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Contributions Of The University Wits To Elizabethan Comedy, William E. Schwendeman

Bachelors’ Theses

The University Wis (Lyly, Greene, Peele, Lodge, and Nash) setting their pens to paper in the latter decades of the sixteenth century, just prior to the initial efforts of the Avon bard, gradually affected that tremendous change in dramatic technique which was to make possible that grand legacy of dramatic literature which we have inherited. They were to open the way for the Elizabethan masterpieces; masterpieces that were to exhibit a development so startling in its advance when compared with such crude efforts as Roister Doister and Gammer Gurton's Needle.

Cicero And Lactantius: Pagan And Christian, Lorena Magdalen Scherkenbach

Bachelors’ Theses

It was Pica del Mirandula, one of the Renaissance scholars who first called Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius the "Cicero of the Christians".(1) True it is, however, that the resemblance between the famous old Pagan orator and philosopher and the Christian apologist was remarked long before the age of Mirandula. Saint Jerome at the close of the fourth century said (2) that one would find in the writings of Lactantius an abridgement, so to speak, of the philosophical dialogues of Cicero. But the similarity once noted has never been completely shown; strangely enough too, for a comparison and contrast of two …

The Picaresque Novel In Spain, Genevieve M. Meyers

Bachelors’ Theses

The progenitor of all the true picaroe as antiheroes of the picaresque novels was born in Spain. Originally the term "picaro" was applied to a kitchen-boy, but in the sixteenth century it was ascribed to those rogues or vagabond wanderers who, by birth, choice or misfortune, were at the foot of the social ladder and who, without any particular trade or profession, managed to obtain a living by means of their wits at the expense of other people. "The picaro is neither a hero nor a villain, but an antihero He is distinguished from the typical villain in that a …

The Influence Of Editorials Is Increasing, Lawrence A. Keating

Bachelors’ Theses

Doubtless the average individual would experience grave difficulty in defining the term "editorial" or the words "editorial matter." Although he reads editorials and editorial matter daily in his newspapers, although he utilizes evenings in scanning the offerings of modern periodicals, he would be at a loss to define clearly what "editorial" means, what an editorial is.

The Influence Of Politics On The Press Is Waning, Julia Margaret Kearney

Bachelors’ Theses

One of the outstanding characteristics of present day journalism is the absence of political influence on the press, which was so prevalent several decades past. It would be an exceedingly difficult matter to definitely point out a paper, which is really important and influential, as a party organ. They are of course, many large dailies which favor certain parties in general, but no important newspaper is guided al together in its whole editorial policy by politics. Politics has completely lost its former control of the press. One by one the party organs are vanishing and becoming obsolete or they are …

The Unification Of Germany Under The Leadership Of Bismarck, Virginia Katherine Hunt

Bachelors’ Theses

The hand of Otto Von Bismarck was the hand that fashioned the German ship of state. It was Bismarck, who, out of huddled mass of little states, created the great German Empire. With the aid of indefatigable energy, clear foresight, an almost superhuman perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, he brought his country out of obscurity and gave her a place in the universe.

Virgil's Legacy To Milton, Margaret Mary Nagle

Bachelors’ Theses

Poetry is vitally the translation or interpretation of life in its highest terms. In its advance through the centuries, it gives expression to man's attempt to find, under the confused appearance of things as we see them, life's real truth and beauty. Latin poetry is one of the great incarnations of this endless progress through the ages and the Prince of Poets, Virgil, stands in one of the foremost places in the line of torch-bearers. The masterpieces of Latin literature are of great importance in the present age. They are supreme works of art,of an excellence unsurpassed and in some …

The Industrial Advertising Dollar, Arthur H. Nicolaus

Bachelors’ Theses

Although our time may be called the era of big business and extensive advertising, I believe that the day of intensive advertising is still young. Millions have been expended on placing selling copy before the reader and a surprising amount of that expenditure has been spent without any economic calculation of its return.

Cicero's Belief In The Immortality Of The Soul, Madeleine Julian Donahue

Bachelors’ Theses

In the darkness before the dawn of Christianity, Marcus Tullius Cicero, the pagan philosopher and moralist, lived. He was of that last generation~ floundering in a world devoid of all religion, blank as to any ideas of a God. Religion only meant gods as things to swear by, or things to be amused by, or things from which, if times were bad, some doubtful assistance might perchance come. It was a century in which the old religions had lost their hold, and Christianity had not yet emerged.

The Structure Of The Gothic Romance And Its Influence On Poe, Catherine Doyle

Bachelors’ Theses

The tale of terror has thrilled men of all ages. Man desires, not only to be amused, but also to be roused to pity and terror. The ancient people wondered at the might of the thunder-bolt, the swiftness of the lightening, the rising of the sun. They invented tales personifying the elements, inspiring awe and terror.

