Browsing Languages and Literature Undergraduate Theses by Title

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    • The Merlin Theme In English Literature 

      Murphy, Leo (1934-04-01)
      Of all the cycles of the Arthurian Legend the cycle of Merlin is the greatest for the others are based on Merlin's prophecies. As Arthur represents the physical force in the world so Merlin represents the intellectual ...

    • The Metaphysical Trope In The Communication Of Myth 

      Jankowski, Antoinette (1963-04-01)
      Deeply rooted within the very nature of man are certain needs, drives, and desires. These cravings have surfaced and expressed themselves in every age and generation since the beginning of time. They have been manifested ...

    • The Motivation Of Macbeth 

      Stafford, John (1933-04-01)
      In the play Macbeth may he found much wealth of controversial matter. Perhaps the most fascinating problem of all is the question whether Macbeth came upon the contemplation of murdering Duncan unaided, or whether he was ...

    • The Origin Of Place Names In Powell, Granite, Deer Lodge, Missoula, And Ravalli Counties Of Montana 

      Plummer, J. Bruce (1936-04-01)
      An investigation into the origin of place names in Powell, Granite, Deer Lodge, Missoula, and Ravalli counties of Montana is likely to be regarded by most people as an interesting by not particularly valuable pursuit. It ...

    • The Perceval Bildungsroman: The Evolution of the Spiritual Knight 

      Ambrose, Shannon (1994-04-01)
      I cannot remember the first time that I read the story of Perceval because it seems that I have always known him. However, I have only recently discovered that I have known him only in a very limited way. I had only been ...

    • The Political, Social, And Religious Life Of The Golden Age At The Time Of Horace And Virgil 

      Sullivan, Daniel (1932-04-01)
      The Purpose of this thesis is to portray the Political, Social, and Religious Life of the Golden Age, at the time of Horace and Vergil. I have followed closely Fowler's "Social Life at Home" and his "Religions experiences ...

    • The Prose Of Francis Thompson: A Series Of Five Separate Studies 

      Herum, John (1951-04-01)
      Written over a ten year period, between 1896 and 1906, published for the most part in the periodicals the ACADEMY and the ATHENAEUM, the book reviews of Francis Thompson constitute a major portion of his prose works. A ...

    • The Scepticism Of John Dryden In His Apologetic Poems 

      Campbell, Hugh (1950-04-01)
      There are few names in English literature which have suffered more reverses than that of John Dryden. He was admired greatly by his contemporaries for his genius. He dominated the whole field of English letters, criticism, ...

    • The Superman Connection: The Philosophical Link Between Friedrich Nietzsche And Fyodor Dostoevsky 

      Ladenburg, Paula (1983-04-01)
      The study of literary influence is an inexact one, at best. When one discovers a similarity in the thought of two different men, it is tempting to assume that one man influenced the other. Often, that influence can only ...

    • The Translation and Latinity of the Homilies From the Third to the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost 

      Harrington, Daniel (1932-04-01)
      This thesis consists of a short dissertation on homilies, their history and nature, together with the chief writers of homilies. The four recognized ways of treating the homily and the efficacy of each method are discussed. ...

    • The Vocabulary Of The Gospel Of St. Matthew 

      Lengowski, Albert (1938-04-01)
      In our high schools of to-day students studying Latin are given the works of such classic writers as Caesar and Cicero to translate. statistics show that lost of these students do not continue with their Latin studies in ...

    • The Way 

      Pitstick, Alyssa (1993-04-01)
      Life is a sum of simultaneous journeys. Some of these excursions are physical, but the majority are intangible spiritual or interpersonal pilgrimages. In our spiritual as well as physical journeys, the way we choose, the ...

    • The Word of God Language in Creation Myth 

      Parrish, Carolyn (2003-04-01)
      The study of both mythology and language has become increasingly critical in a multicultural, globalized world. Mythology embodies the worldview of its culture of origin and language communicates that worldview to others. ...

    • The “Mad” Woman in Medea and Decolonial Feminist Revisions: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of Three Plays 

      Hendrickson, Chloe (2017-05-13)
      This thesis focuses on Medea, the classical Greek play by Euripides that was first produced in 431 B.C., and its feminist, queer, and decolonial revisions in contemporary global contexts. These revisions include The Hungry ...

    • Thomas Merton's Poems As Illustrating The Relationship Of The Contemplative Life To The Development Of A Christian Poetry 

      Maddon, Thomas (1959-04-01)
      This thesis is not intended to be a critique of representative examples of Thomas Merton's poetry in their conformity to the canons of art. Their validity as pieces of art is not brought into the discussion. The primary ...

    • Time is but a Stream I go a-fishing in A Memoir of Brotherhood. 

      Wright, Adam (2003-04-01)
      For my senior project as an English writing major, I have written a memoir. It is a collection of moments stretching back over the past six or seven years, pieced together in order to try to help me understand my relationship ...

    • Tristram And Iseult Cycle Of The Arthurian Legend In English Literature 

      Jensen, Leonard (1934-04-01)
      A discussion of the Tristram and Iseult cycle in English literature would he incomplete without a short hut comprehensive history of the evolution of the Arthurian legend as a whole. Little is known of the beginnings of ...

    • Universal Rusticity 

      McGuire, John (1964-04-01)
      I should like to present a theory of regional literature which seems to be indigenous to our own "vacuum." In my thesis I shall emphasize a particular human quality of regional literature called "universal rusticity." The ...

    • Vardis Fisher: Review Of An Idaho Writer 

      Ross, Kathleen (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. 

      Kalberer, Katherine (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 ...