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Recognition And Reversal In Samson Agonistes, June Haig Simons

English Language and Literature ETDs

My study approaches Samson Agonistes by way of the tradition of Renaissance divine drama. The Introduction surveys the criticism of Sam­ 􀂘 from 1930 to the present and establishes the character of interpretations produced by other approaches. Chapter I surveys Aristotle's Poetics as the conceptual framework within which both Milton and the divine dramatists worked, emphasizing recognition and reversal. Chapter II analyzes adaptation of recognition and reversal in selected plays of the divine drama, revealing development of a method of dramatization that encouraged depiction of inner, spiritual conflict without allegory; plays discussed are John the Baptist, Freewyl, Acolastus, Misogonus, Samson, …

The Evolution Of A Black Writer: John A. Williams., Earl A. Cash

English Language and Literature ETDs

John A. Williams is a black writer who has been pub­lishing non-fiction and fiction since 1960. All of his writings deal directly with the difficulties of being black in America. Commentary on Williams consists main­ly of book reviews which place him in the shadows of James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison. Only recently, with the publication of The Man Who Cried I Am (1967) and The King God Didn't Save (1970), has the author received critical attention independent of his black predecessors. However, none of the critics takes into account both Wil­liams' fiction and non-fiction. None gives an exhaustive appraisal of …

The Rhetoric Of Swift's "A Modest Proposal.", Nancy Jean Conrad

English Language and Literature ETDs

The recognition of Swift's rhetorical method in "A Modest Proposal" is an initial premise in most criticism of the essay. The satiric effect of the method is generally assumed; however, incomplete or inconclusive definitions of the essay's rhetorical structure have resulted in unsatisfying and unsatisfactory commentary on its satire--one critic finding it totally destructive, others failing adequately to account for the constructive purpose they claim to see. A formal rhetorical analysis of "A Modest Proposal," aimed at reconstructing the essay's argumentative structure and determining the structural bases for its effects, is the purpose of this paper. Because it is basically …

Poem No. 16. November 1972, 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 highlights the work of Rosemary Stephens and uses "Pilgrim Shells," by Bettye Johnston as cover art.

Untitled Ii, Leslye Wintrob

Mythril

Who am I? What am I? Where am I? What am I?

Reflections Of Sound Waves, Ruth Berman

Mythril

One day a young man walked out of town And climbed a nearby mountain.

Front Matter

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Edwin Muir's "The Labyrinth": A Study Of Symbol And Structure, Christopher Wiseman

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

The Boswellian Hero, William C. Dowling

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Henryson As Authentic "Chaucerian": Narrator, Character, And Courtly Love In The Testament Of Cresseid, C. W. Jentoft

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Sir Walter In Yorkshire, Gerald W. Spink

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

A Presentation Copy Of Kames's Sketches Of The History Of Man, John Valdimir Price

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

George Macdonald To Thomas Carlyle: An Unpublished Letter And A Missing Note, G. E. Sadler

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

John Stewart Collis. The Carlyles. London. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1971. 186 Pp. ₤ 2.50., Ian Campbell

Studies in Scottish Literature

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Selected Poems, 1970-1972, Thomas John Hill

English Language and Literature ETDs

You see, there was this kid about my age, and we were sitting on my driveway in Cupertino, California, and all of a sudden like he springs it on me: "There ain't no Santa Claus." Well, you can imagine what something drastic like this does to an impressionable kid barely out of diapers. I turned to poetry.

Sex Roles, Utopia And Change: The Family In Late Nineteenth-Century Utopian Literature, Kenneth M. Roemer

English Faculty Publications - Archive

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The Quest For Identity As Found In James Purdy's First Five Novels, Bernie Lovely

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Bernie Lovely in August of 1972.

