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Poem No. 74, November 1995, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsvile, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue features poems from various writers.

The Love Poems Of John Clare And John Keats: A Comparative Study, Elizabeth Stafford Grodd

Dissertations and Theses

This study addresses lesser known works of romantic poets John Clare and John Keats--Clare's Child Harold and Keats's poems to Fanny Brawne. Although these works have been the brunt of negative criticism because Clare was considered insane at the time of the composition of Child Harold and Keats was accused of using the poems to give vent to his personal sufferings, nonetheless I argue that the love poems are significant for several reasons. They are a reflection of the poets' personal experiences and also demonstrate their remarkable and surprisingly similar creative abilities in the way they use poetry as a …

Vol. 15, No. 4 (1995), Peter Stoicheff, William E. Strickland

Faulkner Newsletter and Yoknapatawpha Review

No abstract provided.

On Purchasing A Second Case Of R. W. Knudsen Family Pomegranate Juice, Nathalie Anderson

English Literature Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Bringing Bakhtin To Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony And The Limits Of Formalism, Jayme Stayer

English: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Jayme Stayer returns to the question of the meaning and form of the ode "To Joy."

Listening To Cassandra: A Materialist-Feminist Exposé Of The Necessary Relations Between Rhetoric And Hermeneutics, Krista Ratcliffe

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

My South, Nathalie Anderson

English Literature Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Blessings Of A Good Thick Skirt: Issues Of Dress In Women's Travel Narratives, Lila Marz Harper

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Arts and Humanities

This paper argues that as illustration became expected in travel accounts between 1870-1900, the visual image produced a constraint on how women presented their dress and general appearance in their narratives.

Ruby Bayou, Fall 1995, Ruby Bayou Staff

Ruby Bayou

3......"IDENTITY POLITICS" .... Pat Dimpfl
6......BEYOND GENDER ....Betty Friedan
9......PEACE IN ISRAEL? ....Jodi Perelman
12....The Threats to Children .....Bill Lofquist
14....Budget Cuts Threaten SUNY System ....Julie Rivchin
18...One More Closet: Lesbian Partner Abuse .... Gregory P. Beehler
20...University Police & Guns .... Victoria Law
21...Letter to President Reagan .... Rev. Douglas Wilson
24...The Controversy Over Our Insurance Plan .... Jodi Perelman
26...WE SHARE YOUR FEAR .... Stefan Reinhardt
28...WHERE THE GIRLS ARE: Growing Up Female With the Mass Media .... Sara Beinert
30...You wouldn't know it to look at him -- .... Matt Derby
31...Strong black hands.... Lisa Glinsky
32...MARIANNA …

"Exploring The Boundaries Of Academic Freedom", Jayme Stayer

English: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A review of the article "Exploring the Boundaries of Academic Freedom" by Mary R. Lefkowitz.

The Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, The Sinclair Lewis Society

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter

Abstracts from Papers Presented at the 1995 American Literature Association Conference:

“Carol Kennicott’s Curious Conversion: A Turnerian Reading of Main Street,” by Jon W. Brooks, Okaloosa-Walton Community College

"Tropic of Zenith: Babbitt as Field Study,” by David J. Knauer, Purdue University

“Dodsworth, Character Designs, and Frank Lloyd Wright,” by Jay Williams, University of Chicago

“Elmer Gantry, the Musical, Returns”

“‘Carol’s Revolution’: A Rejoinder,” by Martin Bucco, Colorado State University

“Sauk Centre Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Main Street“

“Young Man with a Problem,” rev. of They Still Say No, by Wells Lewis, by Sally …

Breaking And Entering: An Italian American's Literary Odyssey, Fred L. Gardaphé

Publications and Research

In this personalized account, Gardaphe presents audiences with his own-first person story of the meaning of ethnic identity in America. Gardaphe relates his story of how his own adventures, on the streets of Chicago and in the libraries and school, shaped his views on becoming an intellectual and fashioned his career as a writer and professor of Italian American culture.

Armand Schwerner: An Interview By Willard Gingerich, Willard Gingerich

Department of English Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In an interview, writer and educator Armand Schwerner discusses his recent and earlier Tablets, the creation of the icons in them, and his Scholar/Translator. Schwerner projects another 21 Tablets.

Mythcon 26 - Fairies In The Garden, Monsters At The Mall: Fantasy In The World Around Us, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

A few novels on our conference theme, especially those taking place in Northern California, but also extending across a wide variety of settings, recommended by the Mythcon committee.

The Postmodern Improvisor, Paul Caraher

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis represents a revitalization of the thesis form because it has organically blossomed from an integrated consciousness. Instead of the pre-existing thesis form for a Master of Arts Degree in English bending, limiting, and shaping the content, I have shaped the form according to my own synthetic ambition, resulting in a fusion of elements from both a researched and a creative thesis. This strategy is justified since the very subject of the thesis stresses the improviser's ongoing urge to create as the spontaneous moment/impulse requires while simultaneously creating an organic frame or unique inner logic. Above all, this project …

A Palette Of Unconventional Symbolism: Color Imagery In Three Margaret Atwood Novels, Shannon Martin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this thesis, the writer examines the color imagery in three Margaret Atwood novels: Surfacing, Cat's Eye, and The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood uses color in unconventional ways by forcing colors to symbolize the opposite of their common meanings, by allowing colors to represent simultaneously two opposing ideas, and by disregarding traditional color meanings by creating her own unique associations. Atwood's color imagery supports her thematic concerns in that through her themes--as with her use of color--she challenges the reader's expectations by throwing into question many conventional ideas about progress, religion, and the sex-gender system.

"Nothing But Gold Shall Charm My Heart" : Sexual Economics And The Courtesans Of Aphra Behn And Daniel Defoe, Anthony L. Ellis

Master's Theses

Aphra Behn and Daniel Defoe both manifest a strong interest in the courtesan, a female figure whose unusual success wins her autonomy from sexual and economic subjugation. In order to remain self-governing, Angellica Bianca and La Nuche of Behn's Rover plays and Defoe's Roxana must pay singular heed to their economic self-interest while forsaking the prospect of genuine romantic love. However, whereas Behn's courtesans undergo sexual "reformations"--figured as the acceptance of love (and marriage) and the resulting loss of independence--to their economic detriment, Roxana maintains the emotional reticence that allows her to continue capitalizing fully on her sexual allure. By …

The Relationship Between Non-Native English Speakers' English Proficiency And Their Callings In The Lds Church In The United States, Dena Marie Wright Erickson

Theses and Dissertations

As part of BYU's Distance Learning Project to teach English for gospel purposes, a committee created a survey to assess the English needs of LDS non-native English speakers in native-language units in the United States. This thesis uses several sections of the survey to correlate proficiency, callings in the Church, and demographic information. In addition to survey data, this thesis uses qualitative information from focus groups, and interviews to illustrate the statistical findings. The theory underlying this research is that learning precedes involvement in a community. Although learning in the LDS Church community is multi-faceted, this study examines the learning …

A Collection Of Gay Plays, Floyd Edward Reed

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, 8 Collection of Gay Plays, contains three one act plays which reflect different aspects,of gay life. In the first play, "Awakening," a recent college graduate is forced to deal with his own sexuality by watching those around him embrace their respective homosexuality or bisexuality. The second play is a romantic comedy. P.K., the central character in "Something's Cooking in the Kitchen with P.K.," must choose between two men who say they love him. In the process, he learns that he doesn't need to have someone to be whole, and he learns what it means to be loved. Finally, …

The Double In The Bell Jar, Kimberly Kae Allen

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis focuses on Sylvia Plath and the idea of doubleness in The Bell Jar. Plath's past experiences are closely linked to the novel. Her psychological breakdown and recovery provided Plath with basic plot structure. It also influenced Plath's preoccupation with the concept of the double. In forming these double characters, Plath studied several psychoanalysts, including Sigmund Freud and Otto Rank.

Augustine And The Ainulindale, John Houghton

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Points out similarities in the meaning of Genesis as St. Augustine set it out (particularly in Twelve Books on the Literal Sense of Genesis) and Tolkien’s account of the creation in the Ainulindale.

C.S. Lewis’S Debt To E.M. Forster’S "The Celestial Omnibus" And Other Stories, Douglas Loney

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Demonstrates the debt C.S. Lewis owes to three short stories by E.M. Forster: “The Celestial Omnibus,” “The Other Side of the Hedge,” and “The Story of a Panic.” Notes similarities in the character of Eustace Scrubb and other incidents and themes in Lewis’s works.

C.S. Lewis' Linguistic Myth, Joe R. Christopher

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Formalist/New Critical analysis of C.S. Lewis’s poem “The Birth of Language.” Concentrates on the imagery of Mercury, particularly in relation to language. Includes brief Platonic and Christian readings of the poem.

Fantasy Art And Warrior Women: An Aesthetic Critique Of Feminine Images, Joe Simmons

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Discusses the significance of portrayals of warrior women in modern fantasy art, particularly in comic books and their associated items. Notes the good and bad points of such portrayals and expresses the hope that the spiritual dimension present in characters such as Lewis’s Jill and Tolkien’s Éowyn will come to play a greater role in artistic portrayals of warrior women.

In This Issue, Glen Goodknight

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Artist's Comment, Paula Disante

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Glen Goodknight, David Bratman

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

A Book of Narnians: The Lion, the Witch, and the Others. C.S. Lewis. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth. Text by Brian Sibley, Images by John Howe. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Patterning of a Fantastic World. Colin Manlove. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Man Who Created Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis. Michael Coren. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

A Barfield Sampler: Poetry and Fiction by Owen Barfield. Edited by Jeanne Clayton Hunter and Thomas Kranidas. Reviewed by David Bratman.

C.S. Lewis in Context. Doris T. Myers. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Essays on …

"The Church Militant" Resurrected: Mythic Elements In George Herbert's The Temple, Darci N. Hill

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Discusses the third movement of George Herbert’s The Temple, “The Church Militant.” Reviews critical reception of the poem, and analyzes how it adapts “Christian myth to the classical epic formulas.”

Preliminary Matters: The Neglected Preludes To Charles Williams' Arthuriad, C. M. Adderley

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Detailed explication of the “Prelude” in Taliessen through Logres and Region of the Summer Stars. Notes that much of the perceived difficulty understanding these poems is the lack of general knowledge of the historical and theological points of the Christian church to which they refer.

Duzen And Ihrzen In The German Translation Of The Lord Of The Rings, Arden R. Smith

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Discusses difficulties in translating Lord of the Rings into German, in particular the complications arising from the second person plural: singular/plural and familiar/ deferential forms. Notes the special challenges in translating dialogue in a fantasy novel, such as conversations with animals and objects.