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- Addison's Literary Criticism as Found in The Spectator
- This thesis is a study of Joseph Addison's literary criticism as found in The Spectator.
- An Appraisal of some Moot Issues in English Grammar
- This thesis discusses traditional and liberal views on certain English expressions by examining them as they are discussed in traditional school grammars, in descriptive grammars, and in current magazine articles and as they are used in the best writing of today.
- The Gothic Element in the Novels of Charles Brockden Brown
- This thesis examines the Gothic element in the novels of Charles Brockden Brown and his influence on future writers.
- The Influence of Milton on Wordsworth's Poetry
- This thesis discusses the influence of Milton on the poetry of Wordsworth.
- John Locke as Semanticist
- This is a study of the work of John Locke and his ideas relating to the field of semantics.
- Naturalism in the Novels of Theodore Dreiser
- The author's purpose has been to trace in a very broad and general manner the trend of naturalism up to this point where the central figure of our study, Theodore Dreiser, enters into the picture. This survey is designed primarily to give the reader an indication of what naturalism is, both in philosophy and method, and a very brief historical background of the movement.
- Realism in Hamlin Garland's Prose Fiction of Midwestern Farm Life
- No artist can be set apart from the developments and problems of his day, and so it was that Hamlin Garland, literary spokesman for the Midwestern farmers of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, was inevitably bound to portray his region with all of its economic, social, and political complexities. His work was destined to be influenced by the echoes of the Civil War, the immigration of both Americans and foreigners to a fertile, grain-producing country, and by all the problems of adjustment that faced this agrarian society.
- Some Morphological Aspects of the Speech of Cooke County, Texas
- A survey of language in a certain area is designed primarily to present a living language as it is actually spoken; thus, a morphological study of language is designed to determine the most widely-used syntactical and grammatical forms and to record these forms in a statistical manner. These findings are to be interpreted in the light of similar studies, not with the purpose of establishing the cultural level of the language in the area surveyed, but to present all the possible variations, and, in some cases, to draw a comparison as a matter of record between the forms found to be commonly used in every-day speech and the standard usage as given by leading linguistic authorities.
- A Study of the Stressed Back Vowels in the Speech of Gregg County, Texas
- The purpose of this paper is to contribute some knowledge of the vowel sounds in the speech of one part of East Texas, Gregg County. Although these sounds do not vary greatly from those heard in other parts of the South, the variations which do occur are of interest to the student of speech sounds, and for that reason the sounds studied are carefully recorded in this paper.
- Symbolism in Six Works of Joseph Conrad
- This study examines evidence as to Conrad's principles provided by the symbolism in five novels and one novelette.
- Walt Whitman's Influence Abroad
- This paper is a study of Walt Whitman's influence in England, Northern European countries, Southern Europe, Latin America, and other countries.
- Autobiographical Elements in the Works of Charles Dickens
- This thesis endeavors to show how Charles Dickens revealed himself and his life in his works.
- The Problem of Spelling Reform
- Spelling is a tool by which one records his thoughts and ideas; therefore it is a vital part of life. To fulfill its task successfully, spelling must be accurate. Spelling is that tool by which the happenings of the past are revealed to the present and are preserved for the future. For any individual who attempts to transfer his thoughts and words by symbols onto paper, correct spelling is a prime essential. It follows, then, that to develop perfect habits of spelling in order that perfect transcriptions of thoughts might be made is the duty of the teacher. This duty has been attempted by teachers for many generations. But it is an established fact that the goal has not been reached, for there is a stupendous number of misspellings in the written work of students in high schools. Many methods have been advanced for correcting this incompetence in spelling; when these were tried, they have failed to secure the coveted goal. In some instances the cure has aggravated the disease. Successful abolishment of this handicap baffles the teaching profession. In a course in American pronunciation recently conducted at North Texas State College, the teacher presented the fact that there are factors in the English language which tend to become stumbling-blocks to the attainment of perfect spelling. For the first time it became evident to this writer that certain elements within the language might be the cause of the spelling problem. Therefore, the readings for this thesis were undertaken for the purpose of finding the logical causes for poor spelling habits and with the hope of discovering a workable remedy.
- A Proposed Reconstruction of the Elizabethan Globe Theater in Odessa, Texas
- The purpose of this study is to determine as accurately as possible from an examination of contemporary records and from interpretations of scholars what the structure and conventions of the Globe Theater were in the hope that the projected reconstruction of the theater in Odessa may be as near the original as is possible and feasible.
