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Ahab’S Humanities, Marian Barger

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In Herman Melville’s Moby Dick Captain Peleg declares, “Ahab has his humanities.” Although many facets of Ahab’s character have been explored, his humanities have not been discussed at length. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “humanities” as “human attributes; traits or touches of human nature or feeling; points that concern man, or appeal to the human sensibilities.” This definition is vague; the specific qualities which should be included must be enumerated, since the humanities of one culture may not be the same as those of another. Ahab has been associated with two cultures – The Western, Christian tradition and the Near …

Antony & Cleopatra: A Study In Polarities, Mary Yarbrough

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In reading or seeing Antony and Cleopatra, several clear dualities emerge. The first is the polarity between Egypt and Rome as different settings for the action. Rome is cold, mechanical, rational, and businesslike, whereas Egypt is lush, erotic, exotic, and langourous. Antony is torn between the two worlds, and this split of loyalty and interest helps to make the second duality of the play, that of the personalities and attitudes of the main characters. Antony and Cleopatra are both seen in double perspective--as lustful, self-gratifying sinners and as lovers in a truly transcendent sense of love. Both perspectives are …

Sing No Sad Songs For Me : A Study Of The Influence Of The Oxford Movement Upon Christina Rossetti As Evidenced In Her Poetry, Debbie J. Brown

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Christina Rossetti was largely influenced by the religious reformation known as the Oxford Movement; this study attempts to record that influence by discussing the etiology and the doctrines of the Movement in relationship to Christina's life and her poetry. A cursory review of the topics of Miss Rossetti's poetry, based on her work published in The Poetical Works of Christina Georgina Rossetti, is included, in addition to a more in-depth evaluation of selected poems. A partial biographical study is offered, which relies primarily upon William Rossetti's Memoir to the Poetical Works and The Family Letters of Christina Georgina Rossetti. The …

Poem No. 33, July 1978, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsville, 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 the poems of various writers and has been dedicated to the sustaining and patron members of the Huntsville Literary Association.

Oedipus Agonistes: Mothers And Sons In Richard Wright’S Fiction, Diane Hoeveler

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Pope's Adaptation Of Jonson's Theory Of Humors In The Rape Of The Lock, Laurence Moftah

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Patterson Nancy-Lou, Joe R. Christopher

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

The Silmarillion. J. R. R. Tolkien, Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C. S. Lewis, An Annotated Checklist of Writings about him and his Works. Joe R. Christopher and Joan K. Ostling. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

A Speculation on The Silmarillion. Jim Allan. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Lewis Carroll Observed: A Collection of Unpublished Photographs, Drawings, Poetry, and New Essays. Edward Guiliano (ed.). Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

The Rectory Magazine. Lewis Carroll (ed.), Introducion by Jerome Bump. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

Lewis Carroll As I Knew Him. Isa Bowman, Introduction by Morton N. Cohen. Reviewed by Joe …

The War Of The Rings Treelogy: An Elegy For Lost Innocence And Wonder, Stephen L. Walker

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

Review of trees in the Middle-earth legendarium, from Telperion and Laurelin to Treebeard. Argues that throughout the history of Arda, the practice of art and agriculture have negative consequences, constituting as they do distance and alienation from the original creation.

The Humanity Of Sam Gamgee, Jerome Rosenberg

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

A brief analysis of Sam’s character and its realistic, human qualities. Argues that he provides the necessary “key to a commonplace reality which allows the reader to relate to the otherwise alien environment [...] and to identify with it.”

Letters, James C. Walker, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Byron M. Beyer, James Spreckels, Alan Cohen, Michael J. Chapman, Asher Brauner, Robin B. Goldman, John Canaday, Dale W. Simpson, Julie Watkins, L. Sprague De Camp, Judy Cole, Margaret Hannay, Jessica Kemball-Cook Yates, Thomas Santoski

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

No abstract provided.

Bors Returning, Robert Boenig

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

No abstract provided.

The Baby And The Bird, Diana L. Paxson

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

No abstract provided.

Going On In The Great Dance, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Comments On Some Photographs, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Trying To Capture "White Magic", Joe R. Christopher

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

Brief explication of Dorothy L. Sayers’ poem.

A Note On Moral Concepts In Lewis’ Fiction, Margaret L. Carter

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

Notes that critics have complained about the “pettiness” of evil characters in Lewis’s works, implying that Lewis was unable to create evil characters of “abstract grandeur.” Argues that Lewis’s decision was “a conscious philosopher’s choice.”

Non-Human Speech In The Fantasy Of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, And Richard Adams, Marie Nelson

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

An appreciation of the techniques used by the three authors in creating languages for animals (Adams and Lewis) and Treebeard (Tolkien).

Charles Williams' Use Of Arthurian Materials, Thomas Howard

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

Examines why Williams chose to use the Arthurian materials in his poetry, and analyzes at greater length how he used them.

An Inklings Bibliography (6), Joe R. Christopher

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

A series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

A Study Of Tennyson's Use Of Light Imagery In Idylls Of The King, Colette G. Tennant

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

The Poetic Theory Of T.S. Eliot: An Investigation, Jane Cooksey

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Few critics have had a greater impact upon the theory of poetry than T.S. Eliot. His critical works, spanning the decades of his literary career, embody a theory of poetry and by a careful scrutiny of his many essays, reviews and interviews, it is possible to formulate definite requirements for works in the genre of poetry. Beginning with the essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent” in 1919, Eliot stresses certain aspects of poetry that must be carefully considered by the poet, and Eliot does not radically alter his attitudes throughout his career.

Eliot insists in his earliest essays that the …

George Eliot And The Victorian Woman, Vicki Kirkland

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

After an examination of the typical Victorian woman was made from available authoritative sources it was found that George Eliot deviated from this standard and presented several views of the anti-Victorian woman in her novels. While the Victorian woman was pious, content with her role in life, poorly educated, dependent on the man in her life for answers to all problems, frail, feminine, attractive and frivolous, Eliot, on the other hand, contradicted these characteristics at almost every point. She refused to write the sort of entertaining stories the Victorian reader demanded, and furthermore, she viewed the Victorian home realistically.

Eliot …

Vol. 1 No. 2 (1978): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol 1, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Vol. 1 No. 2 (1978): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Captain Cook And Omai, Eric H. Mccormick

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

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

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Cook Studies: Whither Now?, Michael E. Hoare

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Meaning And Method : A Comparative Study Of Edmund Husserl And Ezra Pound, Jesse N. Mayo Jr

Master's Theses

In his essay entitled "Phenomenology of Heading" Georges Poulet explains how a "reading" is possible"

The universe of fiction is infinitely more elastic than the world of objective reality. It lends itself to any use; it yields with little resistance to the importunities of the mind. Moreover - and of all the benefits I find this the most appealing - this interior universe constituted by language does not seem radically opposed to the me who thinks it.... In short, since everything has become part of my mind, thanks to the intervention of language, the opposition between the subject and its …

The Symbol Of The Mirror In Le Roman De La Rose, Trijntje Zwolsman Ouwinga

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.