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Heflich, Debra L., Sacrificial and Expressive Value
Systems in the English Neo-Classic and Romantic Movements.
Master of Arts (Speech Communication and Drama), May, 1979,
106 pp., bibliography, 67 titles.
This rhetorical study applies Clare W. Graves' "Level
of Existence" or value systems theory to the English Neo-
Classic and Romantic Movements. Graves' framework, which
focuses on sacrificial (Tribalistic, Absolutistic, and
Sociocentric) systems and expressive (Egocentric, Achievist,
and Individualistic) systems~was utilized in analyzing the
politics, society, religion, philosophy, and literature of
the two periods. The Neo-Classic Period was dominated by
sacrificial systems, especially Absolutistic, while the
Romantic Movement was dominated by expressive systems,
especially Achievist. This thesis suggests that man's
cultural development, like his psychological development,
appears to evolve in a spiraling, pendular motion between
sacrificial and expressive systems.
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Heflich, Debra L. Sacrificial and Expressive Value Systems in the English Neo-Classic and Romantic Movements, thesis, May 1979; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504221/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .