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The Philosophy of Henry Fielding as Expressed in his Novel, Tom Jones

This thesis examines the philosophy of Henry Fielding as expressed in his novel, Tom Jones as it relates to the prevailing philosophical thought of eighteenth-century England.

Date: 1941

Creator: Hays, May

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Plot Structure in the Novels of Mark Twain

Mark Twain was not only a wit but a literary man. He could paint a scene and he could make a character live, but could he plot a novel? It is the purpose of this study to analyze his methods and his products, with emphasis upon the building of plots.

Date: August 1949

Creator: Odle, Zelma Ruth

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Poe's Use of Landscape

The author proposes to determine, through a study of the poems, tales, and criticism, the purposes and methods guiding Poe's violation of the conventional use of nature as a mere descriptive element.

Date: 1942

Creator: Martin, Princess

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Religion in the Poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson

This thesis examines the work of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and the treatment of religion in his works during the increasingly scientific Victorian Era.

Date: 1947

Creator: Immel, Betty

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Religion of Dr. Samuel Johnson

Johnson was a rationalist in everything except religion, which, to him, was an adherence to the established Church with its traditional forms. His efforts to maintain his orthodox views in the midst of the controversial beliefs of his age will be the subject of subsequent chapters in this study.

Date: 1949

Creator: Hopper, Ruth

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Robert Frost: Poet of New England

I have endeavored to show that the "gray outlook" that some of the critics have complained about in Frost's poems was well offset early in his career by a sly and subtle humor that rarely failed the poet, and by the sheer beauty of the New England background.

Date: 1941

Creator: Wells, Imogene

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Robert Southey as a Narrative Poet : A Study of His Five Long Poems

This study of Southey as a narrative poet will be based on an analysis of the five long poems, sometimes called epics, on which the poet laid his claim to fame in the field of narration.

Date: 1942

Creator: Monk, Julia

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Satire on American Life as Portrayed in the Novels of Sinclair Lewis

Since 1920, Lewis has written only novels in which he has ridiculed the leading phases of American life. He has given an exact picture; he has left no faults uncovered. He loves America and he hates to see her in a state of degeneration. He has tried to appeal to the human side of his public in order to open the eyes of America to her own defects. He has been cynical, satirical, and humorous in his attempt to picture America as she really is. I have chosen the novels that Lewis has written sinc… more

Date: August 1940

Creator: Norman, Helen Marjorie

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Sentimentalism and the Survival of the Comedy of Manners as Reflected in the Farces of the Eighteenth Century

A farce, insofar as this study is concerned, is any afterpiece which has plot, dialogue, and characters. This embraces such widely scattered varieties as burlesque, dramatic satire, pastoral, comedy, and opera. This study embraces more than a hundred farces, the most popular ones of their day.

Date: 1947

Creator: Pyle, James

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Social Problems in American Drama from 1930 to 1940

My purpose in this work is to examine the major social problems with which the playwrights of the decade between 1930 and 1940 have dealt.

Date: 1948

Creator: Willingham, John R.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Some Aspects of Vachel Lindsay's Americanism as Reflected in his Writings

This thesis discusses the life and writings, particularly the poetry, of Vachel Lindsay, with an emphasis on his Americanism.

Date: 1944

Creator: Ray, Inez Edwards

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Study of the Revolutionary War Novels of William Gilmore Simms

This thesis is a study of William Gilmore Simms' novels that deal with the Revolutionary War.

Date: 1948

Creator: Linton, Esta Louise

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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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

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Technique of Effect: a Study of Poe's Narrative Method

It is the purpose of this paper to try to show the various methods used by Poe for securing a single unified effect in each of his stories. To facilitate the work, I shall divide his short stories into four groups: stories of effect, stories or ratiocination, stories of pseudo-science, and stories of satire and humor. It is inevitable that the chapters overlap in many instances because some methods are used in more than one type of story. Often a story may be placed in more than one group, sinc… more

Date: 1941

Creator: Rasco, Edna Earle

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Thomas Wolfe and Walt Whitman

This study compares and contrasts the work of Thomas Wolfe and Walt Whitman.

Date: 1941

Creator: Shuford, Catherine Brooks

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Use of Geography in Whitman's Leaves of Grass

A study of the significance of Walt Whitman's use of geography in Leaves of Grass.

Date: 1946

Creator: Koonce, Patsy Lou

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Philosophy of Henry Fielding as Expressed in his Novel, Tom Jones

Plot Structure in the Novels of Mark Twain

Poe's Use of Landscape

Religion in the Poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson

The Religion of Dr. Samuel Johnson

Repetitions in the Most Popular Works of Mark Twain

Robert Frost: Poet of New England

Robert Southey as a Narrative Poet : A Study of His Five Long Poems

The Romantic Movement and Methodism

Satire on American Life as Portrayed in the Novels of Sinclair Lewis

Sentimentalism and the Survival of the Comedy of Manners as Reflected in the Farces of the Eighteenth Century

Social Problems Found in Edith Wharton's Novels

Social Problems in American Drama from 1930 to 1940

Some Aspects of Vachel Lindsay's Americanism as Reflected in his Writings

Spenser's Use of Classical Mythology in The Faerie Queene

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

A Study of the Revolutionary War Novels of William Gilmore Simms

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

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

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

Symbolism in Leaves of Grass

The Technique of Effect: a Study of Poe's Narrative Method

Thomas Wolfe and Walt Whitman

The Use of Geography in Whitman's Leaves of Grass