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The Imagist Movement In America: History And Development, Helen Christie Malcolm

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The commercial age in America, coupled with the World war, has had no less influence in the field of poetic values than in the field of business. In the following pages I have attempted to show that the outlook of modern poetry is both natural and purposeful as a result of its environment and background; that, though unstable and variable at the present, it is gradually attaining through various short-lived movements, a degree of finish and crystallization; and that the entire outlook is a presagement, a finger pointing in the direction of a fuller, richer cultural life that shall come …

Aspects Of Pre-Civil War Historical Drama, Elizabeth Ernestine Coles

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This thesis is an attempt to present in a general way some aspects of the pre-Civil War historical drama. The plays chosen cover the years from 1766-1830 inclusive. Arthur Hobson Quinn and Montrose J. Moses, writers on early American drama, have endeavored to treat the entire field in its social, political, historical, and economical aspects. I have limited my attempt to the historical phase in which there are at least five distinct groups. The following topical analysis of the plays I have used will present these more clearly.

Points Of Technique In Certain Contemporary English Novelists, Aurelia Gertrude Valley

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this essay is to show that the English novel has taken a step away from the traditional type of treatment and under a group of younger novelists is assuming a new form distinguished by its technique and novel ideas of character, plot and viewpoint.

I have quoted freely from the leading exponents of the new form believing that the technique is best illustrated in terms of itself.

At this point I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to Chevalley "The Modern English Novel”, E.M. Forster ’’Aspects of the Novel”, Lubbock ’’The Graft of Fiction", Grabo "The Technique of …

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 Technique Of The Humor: Production In The Plays Of Plautus, Jerome W. Archer

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is an exposition of the methods used in the production of humor in the plays of that great Roman comic-dramatist, Titus Maccius Plautus. Humor is here understood to be that quality of the writer's imagination which tends to excite mirth. We intend to indicate just what constitutes the technique of Plautus' humor-production.

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.

Radicalism In The Poetry Of Walt Whitman, Camille A.H. Fortier Jr

Bachelors’ Theses

Walt Whitman was a rabid radical. Not only in his poetry, but in his love and religion as well the spirit of radicalism prevails.

This foreword is to prepare the reader for the startling, and overwhelming statements and thoughts of Whitman in regard to his radicalism. This thesis is written purely objectively and no personal opinions have entered into the discussion of the radicalistic view of Walt Whitman in his poetry, love, and religion.

How anyone can sa the whole idea of the Church is low, loathsome, horrible, a sort of moral degration, out of touch with the struggles of …

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.

Humor In Shakespeare, Melba J. Isaacson

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the object of this thesis to show the meaning, purpose, and use of humor in Shakespeare's plays and to discuss some of his humorous characters and the part they play in his dramas.

The Catholic Ideal In Modern American Fiction, Antoinette J. Newton

Bachelors’ Theses

Within the comparatively small compass of these pages, certain limitations are necessarily imposed upon the writer. It is physically impossible to include a complete survey of every novel written by an American author during the past thirty years. In the first place, many of our American fiction creators have taken up residence in Europe, from where they now write their novels; contrarily, also, many foreign authors have emigrated to America to market their wares. Owing to the difficulty of tracing every clue concerning a writer's nationality, many barriers arise to block an attempted, complete survey. Then, too, the present writer …

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.

Social And Political Ideas Of The Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, John H. Boman

Bachelors’ Theses

An attempt has been made to weave a web containing the ideas, both social and political, of Percy Bysshe Shelley. web will glisten in the sun, and a web made of the social and political ideas of Shelley will always glisten, because Shelley will never die.

We will attempt to understand the sources of his radical tendencies, and then in turn study his social and political ideas. Some have called Shelley insane, and some have called him a prudent thinker. How true these are we will see as we weave the story of his social and political ideas.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1930 --, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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The Cat Who Went To Heaven, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Lynd Ward

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Winner of the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1931, this novel is the story of a struggling Japanese artist and his housekeeper who adopt a three-colored cat and how that affects their lives and fortunes. Commissioned to make a painting of the death of Buddha to be hung in the village temple, the artist imagines the various animals whose forms had been taken in the Buddha’s past lives and the generous deeds they had done, as the cat—auspiciously named “Good Fortune”—looks on with hopes to be included. Could a cat, from a species usually so proud …

