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Symbolism in Leaves of Grass

This thesis discusses the symbolism found in Walt Whitman's second poetic period, as found in the collection Leaves of Grass.

Date: 1943

Creator: Bell, Clara Pierce

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Dramatic Experiment in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill

This survey of Eugene O'Neill's works attempts to establish that fact that he used a number of dramatic experiments in his plays and that he used them successfully.

Date: 1941

Creator: Bell, Cyrene

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The Gothic Elements in Shelley's Writings

The purpose of this thesis is to give a basic understanding of Percy Shelley's introduction to Gothicism and to explore the Gothic elements found within his writings.

Date: January 1948

Creator: Boaz, Olna Oatis

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The Maturing Emotion of George Eliot

This study has been made in an attempt to illustrate how the genius that was George Eliot developed, how a magnificent intellect was driven first to achievement by emotional frustration and then was coupled with emotional maturity in person, developing emotional maturity in the creative artist and producing at last the supreme and delicate balance of intellectual and emotional maturity in the philosopher who found her medium in creative art.

Date: 1943

Creator: Botsford, Helen Virginia

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The Authorship of 1 Henry VI Considered in Relation to the Sources of the Play

Through an investigation of the problem of the authorship of 1 Henry VI, the author endeavors to present some new evidence concerning the play's authorship. The problem is examined from the standpoint of the relationship between authorship and sources.

Date: 1940

Creator: Brashears, Evelyn McFatridge

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The Intellectual Development of Shelley as Reflected in Queen Mab, The Revolt of Islam, and Prometheus Unbound

This study of Shelley's intellectual development as it is reflected in these philosophical poems is offered in the hope that knowledge of Shelley's idealism may inspire faith in the beauty which life can possess and trust in the high ideals which alone can create such beauty.

Date: 1944

Creator: Brotze, Selma

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Structural and Thematic Development in the Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald

In dealing with the individual works, I have attempted to analyze the structural element first, and then to deduce the novel's meaning, or theme, making use, wherever it is possible, of the results of the analysis of structure. In addition, I have attempted to reveal the development of certain themes from one novel to another, and certain developments in characterization and general design. I have attempted to reveal the relationship of the structure and thematic aspects of the individual works… more

Date: August 1948

Creator: Burks, Sidney L.

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The Romantic Movement and Methodism

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between romanticism in literature and Methodism in religion, and to learn whether their common qualities are a matter of cause and effect or are merely parallel developments with a common source.

Date: 1946

Creator: Bush, Lorraine

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Social Problems Found in Edith Wharton's Novels

The purpose of this thesis is to discover the extent of Edith Wharton's use of social problems in her novels.

Date: 1941

Creator: Carter, Marion Eloise

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Repetitions in the Most Popular Works of Mark Twain

This paper is a study of the repetitions in the works of Mark Twain.The author has chosen repetitions which are most nearly alike and most representative of Mark Twain. The study was limited to repetitions of his own experiences repeated in his works, to repetitions of descriptions of the beautiful and the horrible, and to repetitions which are a result of his humor and a desire to save man from himself.

Date: August 1949

Creator: Chambers, Nettie Jackson

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A Study of the Social Background of the Characters in O. Henry's New York Short Stories

The problem of this research is to determine whether or not O. Henry pictured the existing social conditions of the period in his New York stories and whether his characters are representative of people who actually lived at that time.

Date: 1940

Creator: Connally, Lucy Belle

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George Washington Cable as a Critic of the South

This thesis examines the work of writer George Washington Cable as it relates to the South. The focus is on the way Cable portrayed three types of people: the Southerner, the Creole, and the Negro.

Date: 1949

Creator: Donnelly, Willie Mae

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American Background in Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha"

The background for "The Song of Hiawatha" is explicitly American, for Longfellow has preserved many legends, traditions, and customs of the aborigines with fidelity. As a whole, "The Song of Hiawatha" is a successful delineation of the aborigines of North America. Longfellow preserved the most interesting legends and supplemented them with accounts of Indian life.

Date: 1940

Creator: Doty, Fern Marie

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The Conflict between Individualism and Socialism in the Life and Novels of Jack London

The fact that Jack London's novels seem to fall into two classes--those which he wrote for money and those which he wrote to deliver a social message--has led to this study of his life and novels. It is the aim of this thesis to show that his life was one of conflict between individualism and socialism and that this conflict is reflected to a varying degree in his novels.