- Some Lexical Variants of Pioneer Ellis County
- The purpose of this study is to give the common words, together with a collection of old expressions or terms, of the oldest residents of Ellis County and to trace their usage to the states in the Old South. The importance of recording these old words and terms is to preserve the oldest forms of the community for those who are interested in the growth and development of local speech and, also, to trace the history of these words.
- Character Studies in John Steinbeck's Fiction
- This thesis is a study of the characters in John Steinbeck's fiction.
- A Comparison of Chaucer's and Shakespeare's Treatments of the Troilus-Cressida Story
- The purpose of this study is to trace the changes that the story of Troilus-Cressida underwent from age to age and to discover how these came about and how they influenced the form and concept of Chaucer's and Shakespeare's versions of the tale.
- Eugene O'Neill's Theory and Practice of Tragedy
- This thesis discusses six plays by the playwright Eugene O'Neill considered as tragedies.
- Functional Shift in English
- The purpose of this study will be to make an investigation of the shifting of a word from one part of speech to another, to see whether this linguistic process existed in Old English, Middle English, and to note the prevalence of functional shift among present-day writers.
- Important Influences on Newman's Faith
- This study is designed primarily to show the important influences which shaped John Henry Newman's religious beliefs and his ultimate conversion to the Roman Catholic Church.
- "Positive" and "Negative" Characters in Joseph Conrad's Fiction
- This thesis is an attempt to understand Joseph Conrad's own concept of the "moral law"; what is meant by the terms "positive" and "negative," often used to describe the forces so obviously influencing his characters; and the characters, the action, and the endings as proofs of Conrad's belief in such a law and such forces.
- Shaw's Economic Theories as Found in His Plays
- This paper contains, somewhat in detail, Shaw's ideas of the economic relations of man, as they are stated in his political writings and upheld in his plays.
- Social and Political Conservatism in Joseph Conrad's Fiction
- The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the evidences of Conrad's conservative tastes and beliefs as indicated by his way of life and his associations, and to show, further, that this conservatism is revealed directly and indirectly in his stories and novels.
- The Use of Character Portrayal in the Short Poems of Edwin Arlington Robinson
- This thesis is a study of Robinson's general mental and philosophical development and the forces which contributed to it, the kinds and sources of Robinson's characters and the method and importance of their portrayal, Robinson's single portraits of men, Robinson's portrayal of women characters, Robinson's historical portraits, and the relationship of the short poems to Robinson's total work.
- The Influence of Women on Walt Whitman
- It is the scope and purpose of this study to investigate the Whitman-woman relationship and to attempt to answer, so far as this Whitman puzzle may be answered, the question of the effect of women on the Whitman philosophy and the nature of that philosophy concerning women.
- Religion as a Factor in the Literary Career of Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The purpose of this study is to evaluate various religious elements in Nathainel Hawthorne's life in relation to his career as a literary artist. The moral seriousness of this author at once strikes us as being something closely akin to religious sentiment, but he refused to endorse any specific dogma or to subscribe to any one organized faith. We know from his work that he had a religion, but his silence leaves ample room for conjecture if we wish to "label" him, or decide which of those religions that he contemplated was most congenial to his nature.
- Ability Grouping in Secondary English
- This thesis discusses the pros and cons of grouping by ability in secondary English.
- Chaucer's Devices for Securing Verisimilitude in the Canterbury Tales
- This thesis explores Chaucer's devices for securing verisimilitude by various methods in the Canterbury Tales.
- Cosmetic Names : Their Formations and Semantic Implications
- In order to discover the semantic implications involved in advertising in general, the present study is confined to an investigation of the names of perfumes and lipsticks, taken as representative of the broader field.
- Epic Qualities in Moby-Dick
- Many critics not satisfied with explaining Moby-Dick in terms of the novel, have sough analogies in other literary genres. Most often parallels have been drawn from epic and dramatic literature. Critics have called Moby-Dick either an epic or a tragedy. After examining the evidence presented by both schools of thought, after establishing a workable definition of the epic and listing the most common epic devices, and after examining Moby-Dick in terms of this definition and discovering many of the epic devices in it, I propose the thesis that Melville has written an epic, not unlike the great epics of the past.
- Literary and Realistic Influences upon the Women of the Spectator
- This study will outline the two great literary genres of character-writing and satire, upon the tradition and practice of which Joseph Addison and Richard Steele based their characters of women in the Spectator. The three-fold purpose of this study is to determine how the Spectator was influenced by, and what it in turn contributed to, the two literary genres, the "Character" of women and satire on women; and to present the social status of the female audience as it existed and as the Spectator sought to improve it.