Galdos As A Dramatist, Catherine Dempsey

Bachelors’ Theses

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The Origin And Development Of Imagistic Poetry In Modern American Literature, With Special Reference To Its Artistic Limitations, Olive M. Pfefferle

Bachelors’ Theses

Perhaps one of the strongest proofs that any idea or movement is worth considering lies in the fact that the conservatives have become alarmed and have arisen in protest. For their ranks are so small that they have little influence except to concentrate the attention of the public on such questions as are disturbing them. This must be the reason, then, for the wide-spread interest in the "new movement" in poetry. It has been criticized and condemned as much as, if not more than, any new idea or movement that has ever originated, until poets, as well as readers, have …

The Influence Of Ibsen On The English Drama; With Reference To Pinero And Shaw, Elvira Ritter

Bachelors’ Theses

The modern Theatre is the Theatre of experiment. It is a product of the age of Reason, in which everything is looked on with suspicion until a plausible scientific theory is advanced to dignify it with the garb of authority. At a time when the critical and uncritical people which make up any audience preferred to have all articles labeled before purchasing, this pigeonholing mania had been advanced to the extent of naming dramatists, novelists, and poets according to their type of thinking.

The Financial And Economical Aspects Of The World War, Aileen Louise Esser

Bachelors’ Theses

A war period necessarily forces the consideration of many important problems. The greatest of these might well be called "the financial difficulty." Seemingly there are greater and graver situations but upon contemplating them, we are forced to acknowledge that it is the financial problem which carries on or closes a war. This difficulty af­fects not only the fighting forces but the general populous as well.

Sensationalism In Dickens, Lorraine Catherine Kusta

Bachelors’ Theses

Dickens once said, that a book of all things ought " to stand, by itself. It is a picture of life but one that not only portrays but shows the significance of its subject. Its form is uniquely elastic because its art is the handmaid of its purpose which is to illustrate the true and aggrandize the good, as well as to express the beautiful. Its sole artistic standard is fitness; its measure the adaptedness of means to end. Dealing in this way with all of life, it is not sufficient for the novelist to love like Keats "the principle …

The Value Of The Newspaper As An Advertising Medium, Edwin J. Morrison

Bachelors’ Theses

America Is a bargain hunting nation. A merchant advertises a sale: the people rush madly to his store, force their way to the counters, trample other people under foot and ruin the clothes they are wearing. With a sigh of content, their bargains under their arms, these people trudge homeward.

The Relation Of Painting To Poetry With Reference To The Works Of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Helen Marie Friar

Bachelors’ Theses

Art may be defined as the adequate and harmonious expression of some phase of man's life in true relation to the whole. Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and poetry are the five principal five arts. Each of these fulfills its own function and in addition is united with the others in a common bond through the pleasure which is their aim.

A Comparative Study Of The Stoicism Of Seneca And Marcus Aurelius, Helen Caroline Boemer

Bachelors’ Theses

Socrates it was who taught men to think aright, to love knowledge and goodness, to realize the worth of friendship, courage and wisdom. To him as a consequence many subsequent philosophers went for their ideas. Hence after his death we find that many schools of philosophy came into existence. Besides the schools of Plato, Aristotle and Epicurus, there arose also the Cynic School of Antisthenes and the Megaric School of Euclid, all of which incorporated some of the fundamental doctrines of Socrates or contained elements of pre-Socratic systems, modified by the influence of their common master.

The Conflict Of The Stoic And The Epicurean In Horace, Eleanore Frances Carpenter

Bachelors’ Theses

In the estimation of many, the classics are all a waste of precious time and a needless expenditure of energy. If one should suggest to those same people that Horace could visit the twentieth century and not be a curiosity in regard to his philosophy of life, they would probably look at you askance and murmur things about absurdities. It is not strange, however, that we should find Horace and his philosophy of life interesting when we peruse the pages of history only to realize that human nature has remained the same throughout the ages despite the succession of wonders …

Increasing Newspaper Circulation, Silvester N. Scherer

Bachelors’ Theses

In considering the successful financial enterprises in the country today it is shocking to note what a small number of newspapers can be properly listed amongst them. There are proportionately more newspaper businesses operating at a loss than any other kind. Regarding the commercial value of its output each year the publishing and printing industry ranks sixth in the nation, but in credit it is at the bottom of the list.

