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Sara Teasdale: Her Life And Work, Virginia Mcknight

English Language and Literature ETDs

This study of Sara Teasdale was made not only in an attempt to learn more about her as a woman and as a poet but try to relate the two, to explain why she wrote the type of poetry which she did, why some of her poems express such a joyous love of life and others such as disillusionment. The latter expression is more understandable when the facts of her life are known. The studies of her imagery and stanzaic forms aid in forming an opinion of her ability as a poet and also tend to characterize her as a …

1937 April, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

1937 April issue of the Quill & Quair magazine.

The Attitude Toward Nature In Eighteenth Century English Poetry, Julien Pontier

Bachelors’ Theses

Philosophy tells us that many arguments and seeming differences of opinion may be avoided if the parties involved would simply define the terms of the question under discussion. It will, perhaps, be well then to follow this advice in the treatment of our subject which is Nature as it is found in eighteenth century English poetry. Just what terms then must be defined or made clear? Nature as it is expressed in poetry must be defined, but along with it must also be defined, if possible, the two rather ambiguous terms classicism and romanticism. What relationship, it may be asked, …

An Anthology Of Holy Cross Verse, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Bookshelf

A collection of poetry compiled from The Holy Cross Purple, a literary publication produced by the students of the College of the Holy Cross. The selections included in this anthology appeared in The Holy Cross Purple between 1920 and 1937.

The volume's endpapers are an illustrated map of the college campus circa 1937.

Spine title: Anthology of Holy Cross Verse: 1920-1937

French Origins Of American Imagist Poetry, Beatrice Hope Zedler

Bachelors’ Theses

Every reader, I am sure, has at one time or another chanced upon a passage which instantly struck his attention by its resemblance to something else which he had read. He may have dismissed this occurrence as a merely accidental similarity, or he may have questioned whether one work had influenced the other. The latter has been my experience. In reading the poetry of Theophile Gautier, I was startled by its similarity to some of the poetry of Amy Lowell and by its adherence to two of the principles of Imagism, as set forth by Miss Lowell in the preface …

1936 December, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

1936 December issue of the Quill & Quair magazine.

Twentieth Century Negro Poets, Sheila Higgins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

According to Matthew Arnold an open mind is one of the chief essentials for true literary criticism. One is impressed by the truthfulness of this statement when he seeks to evaluate Negro poetry.

The term, Negro poetry, has several interpretations. In its most general sense, the one in which it is used in this paper, it means poetry written by Negroes on any subject. In a more restricted sense it refers to poetry that contains allusions, rhythms, sentiments and idioms more or less peculiar to the Negro. In its narrowest meaning it refers to poetry of racial protest and self-exhortation. …

Alice Meynell: Her Literary Ideas And Her Relation To The English Essay, Gena Pauline Principati

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is offered as a study of Alice Christina Meynell, her literary ideas in regard to prose, and her relation to the English essay. For the most part the illustrations have been selected from material which is available. Several of the quotations are contained in her unpublished works; some other quotations could not be attributed to any author, as they were spoken by Alice Meynell to her intimate friends. This paper was prepared after an examination of the available prose work of Mrs. Meynell and after reading several articles and books and chapters in other books on criticism.

Herrick & His Horatian Influence, Maude Wright

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Much has been written concerning Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a Roman poet and satirist born two thousand years ago, and Robert Herrick, and English lyrist of the seventeenth century. Notable literary histories of the two languages, criticisms of the writings of each of the two men and his contemporaries, short biographical studies of the two authors, discussions in literary and classical magazines, and many treatises on the Horatian influence have been written, but no individual parallel of these two authors has been issued.

As it has been pointed out above, no parallel of the two authors in question has been issued. …

1935 Spring, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

Spring 1935 issue of the Quill & Quair magazine.

1935 Winter, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

1935 Winter issue of Quill & Quair magazine.

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

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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Alan Seeger & Joyce Kilmer, American World War Poets, Mary Gardner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

American war poetry did swell to greater volume, but much has been written already about this poetry and much more will be written before it has passed the test of time and found its proper rank in the literature of the ages. Numerous collections and classifications have been made, but, strange to say, very little attention has been paid to the poets themselves. We have brief sketches or scattered magazine articles on the lives of some of the war poets, but it seems that the most interesting phase of work has been neglected, that of making a detailed study 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 Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1930 --, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1929 --, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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A Critical Study And Comparison Of Sir Philip Sidney's "Defence Of Poesy," Of Peacock's "Four Ages Of Poetry" And Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Defence Of Poetry.", Mary Cecilia Gardner

