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Dark Nights And Long Days: Myths Of The North, Erik S. Hansen Jan 1978

Dark Nights And Long Days: Myths Of The North, Erik S. Hansen

The Bridge

The following is a "retelling" of the major tales of Norse mythology. It seemed that a periodical of a society devoted to heritage might well pay homage to the deepest roots of our history, to the beginnings of it al/, to the earliest records of our forefathers and foremothers, who first grappled with who they were and where they came from . The author notes that "people need to be reminded that the Norse gods were not just a bunch of unruly pagans -- they were GODS in their own day, and not only that, they were a lot like …


1978 Ruby Yearbook, Gwyneth A. Williams, Barb Lanoce, Ursinus College Senior Class Jan 1978

1978 Ruby Yearbook, Gwyneth A. Williams, Barb Lanoce, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1978 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.


The Society, Maine Historical Society Jan 1978

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


A Survey Of Mormon Literary Criticism, Colin B. Douglas Jan 1978

A Survey Of Mormon Literary Criticism, Colin B. Douglas

Theses and Dissertations

Three general questions concerning literature have been addressed by the writers considered in this thesis: What constitutes a work of literary art? What ought to be valued by Latter-day Saints in a literary work? How should criticism be conducted by Latter-day Saints? To the first question, five basic answers have been proposed: significant form, uplifting thought content clothed in decorative form, typological symbol, ikon (as the word is used by C S lewis in An Experiment in Criticism), and capacity for helping the reader achieve a kind of "negative capability." These definitions also tend to be statements of value, …