The History Of American Literature Is The History Of The American Magazine, Regina Margaret Murphy

Bachelors’ Theses

Eminent authorities are not agreed as to the origin of American literature. Some credit John Smith with contributing the nucleus to native literature, others maintain that the North American Review gave the first impetus to letters, still others make the history of American letters synonymous with the establishment of the Atlantic Monthly. These divergences of opinion exist not because the production of works is denied, but because critics do not ascribe the same relative merits to these productions, however evidence reveals the fact that American authors have been in¬ separably associated with American magazines, hence the history of American literature …

The Value Of Magazine Advertising To National Producers, Catherine M. Havlichek

Bachelors’ Theses

Many and varied have been the experiences and careers of the magazine in America. But perhaps no more colorful fact stands out than the circumstances encompassing its origin, its checkered progress, and its present development.

The Influence Of The Editorial In American Newspapers Is Waning, M. Ruth Reynolds

Bachelors’ Theses

The jointed thumbs of old man Public Opinion are turning slowly downward, and the press is out of tune with the old medley popularly called "Editorial Influence". The time honored power of the members of the Fourth Estate to guide the embryo opinions of a reading public into channels properly directed by the policy of a paper is slowly being metamorphosed into a condition in which the newspapers themselves will be subject to public opinion and dependent upon it, for whatever power and influence they are to possess.

The Value Of Newspaper Advertising, Amy Evelyn Wagner

Bachelors’ Theses

If Shakespeare were living today he could truly say, "All the world’s a stage set for advertising," The setting, so elaborately intricate, enticing and compelling in its demands would no doubt be a picture of modern commerce, and upon the throne of this great power would be seated the King of Advertising, newspaper advertising. Justly so, for in order that commerce may create a desire for her wares, it "needs that power, with its skill, thought, resources and judgment, virile energy, largeness of mental growth and equipment, combined with a creative force that accomplishes things, which is called advertising,"

The Relations Of The English Periodical Essay To The Development Of The English Novel In The Eighteenth Century, Madeline Jane O'Brien

Bachelors’ Theses

The literature of the eighteenth century was outward and finite-outward in the absence of a deep penetration into the heart and mind of man; and finite in the subjects and the arbitrary laws of style and verse to which it was confined. A philosophy of sensualism, a morality of expediency and a poetry of fancy-"Creamy Smoothness"- were the main characteristics of the age.

The Relation Of The Mind To The Voice And Body In Expression, Helen Brockman

Bachelors’ Theses

Expression is the manifestation of mental activity; the outward sign of inward life. Every action of the face or hand, every modulation of the voice is simply an outward effect of an inward condition. We get the thoughts, feelings, and character of our fellow-being from the action of his body or from what we hear from his voice. Hence, we see that expression is not of the body, but through the body; it is manifested by motions and actions of the body, by tones and modulations of the voice. But "it is the soul that speaks."

Newspaper Ethics, David M. Delany

Bachelors’ Theses

Practically every newspaper before 1900 had been a law unto itself. Journalism was without a code of ethics or a system of self-restraint and self-respect. This is well shown by the fighting attitude of the early editor who left his newspaper office to visit a rival editor arid force his opinion upon him with physical force if necessary. Early journalism had no sure standards of either work or duty. Its intellectual landscapes were anonymous; its moral destination was confused. From that time the journalistic standards have continued to raise until today it is said that the ethics of journalism are …

The Psychology Of Advertising, Clarence Sievert

Bachelors’ Theses

Psychology of advertising. Just what does this term mean to the average mind and what is its significance?

We speak of the psychology of advertising, politics, history, color, the mob, the crowd, imitation and many other things. The term psychology is applied in much the same way as when we speak of the 'art' of this and that thing. The art of anything concerns the way it is done and the psychology of it would refer to the affects it has on the mind of those concerned.

Opportunities In Country Journalism, Edward A. Harrigan

Bachelors’ Theses

Opportunities in the field of rural journalism are fre­quently overlooked. Schools and colleges of journalism are turning out annually, thousands of young men and women, who have been fitted for reporting and editing as well as other forms of writing. Many of these obviously do not intend to be merely reporters all of their lives. Again, there are scores in the ranks of city newspaper work, who are tired of the grind, and nerve wracking rush.

Catholic Church Versus Socialism, Ethel M. Theisen

Bachelors’ Theses

On account of the great diversity of socialistic doctrines, it is very difficult to give an exact and all embracing definition of socialism. The word socialism has been used to convey a variety of meanings, and is only gradually assuming a definite significance. An earlier term by which socialism was known is communism. Efforts to distinguish communism from socialism cannot be said to have been successful. Sometimes communism is used to refer to the voluntary organization of small bodies of men who have common property and who carry on production in common. They share among themselves the fruit of their …