Meredith And Galsworthy: A Comparison Of Their Arts, Paula Joan Peckarsky

Bachelors’ Theses

the purpose of this thesis is to institute a comparison between George Meredith and John Galsworthy. The points of comparison will be based on the differences or similarities in the style, philosophy, and general characteristics of each man as found through a careful study of the novels written by each. The novels compared were chosen by their importance in the literary periods of each man and not by any outstanding similarities between some novel of Galsworthy's and another of Meredith's. The following books have aided me very much: "George Meredith," by J.B. Priestley, "George Meredith, A Study and An Appraisal," …

The Comic Elements In Jane Austen's Works, Thomas Chuan Chen

Honors Papers

Examines comedy in Jane Austen's writing.

The Platonic Lover Of Elizabethan Poetry., Dorcas Douglass Ray

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Just what is the meaning of Platonic love? It is a term that has caught the attention of scholars, poets, and plain men, in many countries and during many centuries. Perhaps its wide appeal accounts for the varied and tortuous shapes its meaning has assumed as it has passed through the inquisitive and often callous fingers of the multitudes. It is a term applied popularly today to a kind of abstract, passionless friendship, which, to the practical-minded American, can exist only in theory. Few who use the term Platonic love or Platonic friendship have paused first to read the pages …

The Social And Political Philosophy Of Shelley As Revealed In His Poetry, Eulalie Imogene Powell

Masters Theses

"The interest in a study of the philosophy of Shelley does not lie in the hope of discovering anything new, since there is little in anyone's belief that is without historic parallel. Rather, the sources of such an interest are first, the medium of poetry through which Shelley expressed his belief, and secondly, the transference of these beliefs into the acts of his life. It is to a consideration of the first of these that this paper is limited. Biographical facts will be used only for the elucidation of the theories expressed in his poems. Briefly, the purpose of this …

Romantic Comedies Of Robert Greene And William Shakespeare, Ella Tucker

Graduate Thesis Collection

The character of the work of a poet depends, in a measure, upon the state of the art upon which he enters and upon the character of his century and his nation. During the half-century, beginning about 1580, England witnessed the rise, culmination, and gradual decline of Romantic Comedy. "The foundations of modern society had been laid."

A Chronological Analysis And Interpretation Of The Plays Of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, Violet Carey D'Urban-Coles

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

In this thesis I have endeavored to give a chronological estimate and interpretation of Eugene O’Neill’s plays as well as nearly in the order of their writing as possible. I have incorporated in this article only those of O’Neill’s plays which I have read and studied thoroughly, giving first a brief summary and then a criticism of each. These include all except eight of O’Neill’s printed plays. Five of the eight are Thirst, The Web, Warnings, Fog, and Recklessness, which were printed in 1914 under the title of Thirst and Other One-Act Plays by Eugene C. O’Neill. However, O’Neill has …

Hawthorne's Life And Works Portray Him A Solitary Genius, Miss O. Ellis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

From amid an unadorned practical industrial community, arose one of America's brightest stars whose radiance has illuminated American Literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne was bore in Salem, July 4, 1804.

The Autobiographical Elements In Francis Thompson's Hound Of Heaven And St. Augustine's Confessions, Ages Blanchard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Hawthorne's Life And Works Portray Him A Solitary Genius, Miss O. Ellis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Machiavelli And Shakespeare., Edith M. Stark

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A brief introduction to Nicola Machiavelli is necessary for a better understanding of the influence he exerted upon English thought. He was a descendant of old Florentine nobility and lived from 1469 to 1527. Little is known of his early years and education, but it is evident from his works that he read widely in the Latin and Italian classics, particularly the Roman histories, and that he was a student of men and things. His first entrance into public service was made in 1494. He was made clerk of the second chancery and four years later was appointed second chancellor …

The Madrigal., Frank B. Martin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The madrigal is the oldest of concerted secular forms. It had its origin in northern Italy, perhaps as early as the twelfth century. The early compositions had none of the elaborate devices which characterize the madrigals of the sixteenth century. Francesco di Landino, (1325-1390), an Italian, and the leading musician of the Florentine school of his time, wrote a madrigal, Tu che l'opera d'altrul, an extract of which appears in Fellowes' English Madrigal (1) Composers. Landino's life is interesting. He was blind from youth, but was organist for many years in the church of San Lorenzo in Florence. His madrigal …