Themes in the Edwardian Political Novel (open access)

Themes in the Edwardian Political Novel

The purpose of this study is to record the political attitudes of the major Edwardian novelists as they surveyed their contemporary world, diagnosed its maladies, offered suggestions for reform, and attempted to predict the course political life would take in the future.
Date: January 1962
Creator: Widmann, Ionia M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Devil in Legend and Literature (open access)

The Devil in Legend and Literature

The purpose of this paper is to trace some of the accepted characteristics of the devil to their origins through a study of folklore and ancient religions. The characteristics include the principal form taken by each devil and trace its beginnings through folklore; the animals connected with these devils; powers allotted to these devils; and purposes served by these devils.
Date: January 1962
Creator: Dorman, Artell F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Trends in the Interpretation of Othello (open access)

Current Trends in the Interpretation of Othello

This thesis will be mostly concerned with the twentieth-century criticism of Othello; some attention will be given to earlier criticism to determine to what extent twentieth-century criticism fits into patterns of thinking before the twentieth century. Some consideration will be given to the background of Othello before taking up the various aspects and periods of criticism.
Date: January 1962
Creator: Uselton, Bethel May
System: The UNT Digital Library