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The Study Of Browning's Paracelsus And Its Historical Background, Mary Jane Crangle

Bachelors’ Theses

In this treatise I have attempted careful study of Browning's poem Paracelsus. The primary object was to relate the historical life of Paracelsus and to show how correctly it correlated with Browning's poem. Secondly, I sought to analyze the character of Paracelsus as he appeared in his own background and environment, and to state the reasons wherefore Browning used him as the hero of his poem. Lastly, I have tried to outline the various points of philosophy found in the poet's spiritual inter­pretation of the man, which are universal because they are the eternal questions of mankind today, re-echoing …

The Treatment Of Sir Gawain In English Literature From Geoffrey Of Monmouth To The Twentieth Century, Bertha C. Cook

Graduate Thesis Collection

One of the greatest sources for literary productions during the Middle Ages was the material which dealt with King Arthur and his followers. These heroes were very popular, and the fame of their exploits was wide spread. As early as the eleventh century, the Arthurian stories were current in Italy, and some of the episodes were carved in a cathedral in Modena in the early twelfth century. Many romances filled with the adventures of the knights were written in France, and some of the heroes were popular in Germany.

Variants From Standard-French Common To The Dialects Of Lafayette Parish And Canada., Marie Nina Bechet Pirkle

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Aristotelian Plot And Character In The Oedipus Tyrannus Of Sophocles And His Imitators, Thomas F. Murray

Master's Theses

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The Religious Convictions Of John Dryden, Hugh P. Tarrant

Master's Theses

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The Elizabethan Religious Lyric., John Hines Drake 1891-1981

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Food And Drink Of Elizabethan England As Reflected In The Literature Of The Age., Elizabeth Frederick Baggerly 1901-1988

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Birth And Growth Of Indo-Anglian Literature And Its Contributions To English Literature, Marie O'Loughlin

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Western civilization has been influenced by Indian thought in two ways - one through the Greeks, and the other through modern English scholarship. The former has affected us but slightly, being the result of oral interchange, rather than of immediate literary borrowing, - thus passing only indirectly into our system. The latter is reacting upon English literature today in a manner and to an extent which seems not to have been fully realized by either the East or the West.

India still remains the western world something of a mystery, a succession of romantic and gorgeous pictures, or a fantastic …

The Formation Of Folk Literature As Illustrated In Mother Goose, Milo H. Stuart

Graduate Thesis Collection

The following thesis really began some fifteen years ago, when our children were little. Repeating Mother Goose Rhymes to them over and over again, a great curiosity overcame me to know whence these rhymes came and what they mean. It was only natural to read everything available to me on the subject.

The Influence Of Cyrano De Bergerac's "Voyages To The Sun And The Moon" On Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", Nancy Crampton

Graduate Thesis Collection

It has been claimed by the French that Cyrano de Bergerac was the source for Jonathan Swift's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. In the following paper an effort will be made to show the Englishman's indebtedness to the French writer, but in so doing it will be necessary to give some of the more indirect influences upon de Bergerac as well as upon Swift.

The Doctrine Of Fortune In The Works Of Chaucer, Josephine B. Davidson

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his conception of Fortune was altered by his acquaintance with The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius; and how he transcended the conception of Boethius, and came to regard Fortune as Fate.

Music In George Eliot's Life And Works, Esther H. Cline

Graduate Thesis Collection

In the following thesis the author has attempted to show the importance of music to George Eliot personally, and her response to it as portrayed by the various characters in her books.  In this study it was necessary to point out the various phases of music with which George Eliot was familiar and the interesting way in which she incorporated them in her stories.

Projects To Stimulate Appreciation Of Literature In Secondary Schools, Emily B. Jacob Mccain

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Progressive educators have realized the crying need for schooling that will carry over into purposeful living in later life. After much experimentation and serious study, the conclusion has been made that the individual differences and interests of the students have often defeated successful teaching of literature by the old method. The use of projects is one of the most valuable ways of according careful consideration and attention to these individual differences and interests in the teaching of literature.

This study of the project in secondary literature courses has been made through visits to schools, interviews with teachers and students, questionnaires, …

Problems Of Conscience In Some Of The Plays Of Shakespeare, Mary Paul Baldwin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The History And The Critical Reception Of The Poems Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Mary Julienne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Club Organization Of Central High School, Evansville, Indiana--Who Belongs And Why, Victor Lee Fisher

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Early Literary Magazines In Kentucky, 1800-1900, Robert M. Ferry

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study of the literary magazines published in Kentucky between 1800 and 1900 consists of material derived from the following sources: The Louisville Public Library; ti1e State and Kentucky State Historical Society libraries, Frankfort; the Lexington Public Library, Transylvania, and University of Kentucky libraries, Lexington; the public libraries of Paris, Covington, Newport, Cincinnati, and Nashville; the Western Kentucky State Teachers College library, Bowling Green; and also the newspaper files of the Nashville Banner, the Lexington Herald, the Paris Kentuckian-Citizen, and the Courier-Journal.

