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Self-Portrayal in the Plays of Ben Jonson

Description: The purpose of this study was to discover to what extent Ben Jonson revealed himself in his plays and to explain how this self-portrayal has been effected.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Saling, Virgie
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Characterization in the Plays of Robert Greene

Description: This study attempted to classify the characters in Greene's dramas and among other things, the study tried to show which characters are individuals and which are types.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Thornton, Ruby D.
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Science and Pseudo-Science in Poe's Works

Description: This study attempts to list subjects in the field of Science, in which Poe had an interest. For the purpose of this study, the writer has divided the field of Science into the following heads: medicine, chemistry, biology, navigation, metrology, astronomy, physics, mathematics, and invention. Pseudo-sciences classified as: psychology, metphysics, phrenolgy, astrology, galvanism, mesmerism, logic reasoning, cryptography, and graphology.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Hall, Thomas
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Types of Characters in Hawthorne's Tales and Romances

Description: The purpose of this study to show that the characters in Howthorne's tales and romances may be divided into various definite types. It also attempted to trace the evolution of these types through their noteworthy representatives and to indicate, the bearing of the notebooks on this process of development.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Kendall, Ella Fae
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The Treatment of Nature in the Poetry of Sidney Lanier

Description: This thesis attempts to study the sensuous impresions of nature on Lanier and the method uses in telling how those impresions are made. The study try to present the relation of nature and Lanier.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Davis, J. Ray
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A Study of the Arthurian Legends as Treated by Tennyson, Arnold, and Robinson

Description: In studying the early history of the legends, the author have found that it could be divided into three periods: 1) the period of origins, 2) the period of literary creation, and 3) the period of translation and adaptation. The last period may be said to have never reached a conclusion, for writers of many nations are still finding in the ancient legends material for poem and song.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Kay, Iva Stuart
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