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Locating Henry In The “Un-”: Proto-Postmodern Negation Of Character, Allusion, Narrative And Structure In John Berryman’S The Dream Songs, Joseph Russell Hendryx Jan 2010

Locating Henry In The “Un-”: Proto-Postmodern Negation Of Character, Allusion, Narrative And Structure In John Berryman’S The Dream Songs, Joseph Russell Hendryx

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

John Berryman's The Dream Songs encompasses an extensive and complex negation of characterization and structure, offering a method of interpretation that focuses on the negations and the absences expressed in and presented by the song cycle. Through his nonlinear account of his life and through the historical and literary allusions he uses to express himself, Henry obscures any effort for readers to discover a stable, absolute identity. Like Henry himself, his unnamed companion unsuccessfully fulfills a variety of roles that critics have attempted to prescribe for him; he fails to perform any notable thematic or structural purpose for the poem, …


Adrift In The Wake Of Modernism: Music, Mind, And Meaning In The Works Of James Joyce, April E. Cook Jan 2010

Adrift In The Wake Of Modernism: Music, Mind, And Meaning In The Works Of James Joyce, April E. Cook

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Since Joyce's rise to critical prominence over the course of the twentieth century, a diverse corpus of scholarship has emerged around the Joyce canon that is nearly as vast and as multifaceted as the works themselves. While many have explored Joyce's affinity for music and his unprecedented synthesis of musical and literary modes, relatively few have examined his works' musical properties in the context of the contemporaneous musical developments of the early avant-garde and jazz movements. This study explores the trajectory of Joyce's engagement with musical forms and techniques, ranging from the primarily allusive relations of his early works to …


A Research Project Contributing To African American Children's Literature Based In The 1950s Time Period In Midwestern Culture, Paula Noelle Bolander Jan 2010

A Research Project Contributing To African American Children's Literature Based In The 1950s Time Period In Midwestern Culture, Paula Noelle Bolander

Graduate Research Papers

African American characters have been portrayed in children's literature since the 1800s. There is a lack of information available for children to learn about African Americans from the 1950s time period in the Midwest. Therefore, a nonfiction trade book based on African American culture in Burlington, Iowa will alleviate the gap in children's literature for the United States in the Midwest. The nonfiction trade book was based on Evangeline Ray's life growing up in Burlington, Iowa, in the 1950s. The vignettes portrayed in the book were created on the basis of 15 interviews with the researcher over a period of …


The Portrayal Of Grandparents As Caregivers In Young Adult Fiction, Susan Christine Bunch Jan 2010

The Portrayal Of Grandparents As Caregivers In Young Adult Fiction, Susan Christine Bunch

Graduate Research Papers

The number of children and young adults being raised primarily by their grandparents continues to increase (Landry-Meyer & Newman, 2004). If either the grandchild or grandparent is suddenly thrust into a different family structure it can create challenges. Some young adults turn to the characters in literature as models for how to cope with life challenges (Hughes-Hassell & Rodge, 2007). It was the purpose of this quantitative study to explore physical health, mental and emotional health, and lifestyle and social challenges faced by grandparents and grandchildren when the grandparents are the primary caregivers, and how those challenges are portrayed in …


A Need For Picture Books Showing Girls Playing Organized Team Sports, Lisa A. Heiden Jan 2010

A Need For Picture Books Showing Girls Playing Organized Team Sports, Lisa A. Heiden

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this project was to create a children's picture storybook depicting female characters participating in competitive team athletics. The book shows a young girl learning about the game of basketball and sharing the experience with her older sister. The researcher has a long history of athletic participation and a deep passion for sports. These experiences allowed the researcher to capture the essence of the sport of basketball and create a picture book for children that engages the reader and possibly encourages participation in athletics for children of various ages. The book gives young, athletic girls an early experience …


Remasculating The Emasculated: Railroad As The Means Of Regaining Chinese Man's Masculinity In Frank Chin's "Railroad Standard Time" And "The Eat And Run Midnight People", Sabiha Sorgun Jan 2009