I wish to make it clear that this study is of literary magazines only. Other phases might have …

Superstitions Of Grayson County, Elza Fentress

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

For this collection of odd beliefs to serve as an amusement to the curious is not the purpose of this treatment of superstitions. The end sought is not humor or satire. It is not the intention of the author to cast a reflection in any form upon persons who are inclined to be superstitious. A belief in superstitions is by far more widespread than most people would suspect. Is it not true that superstitions swayed the minds of people in earlier centuries? Are we not descendants of these people? We hear many of their songs; their laws were the forerunners …

Trends In Indiana Teacher's Salaries In Comparison With Changing Economic Conditions, William M. May

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The American Novel In The Late Nineteenth Century 1865-1890, Ivan Kramoris

Bachelors’ Theses

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An Evaluation And Criticism Of Shakespeare's Use Of Historical Materials In A Selected Group Of His History-Dramas (Henry Vi, Parts I, Ii, Iii And Richard Iii), Ivy Oppy

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This thesis is an examination of the historical accurateness of Shakespeare's Henry VI, and Richard III. Interpretation of established facts plays a great part in the use of historical facts. Shakespeare, in an age of highly developed nationalism, pictures an age in which historically there is no evidence of nationalism.

Ivan Smirnov: A Problem In Americanization (A Novel), Thelma Hruza

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This thesis is a novella about a family of Russians who settled with the Volga-German people in Colorado and Kansas.

Paul Elmer More's Criticism Of American Literature, Raymond Alfred Kehl

Bachelors’ Theses

Look you, the name, Paul Elmer More, has many meanings: humanism, Christinaity [sic], tradition, erudition, conservatism, and republicanism; however, all these terms combined portray only the front side of him. The back side of the self-portrait has painted in his essays will be exposed to view with another aeries of terms later on.

Grammatical Usage In Selected Plays Of The Restoration And Eighteenth Century, Louise Ann Schendt

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to study the grammatical usage in selected plays of the Restoration and eighteenth century. The following plays were considered because they were the most typical of age: The Provoked Wife by John Vanbrugh; The Country Wife by William Wycherly; All For Love by John Dryden; Venice Preserved by Thomas Otway; The Way of the World and Love for Love by William Congreve; The Beaux Strategen by George Farquhar; The Beggar's Opera by John Gay; The Clandestine Marriage by David Garrick; She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith and The Rivals and The School for …

The Prototypes Of Some Characters In Certain Novels Of George Meredith, Harry Josep Hayes

Bachelors’ Theses

It has been the aim of the author in the course of this treatise on some of the characters in the novels of George Meredith to bring out more clearly the relationship between some of those characters and the friends and contemporaries of the author's. The method used was an analysis of the novels written by the author and a study of the comments and criticism which fellow writers and modern commentaries have added. Besides this, it was necessary to trace the history of the author, that is; his life, and his friendships. In the manner the task has fallen …

The American Short Story From 1865 To 1900, Wendel W. Crosby

Bachelors’ Theses

Toe purpose of this thesis is to trace the development of the .American short story from about 1865 to about 1900. I propose to do this by dividing the material studied into four periods and then to weigh, examine, and compare the chief exponents of the American short story during each period. The divisions are: The Period Following the Civil War, of which I shall consider the stories of Bret Hart, Aldrich, Twain and James; The Era of Localized Romance, of which the stories of Cable and Jewett will be considered; The Reign of Dialect, dominated by Murfree. Harris and …

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1934 -- The Voice Of A Century, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact [email protected] for more information and to view the collection.

Comparison Between Shakespeare's Richard Iii And The Historical Richard Iii, M. Annella

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of the writer in working out this thesis is to discover in what respects Shakespeare has been untrue to historical facts and characters. In a work of this kind, it will be possible to point out only the chief discrepancies on the part of the dramatist, by a specific comparison of the play and its characters with the period of history with which the play deals and the life of the main characters concerned. A great portion of the work will be devoted to the careful analysis of the character of Richard III, the vortex about which the …

The Ethics Of Peter Abelard With Introduction And Translation, William Farrell Hurley

Bachelors’ Theses

It appears after exhaustive search that no complete English translation of Abelard's Ethics is available. Accordingly, not all students of philosophy have been able to use the primary source to study the system of ethics introduced by Abelard. The secondary sources or commentaries in English in most instances do not offer sufficient material for a complete understanding and appreciation of the innovation made by Abelard in the field of ethics. To furnish a translation of his Ethics is therefore the fundamental purpose of this thesis.

A Comparison Of The Dramatic Technique Of "Antony And Cleopatra" With That Of "Macbeth," "Hamlet," And "King Lear.", Catherine Cunningham

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to discover the formula for a typical Shakespearean tragedy by an analysis of four of the later tragedies, "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "King Lear," and "Antony and Cleopatra." Knowing that Shakespeare employed various dramatic devices to secure his effects, I propose to find out in what way his dramatic technique in the play "Antony and Cleopatra" differs from that of the three preceding plays.

By examining the technical divisions of each Shakespearean tragedy and the use of the various dramatic elements which Shakespeare employed, I believe the outstanding differences in the dramatic technique will be …