Browsing Languages and Literature Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Vardis Fisher: Review Of An Idaho Writer
(1971-04-01)I became aware of Vardis Fisher when I was very young, probably no more than five years old. My father read Fisher’s syndicated newspaper column and I remember that he usually discussed it with my mother. Fisher remained ... -
Virtus Homo First Century B.C.
(1967-04-01)Before I can truly discuss the characteristics and properties of the virtuous man in the first century B.C., a clear idea of virtue itself must be presented. Throughout the history of man many ideas concerning virtue have ... -
Vocabulary Of St. Luke's Gospel
(1938-04-01)According to statistics, large numbers of high school students give up the study of Latin after one or two years. The difficulties and lack of utility in the study of Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil are assigned as the causes. ... -
Walt Whitman's When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd
(1957-04-01)Walt Whitman is one of the most controversial figures in literature. There rages around his personality and poetry ardent debate, 30 that, as yet, hardly anything definitive has been written. As a personality, he has been ... -
What Words? An Exploration of Temporality and Language through Poetry
(2005-04-01)Poetry is now, it contains the past and the present. There are two essential aspects of poetry that make it what it is: time and language. I have directed my attention towards these two aspects of poetry because I believe ... -
Which Is The Merchant Here? And Which The Jew?
(1970-04-01)The Merchant of Venice is perhaps one of the most controversial plays that Shakespeare ever wrote. Though written more than three hundred fifty years ago, it has received more divergent interpretations than any of Shakespeare’s ... -
With Patrick, Through the Looking Glass
(1998-04-01)I remember the day of my wedding. A fine September day, fine like the smooth silkiness of linen. Lightly run fingers over the grain and a sense of rightness enfolds - crisp, cool, and even. Usual concerns about customary ... -
Women, Nature, and Ben: An Ecofeminist Critique of Ben Jonson’s Poetry
(1996-04-01)A strictly feminist reading of Ben Jonson's poetry would do well to be labeled as nothing worse than tedious. Jonson consistently disparages women and praises men throughout his verse. A conservative poet writing in a time ...