- Naturalism in the Work of Stephen Crane
- A critical study of naturalism and its influence in the works of Stephen Crane.
- A Study of Mechanics: Prescription and Use
- This thesis studies historical punctuation its uses and standards developed.
- Adventure and Political Reform in Winston Churchill Before 1913
- This thesis discusses the life of Winston Churchill. It explores his adventures and political reform prior to 1913.
- The Man of Law's Tale and its Analogues
- This thesis examines Chaucer's "The Man of Law's Tale" from the "Canterbury Tales," and includes a comparison of the narrative treatment of Chaucer's, Gower's and Trivet's tales of Constance.
- The Salome Legend in the Arts
- This study of the Salome legend in the arts covers the historical background of the Salome legend, Salome in the early Christian era and in the Middle Ages, Salome in the Renaissance, and Salome in modern times.
- The Development of Don Juan as a Dramatic Character Before 1800
- This thesis examines the myth and legend of Don Juan and the development of the dramatic character prior to 1800.
- The Development of the Unheroic Hero in the Modern Novel
- This thesis explores the development of the unheroic hero in the modern novel.
- The Epic Element in Hiawatha
- By tracing the development of the epic, oral and written, as in Chapter III, the qualities that are characteristic of the epic and the devices associated with the epic through continued usage were found to be the constant factors upon which the definition of the epic is formulated. The application to Hiawatha of the epic definition in terms of form, theme, subject matter, characters, tone, the use of the supernatural, and the use of characteristic devices, strengthens the thesis that Longfellow has written an epic.
- The Faithful Wife Motif in Elizabethan Drama
- The major purpose of this thesis is to present a discussion of the motif of the faithful wife as it appears in the domestic drama of the Elizabethan Age; in addition, an account of the literary history of the theme will be given, in order that the use made of the story in Elizabethan drama may be correctly evaluated.
- Mark Twain as a Literary Critic
- The purpose of this thesis is to present essays and letters in which Mark Twain discussed the art of writing or assumed the role of a literary critic.
- Mark Twain as a Political Satirist
- This thesis discusses Mark Twain as a political satirist in Nevada and during the Gilded Age. There are also chapters covering Politics and Slavery, Democracy and Monarchy, as well as Imperialism and War.
- Mark Twain's Representation of the American West
- The purpose of this paper is to picture the West as Mark Twain saw it. Many books have been written which describe Twain's Western years, but few have given much consideration to the accuracy of his account of the West in the 1860's. This paper attempts to portray Twain not only as a social and political satirist, but also as a possible historical satirist.
- Music in the Fiction of Willa Cather
- This thesis explores the use of music in the literary works of author Willa Cather.
- Senecan and Other Influences on Six Elizabethan Revenge Plays
- This thesis traces the revival of Senecan tragedy from 1570 to the end of the sixteenth century through some of the earlier translations, adaptations, and imitations, and to evaluate the significance of the final evolution of such works into the Elizabethan tragedy of revenge.
- Trade Names : Their Histories, Formations, and Semantic Implications
- This thesis discusses trade names including their histories, formations, and semantic implications.
- Establishing an Integrated Language Arts Program in the Primary Grades
- This thesis had its inception in the mind of the writer when, disturbed by third grade children's lack of interest and low level of linguistic achievement, she endeavored to find both a more effective means of encouraging children to acquire the tools of language and a more effective method of teaching children the fundamentals of language arts. The writer determined, therefore, to investigate an integrated language arts program in the hope that it would prove to be a more effective method of teaching.
- Semantic Change in Biblical Translation
- Tracing semantic change in various translations of The Bible.
- The Contribution of Scholarship Toward an Understanding and Appreciation of Chaucer
- In the more than five hundred years since the death of Geoffrey Chaucer, scholars have labored steadfastly to bring to light early criticisms of the poet's works, comments on his life and the customs of his time, and any recorded facts that would contribute in any way toward a better understanding and appreciation of the Canterbury Tales, the poet's life, and the practices of his age. It is the purpose of this study to show this contribution of scholarship; and the writer has relied heavily upon the publications made by T. R. Lounsbury, Caroline Spurgeon, and F. N. Robinson, each of whom has brought together the results of scholarship up to his own time and without whose works this writer's task would have been impossible.
- Characterization of the Nonconformist in the Novels of Sinclair Lewis
- A cursory glance into the background of Sinclair Lewis reveals that he was an ardent nonconformist. In this study, however, it is pertinent to view more closely the conditions that caused his rebellious attitudes, not only those concerning social reform but also those concerning his personal quest for individuality.