Date: 1948

Creator: Dozier, Mary Dean

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A Study of the Stressed Back Vowels in the Speech of Parker County, Texas

It is the purpose of this thesis to contribute a small part to the large picture of Texas dialect by describing the use of certain stressed sounds in one locality, Parker County, Texas, which lies in the General American speech division of the United States.

Date: 1949

Creator: Elders, Roy G.

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Byron as Revealed in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

The purpose of this thesis is to show the extent to which Byron revealed himself as the hero of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and the extent to which that hero was an original creation.

Date: 1944

Creator: England, Helen Azaline

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Spenser's Use of Classical Mythology in The Faerie Queene

This thesis endeavors to show how Edmund Spenser used classical mythology, and his variations from it, in his work The Faerie Queene.

Date: 1941

Creator: Etheridge, Margaret

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Macaulay and Carlyle, a Study in Victorian Contrasts

Discusses the contrasts apparent in the Victorian era British writers Carlyle and Macaulay with reference to history, biography, and literary criticism.

Date: 1940

Creator: Flesher, Lyla

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The Influence of the Frontier on Mark Twain

There are critics who believe that the real Mark Twain was born in the East, while others say that the frontier made him. I have considered evidence on both sides and have definitely concluded that Mark Twain was and is a product of the frontier.

Date: 1942

Creator: Freeman, Stella Mae

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A Study of the Treatment of Time in the Plays of Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, and Peele

Because Shakespeare borrowed so many ideas and devices from other writers, we wonder whether he also borrowed the trick of double time from some of his predecessors; therefore one of the purposes of this study is to discover whether or not this device was original with Shakespeare. In this study I have considered the works of John Lyly, Christopher Marlowe, Robert Greene, and George Peele because these four seem to have influenced Shakespeare more than did any of the other of his immediate pred… more

Date: June 1941

Creator: Fussell, Mildred

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Henry David Thoreau as a Social Critic

A study of Henry David Thoreau's opinions on religion, economics, politics, government, and major political issues of his time.

Date: 1945

Creator: Fussell, Myra Beth

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Hawthorne's Use of Symbolism in Four Romances

This thesis is a study of the four long romances, The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun, with emphasis upon Hawthorne's use of symbolism as a means of presenting the basic moral and spiritual truths of human life. The first chapter explains the nature of symbolism and the reasons why Hawthorne used it so extensively. In each of the last four chapters, the symbolism in a single romance is considered for the purpose of discovering the manne… more

Date: September 1943

Creator: Goldsmith, Oma Kathryn

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The Development of the Heroine in the American Novel from 1850 to 1900

There are many heroines in American fiction, and in this thesis I have tried to show the development of the characterization of women in the American novel.

Date: 1948

Creator: Greer, Kathleen C.

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Aspects of Reform in Certain Novels of Charles Dickens

A study of aspects of reform in certain novels of Charles Dickens.

Date: 1945

Creator: Gunstead, Alice

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Symbolism in Leaves of Grass

Dramatic Experiment in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill

The Gothic Elements in Shelley's Writings

The Maturing Emotion of George Eliot

The Authorship of 1 Henry VI Considered in Relation to the Sources of the Play

The Intellectual Development of Shelley as Reflected in Queen Mab, The Revolt of Islam, and Prometheus Unbound

Structural and Thematic Development in the Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Romantic Movement and Methodism

Social Problems Found in Edith Wharton's Novels

Repetitions in the Most Popular Works of Mark Twain

A Study of the Social Background of the Characters in O. Henry's New York Short Stories

George Washington Cable as a Critic of the South

American Background in Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha"

The Conflict between Individualism and Socialism in the Life and Novels of Jack London

A Study of the Stressed Back Vowels in the Speech of Parker County, Texas

Byron as Revealed in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Spenser's Use of Classical Mythology in The Faerie Queene

Macaulay and Carlyle, a Study in Victorian Contrasts

The Influence of the Frontier on Mark Twain

A Study of the Treatment of Time in the Plays of Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, and Peele

Henry David Thoreau as a Social Critic

Hawthorne's Use of Symbolism in Four Romances

The Development of the Heroine in the American Novel from 1850 to 1900

Aspects of Reform in Certain Novels of Charles Dickens