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Plots from Greek Tragedy in Twentieth Century Drama

Description: In so far as I have been able to determine, nothing by way of general criticism or comment has previously been written on the subject of Greek plots in twentieth century tragedy, although individual writers have themselves admitted a certain indebtedness to their sources, and comments regarding the specific plays which I have cited, of course, mention a Greek origin. As regards the whole field of contemporary drama, however, I believe that no treaties earlier than this one has discussed the preā€¦ more
Date: August 1937
Creator: Talley, Eva Joy
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Some Constructive Ideas in Swift's Gulliver's Travels

Description: This study attempt to find in swift's Gulliver's Travels some constructive ideas which were far in advance of his time. This thesis elaborated on contemporary ideas of education, birth control, and government in order to show how much the present age has thought and written about these subjects, and to throw on this background Swift's thoughts, which are not elaborated.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Vivion, Fred Warren
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Some Phases of English Life as Revealed in Jonson's Early Comedies

Description: This thesis aimed to present Johnson's wide knowledge of his own age and to discuss his minute observation of contemporary life in England and to show the satirical and realistic means of detached castigation with which he mirrored his conclusions.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Campbell, Mary Tom
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A Study of the Poetry of Emily Dickinson

Description: This discussion purports to be an original study of the poetry of Emily Dickinson, a study based chiefly on the poems themselves and not on a digest of critical views and opinions.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Dickinson, George Truett
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