Bachelors’ Theses

Our purpose in this essay has been to concentrate upon an analytic and appreciative study of Sir Philip Sidney’s "Defence of Poesy" as the earliest critical document of any importance in England and to study both the circumstances attendant upon its production and the matter and form of its context; to inquire into the "Four Ages of Poetry" as the immediate occasion of Shelley’s "Defence of Poetry;" to analyze the "Defence of Poetry" and to attempt to discover how it was influenced by Sidney’s treatise, and what the points of similarity and dissimilarity are between the two; and lastly, to …

Character Building Through Literature, Mary Ignatia Wiesner

Bachelors’ Theses

To make straight the paths for the poets, and the critics, the terms literature and character shall be defined, the extent, as well as the limitation, of the influence of literature on character outlined, and a method of approach to the study of literature discussed. First, then, there will be a discussion of terms, then the opinions of writers on the moral values of literature, and finally, in the light of this discussion, this paper will attempt to show whether these writers claim more for literature than it actually can and does accomplish, and just how literature can be made …

The Orion, June 1925, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The June 1925 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion. This would be the final edition of The Orion; all of the future Anderson College literary journals would be published under a different title.

This issue of The Orion was published by the Estherian and Lantern Literary Societies.

The Orion, Christmas 1924, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Christmas 1924 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

This issue of The Orion was published by the Estherian and Lantern Literary Societies.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1924 --, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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The Orion, Fall 1923, Estherian Literary Society, Lanier Literary Society

Ivy Leaves

The Fall 1923 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

This issue was published by the Estherian and Lantern Literary Societies. The individual members of the editorial staff for this issue are not clearly named.

The Orion, Volume 7, Issue 5, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The April 1923 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

The names of the known editors for this issue of The Orion were Gladys Atkinson, Virginia Cowherd, Alice Pope Harris, Lula Lee Leathers, Bessie V. Jones, Lydia Burriss, Martha White, May Bell Barnhill, Bonte Phillips, Kathleen Foster, Marjorie England, Caroline Parnell, Bobbie Phillips, Malvina Hopper, and Babbie Sullivan

The Orion, Volume 7, Issue 4, Lanier Literary Society, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The March 1923 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

The names of the known editors for the Lantern Literary Society's issue of The Orion were Gladys Atkinson, Virginia Cowherd, Alice Pope Harris, Lula Lee Leathers, Bessie V. Jones, Lydia Burriss, Martha White, May Bell Barnhill, Bonte Phillips, Kathleen Foster, Marjorie England, Caroline Parnell, Bobbie Phillips, Malvina Hopper, and Babbie Sullivan.

The Orion, Volume 7, Issue 3, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The February 1923 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

The names of the known editors for the Estherian Literary Society's issue of The Orion were Gladys Atkinson, Virginia Cowherd, Alice Pope Harris, Lula Lee Leathers, Bessie V. Jones, Lydia Burriss, Martha White, May Bell Barnhill, Bonte Phillips, Kathleen Foster, Marjorie England, Caroline Parnell, Bobbie Phillips, Malvina Hopper, and Babbie Sullivan.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1923 -- The Soprano Voice: Woman's Number, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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The Orion, Volume 7, Issue 2, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Christmas 1922 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

The names of the known editors for this issue of The Orion were Gladys Atkinson, Virginia Cowherd, Alice Pope Harris, Lula Lee Leathers, Bessie V. Jones, Lydia Burriss, Martha White, May Bell Barnhill, Bonte Phillips, Kathleen Foster, Marjorie England, Caroline Parnell, Bobbie Phillips, Malvina Hopper, and Babbie Sullivan.

The Orion, Volume 7, Issue 1, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Thanksgiving 1922 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

The names of the known editors for this issue of The Orion were Gladys Atkinson, Virginia Cowherd, Alice Pope Harris, Lula Lee Leathers, Bessie V. Jones, Lydia Burriss, Martha White, May Bell Barnhill, Bonte Phillips, Kathleen Foster, Marjorie England, Caroline Parnell, Bobbie Phillips, Malvina Hopper, and Babbie Sullivan.

The Orion, Volume 6, Issue 3, The Orion Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The March 1922 edition of the Anderson College journal of literature, The Orion.

The names of the known editors for this issue of The Orion were Irene Biggs, Caroline Parnell, Frances Mattox, Mozelle Jones, and Mary Clement.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1922 -- All Star Number, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

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