Degree Discipline

Social and Political Conservatism in Joseph Conrad's Fiction (open access)

Social and Political Conservatism in Joseph Conrad's Fiction

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the evidences of Conrad's conservative tastes and beliefs as indicated by his way of life and his associations, and to show, further, that this conservatism is revealed directly and indirectly in his stories and novels.
Date: 1951
Creator: Taylor, Ouita Winona
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Chaucer's and Shakespeare's Treatments of the Troilus-Cressida Story (open access)

A Comparison of Chaucer's and Shakespeare's Treatments of the Troilus-Cressida Story

The purpose of this study is to trace the changes that the story of Troilus-Cressida underwent from age to age and to discover how these came about and how they influenced the form and concept of Chaucer's and Shakespeare's versions of the tale.
Date: 1951
Creator: Taylor, Merwin Elvin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Character Portrayal in the Short Poems of Edwin Arlington Robinson (open access)

The Use of Character Portrayal in the Short Poems of Edwin Arlington Robinson

This thesis is a study of Robinson's general mental and philosophical development and the forces which contributed to it, the kinds and sources of Robinson's characters and the method and importance of their portrayal, Robinson's single portraits of men, Robinson's portrayal of women characters, Robinson's historical portraits, and the relationship of the short poems to Robinson's total work.
Date: 1951
Creator: Burks, Julia Mudd
System: The UNT Digital Library