts to show the ability of Racine as a poet-dramatist as exemplified in Berenice. There is a brief sketch of the life of the author and the cen­tury in which he lived, since both had a direct bearing upon his work.

Staging Of Mediaeval Drama, Adeline E. Hoehnen

Bachelors’ Theses

It is my purpose in this thesis to trace briefly the development or the staging of Mediaeval drama in the outstanding continental coun­tries from its beginnings which originated in the sacrifice of Mass in the Catholic Church. The first chapter has been written to show what had been accomplished in the field of dramatic art prior to the Mediae­val period and to show the decline of this early art, then with the revival or the art in the middle ages we see the germ of one of the greatest forms of entertainment the world has ever known.

The Attitude Of Yeats And Stephens Toward The Irish Fairy World Compared With The Traditional Attitude, Josephine M. Purtell

Bachelors’ Theses

The subject of the fairy world in modern Irish literature should prove rather interesting to Americans because there are so many conflicting ideas in the minds of casual readers of Irish literature. The person who would pick up Yeats' drama, "The Land of Heart's Desire" might, be led to believe that the work of modern Irish writers is thoroughly imbued with a fantastic spirit; while he who would read "The Silver Tassie" or "Juno and the Paycock" by O'Casey might draw the conclusion that the spirit of scientific scepticism which is so prevalent in the world today has affected the …

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.

The Secularization Of The Liturgical Play, Sylvester G. Peters

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to trace the origin and development of the drama from the liturgy of the Mass to the time of its complete secularization. I shall endeavor to show the process by which the Church itself, through the introduction of dramatic elements into its liturgy came to make its appeal to mimetic instinct, out of which grew the great popular religious dramas of the miracle plays, with its offshoots in the moralities and dramatic pageants.