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Methodist Circuit-Riders In America, 1766-1844, William A. Powell Jr.

Master's Theses

The Methodist Episcopal Church became the largest religious denomination in the United States during the 1820's. Local expressions of the national body were established in nearly every American community. Methodist expansion was largely a result of the activity of circuitriders. These itinerants traveled and proclaimed the gospel to citizens, many of whom joined the Church and became part of a religious movement which influenced the l development of culture in the United States.

The traveling minister in the Methodist Church was noted for his self-sacrificing spirit. He endured hardships in the ministry which few men of the present age can …

"Cenni Biografici Del Maestro Di Musica Giuseppe Verdi" (Part 3), Giuseppe Demaldè, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, Ernesto Macchidani

Verdi Forum

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Conferences And Announcements

Verdi Forum

Brief recap of a three-day conference on Verdi's Oberto held at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna; announcement of the creation of a Verdi critical edition, The Works of Giuseppe Verdi, to be published jointly by the University of Chicago Press and Ricordi; details of an upcoming conference on Verdi's Macbeth at the University of Danville (Kentucky)

From The Director's Desk, Martin Chusid

Verdi Forum

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Casts For The Verdi Premieres In The U.S. (1847-1976) (Part 2), Martin Chusid

Verdi Forum

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Tuning In The Boiler Room And The Cotton Patch: New Directions In The Study Of Afro-American Folklore, Daryl Cumber Dance

English Faculty Publications

One of the first problems in the study of folklore is, of course, the collection of materials. In almost every area of Black folklore, the collecting was initiated by whites. As I have noted elsewhere, "Black folk forms seem to thrive quietly and abashedly in the Black community as items of private enjoyment and public shame until they are ' discovered ' by whites who legitimize them for the American public-Black and white. Such has been the case with the general folk tales (the animal tales, the etiological myths, the Slave John tales, etc.), the spirituals, and the blues. The …

The Spirit Mercurius Of Rabelais, Dorothy S. Wyatt

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the presence of salt and Mercurius in Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel. This element and this alchemical personification of the process of transformation will be viewed in light of works of psychoanalysis and alchemical symbolism by C. G. Jung. To broach a study of this type implies an overlap of psychoanalytical theory and critical literary theory. This study is being done in order to ascertain the conscious and subconscious influence of the author.

The Relationship Of The Protestant Episcopal Church In Virginia With The Negro Slaves 1830 To 1860: Success Or Failure?, Elisabeth Evans Wray

Master's Theses

Some conclusions may be drawn as to the success—or failure--of the Church's relationship with the slaves in nineteenth-century Virginia by constructing a narrative of the general attitudes held by the Episcopal Church (the bishops and other clergy and the laity) and the actions resulting from them. The years from 1830 to 1860 are the most fruitful period of the century in revealing through sermons, letters, newspapers, and books the Church's ideas concerning the institution of religious instruction for the slaves and their place in the life of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia. Because many of the attitudes …

Senior Recital: Kathy Kessler, Soprano And Michael Simpson, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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University Of Richmond Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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University Of Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Guest Recital: Philip Lewis, Violin And Jungshin Lim Lewis, Cello, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Russian Secular And Sacred Choral Music, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Senior Recital: Deborah Barnes Wood, Mezzo-Soprano And Suzanne Bunting, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Laura Park, Violin And Diane Rivera, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Student Recital: V. Anne Oglesby, Soprano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Master Recital: Hope Armstrong Erb, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Wit And Humor In The Slave Narratives, Daryl Cumber Dance

English Faculty Publications

This passage suggests something of the nature of Black humor and the function it has served, not only in the slave narratives, but in the folk tales and throughout the history of recorded literature from William Wells Brown to Amiri Baraka. The life revealed in all of these sources is shown to often be alternately degrading and courageous, tragic and absurdly comic, hopeless and yet enduring; indeed that life could hardly ever be termed merely amusing. And the Black character, though he may be seen to laugh, can hardly be deemed carefree, unbothered, satisfied, even truly happy. Indeed the paradox …

Modernization In The Virginia General Assembly : The Commission On The Legislative Process 1972-73, Richard Kirk Jonas

Master's Theses

Of the forces which led to institutional modernization in the Virginia General Assembly in the early 1970's, the Commission on the Legislative Process was one of the most significant. The Commission focused its attention on those administrative, managerial and structural problems which were among the most significant impedi­ ments to the Assembly's efficient operation. In the administrative and managerial areas the Commission had great success. Administrative improvements in staff support were especially significant. Staff support was recommended and subsequently approved for individual legislators, standing committees and the Assembly as a whole.

Alienor Of Aquitaine : Her Literary Role And Influence In The Twelfth Century, Janet Parrish Harris

Master's Theses

Aliénor of Aquitaine was one of the first and most active patrons of Provencal poetry. Known as Aliénor "until David Hume vandalized her name into 'Eleanor'," this Queen.of France, along with her children, spread a love of poetry and music to many provinces in France. French poets followed her across the English Channel when she became Queen of England and introduced their art to the English Court.

Oliver Cromwell And The Monarchy, Neil R. Bryant

Honors Theses

It is easy to portray Cromwell as some kind of Machiavellian plotter bent upon the achievement of personal gain through coercion, even murder, yet as Wingfied-Stratford noted, it was possible for Charles to save himself and his crown, but "Charles was more resolved to die than Oliver Cromwell to kill him." Cromwell and the other like minded members of the army were forced to depose and kill the King by Charles himself. Political, social, and most particularly, religious forces combined to pressure Cromwell into a long and agonizing decision, but when once firmly convinced of the moral rightness of his …

Student Recital: Jane Vaughn O'Halloran, Mezzo-Soprano And Michael Simpson, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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The Transiational Period: Massive Resistance And Norfolkd, Va., Malnie Ijams Payne

Honors Theses

Segregation itself was not dead in Virginia, but it took on a more subtle approach. Governor Almond appointed a commission on the same day the schools opened in Norfolk to deal with the problem in a different way. The commission brought forth the Perrow or "freedom of choice" plan, lettin gparents decide if their children would attend an integrated school. No, segregation was not dead, it had just gone into hiding. When and if segregation ned altogether, whether it be "dejure" (by law) or "defacto" (by the fact), the transition from past attitudes of racial superiority to a "colorless" society …

John Julius Guthrie And The Cruise Of The Levant To China, 1855-1858, Annette C.G. Bruce

Honors Theses

In October of 1855 the sloop-of-war Levant was ordered to the East Indies Station to relieve the Vandalia. Her Captain, Commander William Smith, spent the next month outfitting the ship. By early November the vessel was ready to sail.

The Messenger, Vol. 103

The Messenger (archival - 1870-)

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American Music Concert, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Student Recital: Debbie Belkov, Violin And Jill A. Kidd, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Junior Recital: Celeste R. Nuckols, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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National Cathedral And Saint Albans Schools Madrigal Singers, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

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Student Repertory Program, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

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