Thomas Hardy's Male Characters: Vehicles For His Thought, Peggy Belasco

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Ihomas Hardy believed that each man should make his own philosophy, and he formulated his own system of thought under the influence of the Bible, the classics, certain of the philosophers, and the Wessex environment. The elements of his thought include religious and philosophical convictions, man's relationship to nature, social institutions, and Victorian limitations. The male characters of his novels set forth his thought just as his female characters reveal his emotions. They show the transition from his early traditional beliefs to his conclusion that the Immanent Will is the governing; force in the universe and that man's ultimate hope …

The Sensuous Order, Faith And Love In The Poetry Of Wallace Stevens, Sheila Conway

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to show Wallace Stevens' intense valuation of the sensuous order of the universe through discussions of his various works and their criticism. Also, the love themes and spiritual convictions which result from the poet's emphasis upon the things of this world will be explored. The love theme especially has not received the attention it deserves from critics, and when properly recognized, it adds important dimension to the pattern of Stevens' themes. Chapter I of the thesis will be devoted to a discussion of Stevens' preoccupation with the physical world. Chapter II will treat Stevens' …

A Study Of The Organizational Climate Of Twelve Elementary Schools In The Albuquerque Public School System: Each Having Architecturally Open And Achitecturally Closed Classrooms, Allan Lee Holmquist

English Language and Literature ETDs

This study was undertaken to determine the organizational climate of 12 elementary schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as perceived by the principal and the teachers who serve in the architecturally open and closed elementary classrooms in the same school. Sufficient data for statistical analysis was obtained in nine of the 12 schools.

Daniel Defoe And The Position Of Women In Eighteenth Century England: A Study Of Moll Flanders And Roxana, Joan Cavallaro Foster

English Language and Literature ETDs

From his earliest days as a journalist, Daniel Defoe had been sympathetic toward women. This dissertation begins with a discussion of eighteenth century milieu which influences the non-fiction, and finally focuses on the gradual emergence of Defoe as artist. The Puritan-rationalist tradition helps account for Defoe's attitudes toward courtship, marriage, and the role of women. Analysis of the non-fiction shows that Defoe continually stressed reasonable action and that his tone became shriller as his pleas for reform were ignored. In addition, the later non-fiction, particularly Religious Courtship and Conjugal Lewdness, employs novelistic techniques which finally are culminated in Moll Flanders …

The Female Warrior In The Renaissance Epic, Phillip Elliott Parotti

English Language and Literature ETDs

In spite of much critical opinion to the contrary, the major female warriors in the renaissance epics are not reincarnations of the classical Amazons: minor similarities between the Amazons and the renaissance maiden-knights do exist. On the whole, however, the Amazoniar1 theory is inadequate because it unites the unique charm and individual­ity of the female knights with sterile Amazonian ferocity, a combination which their warm nobility transcends and denies. Instead, the female warriors in the renaissance epics owe their complex mystique to the literary and intellectual traditions surrounding the union of Mars and Venus.

Often interpreted as comic and lasc1vious, …

Light After Light Well Us'd: The Epic Conclusion Of Paradise Lost, Hans-Peter Michael Eller

English Language and Literature ETDs

Current readers of Paradise Lost still question whether the content of Books XI and XII provides a conclusion which is integrated artistically with the prior books of the poem. Through an analysis of the thought, the character, and the plot of the last two books, this study directs itself to demonstrate three points. One, Michael's consoling revelation is of primary significance for the meaning or thought that it imparts. Two, the effect of this thought on Adam is the instruction or reformation of his character to the extent that he is able to choose and act, and, hand in hand …

A Message From The Thain, Ed Meskys

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

The Peril Of The World, Andrea Osburne

Tolkien Journal

Examines Tolkien’s Ring in relation to other rings in folklore, myth, and fantasy, and their association with power through the importance of the hand to human beings. [Note that the author’s name is not included in the issue; obtained from West’s Tolkien Criticism: An Annotated Checklist.]

Birthday Letters, Lloyd Alexander, Poul Anderson, Archie Mercer, Glen Goodknight

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

The Shire Post, David Ring

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Merger Agreement / Notes By The New Editor, Glen Goodknight

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

The Grey Havens, Unknown Author

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

War And Pacifism In The Lord Of The Rings, Nan C. Scott

Tolkien Journal

Examines polarized reactions to The Lord of the Rings as both a pro-war and pacifistic work. Sees it as much more balanced, showing Tolkien believed war to sometimes be necessary but peace to be preferable, and mercy to be important above all.