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Environment As A Factor In The English Novel, 1850-1914, John S. Gerrietts Jan 1937

Environment As A Factor In The English Novel, 1850-1914, John S. Gerrietts

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The Element Of Experience In The Poetry Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Bernard Marshall White-Hurst Jan 1937

The Element Of Experience In The Poetry Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Bernard Marshall White-Hurst

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Coleridge is generally recognized as a highly imaginative poet. Students are too prone therefore to regard his poetry as directly the product of his active imagination. It is the object of this study to show instead that his poetry is based largely upon his actual experiences. I have attempted to demonstrate this fact by giving supply the facts of Coleridge's life, as fully in detail as I have been able to ascertain them, and by correlating them with certain references and materials in his poems. The selections have been grouped according to biographical chronology rather than sequences of composition, which …


The Metrical Theories Of Poe And Lanier, Mary Aloysia Freund Jan 1937

The Metrical Theories Of Poe And Lanier, Mary Aloysia Freund

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Lady Augusta Gregory As Patron And Playwright Of The Irish Theatre, Frances Hoban Branson Jan 1937

Lady Augusta Gregory As Patron And Playwright Of The Irish Theatre, Frances Hoban Branson

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Realism In English Renaissance Fiction, Helen Stokes Jan 1937

Realism In English Renaissance Fiction, Helen Stokes

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Interpretation Of The Social Tendencies Found In Arnold Bennett, Agnes Laye Babcock Jan 1937

Interpretation Of The Social Tendencies Found In Arnold Bennett, Agnes Laye Babcock

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Thomas Edward Brown's Narrative Poetry, Kenneth Reynders Erfft Apr 1936

Thomas Edward Brown's Narrative Poetry, Kenneth Reynders Erfft

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This thesis presents a study ot the narrative poetry of Thomas Edward Brown. A sincere effort has been made to keep the original aspects of the study free from those prejudices which spring from an admiration for a writer like Brown. My aim has bean to stress those aspect of Brawn's narrative work upon which he claim or distinction as a writer or narrative poetry depend.


The Sun In The Poetry Of Francis Thompson, Walter Buchanan Dimond Jan 1936

The Sun In The Poetry Of Francis Thompson, Walter Buchanan Dimond

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Christ In The Poetry Of Robert Browning, Juliana Ludick Jan 1936

Christ In The Poetry Of Robert Browning, Juliana Ludick

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Carlyle And Newman: Their Intellectual And Spiritual Crises, William T. Supple Jan 1936

Carlyle And Newman: Their Intellectual And Spiritual Crises, William T. Supple

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The Monk In The Old Arthurian Romances: The Portrait Of The Monk In The Old French And Middle Englsih Arthurian Romances (1171-1471) With A Verification From Twelfth And Thirteenth Century Monasticism, Joseph Battaglia Jan 1936

The Monk In The Old Arthurian Romances: The Portrait Of The Monk In The Old French And Middle Englsih Arthurian Romances (1171-1471) With A Verification From Twelfth And Thirteenth Century Monasticism, Joseph Battaglia

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Alice Meynell As Critic Of Literature And Art, Mary Alisa Ahern Jan 1936

Alice Meynell As Critic Of Literature And Art, Mary Alisa Ahern

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Lactantius As A Critic Of Greek Philosophy, Philip H. Vitale Jan 1936

Lactantius As A Critic Of Greek Philosophy, Philip H. Vitale

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Criticism Of Family Life In Nineteenth Century English Fiction From Jane Austen To Samuel Butler, Theresa Mercedes Herbert Jan 1936

Criticism Of Family Life In Nineteenth Century English Fiction From Jane Austen To Samuel Butler, Theresa Mercedes Herbert

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Aristotelian Plot And Character In The Oedipus Tyrannus Of Sophocles And His Imitators, Thomas F. Murray Jan 1935

Aristotelian Plot And Character In The Oedipus Tyrannus Of Sophocles And His Imitators, Thomas F. Murray

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The Religious Convictions Of John Dryden, Hugh P. Tarrant Jan 1935

The Religious Convictions Of John Dryden, Hugh P. Tarrant

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Problems Of Conscience In Some Of The Plays Of Shakespeare, Mary Paul Baldwin Jan 1935

Problems Of Conscience In Some Of The Plays Of Shakespeare, Mary Paul Baldwin

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The History And The Critical Reception Of The Poems Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Mary Julienne Jan 1935

The History And The Critical Reception Of The Poems Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Mary Julienne

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George Crabbe As Social Critic Of His Times, M. Aloysia Ripperger Jan 1934

George Crabbe As Social Critic Of His Times, M. Aloysia Ripperger

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The Influence Of Passion Plays On The Modern Revival Of The Amateur Theatre, Terence J. Seery Jan 1934

The Influence Of Passion Plays On The Modern Revival Of The Amateur Theatre, Terence J. Seery

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Emily Dickinson: The Growth Of Her Reputation In Periodical Criticism, 1890-1934, Ruth Corrigan Jan 1934

Emily Dickinson: The Growth Of Her Reputation In Periodical Criticism, 1890-1934, Ruth Corrigan

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Sidney's Classicism And Its Relation To The Countess Of Pembroke's Circle, Cyrena Margaret Everist Jan 1934

Sidney's Classicism And Its Relation To The Countess Of Pembroke's Circle, Cyrena Margaret Everist

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The Poetic Doctrines Of Wordsworth And Arnold: A Comparative Study Of Critical Theories In The Nineteenth Century, Honesto F. Farol Jan 1933

The Poetic Doctrines Of Wordsworth And Arnold: A Comparative Study Of Critical Theories In The Nineteenth Century, Honesto F. Farol

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The Courtier In Shakespeare's Plays: A Study Of The Renaissance Ideals Of Courtly Conduct And Discipline In The Plays, Margaret Mary Toole Jan 1932

The Courtier In Shakespeare's Plays: A Study Of The Renaissance Ideals Of Courtly Conduct And Discipline In The Plays, Margaret Mary Toole

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A Psychological Approach To Public Speaking, Charles S. Costello Jan 1930

A Psychological Approach To Public Speaking, Charles S. Costello

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The Orthodoxy Of Milton's Theology Concerning The Trinity And Sin And Its Consequences, Rose Mary Dufault Jan 1929

The Orthodoxy Of Milton's Theology Concerning The Trinity And Sin And Its Consequences, Rose Mary Dufault

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English Scholars Of The Renaissance, Laura Backes Jan 1928

English Scholars Of The Renaissance, Laura Backes

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English Religious Poetry Of The Nineteenth Century As Influenced By The Catholic Spirit, Mary Mida Jun 1926

English Religious Poetry Of The Nineteenth Century As Influenced By The Catholic Spirit, Mary Mida

Master's Theses

Since we are now entering upon the second quarter of the twentieth century, it follows that the perspective thus offered gives ample scope for an authoritative report on the literary output of the preceding century, in the special field chosen - English Religious Poetry. The older English poets wrote from an established point of view, that is, their human creed and their idea of man coincided, while the modern English poets voice the protest or the defense of those who have little in common save the genius of the Bard. This has led to a certain recklessness in the matter …