Remasculating The Emasculated: Railroad As The Means Of Regaining Chinese Man's Masculinity In Frank Chin's "Railroad Standard Time" And "The Eat And Run Midnight People", Sabiha Sorgun

Short Story

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In Bucharest, As Evening Falls, Bogdan Suceavă, Valentina-Monica Barba, Ehren Schimmel Jan 2009

In Bucharest, As Evening Falls, Bogdan Suceavă, Valentina-Monica Barba, Ehren Schimmel

Short Story

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Review Of The Global Village, Ronny Noor Jan 2009

Review Of The Global Village, Ronny Noor

Short Story

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Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface Jan 2009

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Short Story

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Introduction To "Moving Day", Robert Olen Butler Jan 2009

Introduction To "Moving Day", Robert Olen Butler

Short Story

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Short Story, Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 2009 [Download Entire Issue] Jan 2009

Short Story, Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 2009 [Download Entire Issue]

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Severance: Body And Yearning, Sydney Alice Clark Jan 2009

Severance: Body And Yearning, Sydney Alice Clark

Short Story

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"The Link Of Our Yearning Hands": Trauma And Community In Robert Olen Butler's A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain, Laura Dawkins Jan 2009

"The Link Of Our Yearning Hands": Trauma And Community In Robert Olen Butler's A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain, Laura Dawkins

Short Story

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Cycles Within Cycles: Mini-Cycles In Robert Olen Butler's Fiction, Allan Weiss Jan 2009

Cycles Within Cycles: Mini-Cycles In Robert Olen Butler's Fiction, Allan Weiss

Short Story

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The Solipsism Of Sex: Intercourse By Robert Olen Butler, Jack Wang Jan 2009

The Solipsism Of Sex: Intercourse By Robert Olen Butler, Jack Wang

Short Story

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Interview With Robert Olen Butler, Roger W. Hecht Jan 2009

Interview With Robert Olen Butler, Roger W. Hecht

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Notes On Contributors Jan 2009

Notes On Contributors

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Back Cover Jan 2009

Back Cover

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Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 2009

Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Short Story

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Mind And Body, Lucas Carpenter Jan 2009

Mind And Body, Lucas Carpenter

Short Story

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Short Story, Volume 17, Number 2, Fall 2009 [Download Entire Issue] Jan 2009

Short Story, Volume 17, Number 2, Fall 2009 [Download Entire Issue]

Short Story

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A Fine Spell, Liesl Wilke Jan 2009

A Fine Spell, Liesl Wilke

Short Story

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Mezzotext: Haunting Objects In M. R. James And Thomas Hardy, Luke Thurston Jan 2009

Mezzotext: Haunting Objects In M. R. James And Thomas Hardy, Luke Thurston

Short Story

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Between Collection And Cycles: The Mini-Cycle, Allan Weiss Jan 2009

Between Collection And Cycles: The Mini-Cycle, Allan Weiss

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Back Cover Jan 2009

Back Cover

Short Story

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Notes On Contributors Jan 2009

Notes On Contributors

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Introduction To Special Issue Of Short Story On Robert Olen Butler, Farhat Iftekharuddin Jan 2009

Introduction To Special Issue Of Short Story On Robert Olen Butler, Farhat Iftekharuddin

Short Story

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Meditations On Studying Abroad, Jaimal Yogis Jan 2009

Meditations On Studying Abroad, Jaimal Yogis

Short Story

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(Re)Closure In The Short Story Sequence: Vietnam Revisited In Robert Olen Butler's A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain, Robert M. Luscher Jan 2009

(Re)Closure In The Short Story Sequence: Vietnam Revisited In Robert Olen Butler's A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain, Robert M. Luscher

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Erotics Of Textuality, Megan M. Gallagher Jan 2009

Erotics Of Textuality, Megan M. Gallagher

Honors Program Theses

In understanding the complex nature of textual studies, an important aspect, but often overlooked as just a part of the publishing process, is the different set of biases that each editor imposes on the text. What is often studied is the relationship of the author to the text and developing the enjoyment that one can experience in the exploration of what is referred to as authorial intent. This concept of authorship, however, is one that is distinct to the modem audience. When one considers a text in a modem literacy the single person responsible for what is thought of as …