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An Analysis of Some of Browning's Major Characters.
This study aimed to show the variety and skill of Browning's portrayal of character and to prove that the unifying forces in his treatment of character is the development of the poet himself.
Date:
August 1936
Creator:
Kincaid, Elizabeth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Negro as a Character in Recent American Fiction
This study aimed to assess the character in Recent American fiction. It concludes that writers of Negro literature have been quick to see the effectiveness of the use of Negro religious beliefs and practices in giving reality and substance to their racial pictures. Black men have to live in a white man's world. As a whole, contemporary American fiction gives a panorimic view of Negroes of almost every section.
Date:
August 1936
Creator:
Early, Minnie Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Plots from Greek Tragedy in Twentieth Century Drama
In so far as I have been able to determine, nothing by way of general criticism or comment has previously been written on the subject of Greek plots in twentieth century tragedy, although individual writers have themselves admitted a certain indebtedness to their sources, and comments regarding the specific plays which I have cited, of course, mention a Greek origin. As regards the whole field of contemporary drama, however, I believe that no treaties earlier than this one has discussed the prevalence of Greek plots among twentieth century dramas.
Date:
August 1937
Creator:
Talley, Eva Joy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Constructive Ideas in Swift's Gulliver's Travels
This study attempt to find in swift's Gulliver's Travels some constructive ideas which were far in advance of his time. This thesis elaborated on contemporary ideas of education, birth control, and government in order to show how much the present age has thought and written about these subjects, and to throw on this background Swift's thoughts, which are not elaborated.
Date:
August 1937
Creator:
Vivion, Fred Warren
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Phases of English Life as Revealed in Jonson's Early Comedies
This thesis aimed to present Johnson's wide knowledge of his own age and to discuss his minute observation of contemporary life in England and to show the satirical and realistic means of detached castigation with which he mirrored his conclusions.
Date:
August 1937
Creator:
Campbell, Mary Tom
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Poetry of Emily Dickinson
This discussion purports to be an original study of the poetry of Emily Dickinson, a study based chiefly on the poems themselves and not on a digest of critical views and opinions.
Date:
August 1937
Creator:
Dickinson, George Truett
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Characterization in the Plays of Robert Greene
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.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Science and Pseudo-Science in Poe's Works
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Self-Portrayal in the Plays of Ben Jonson
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Backgrounds of the Characters in Willa Cather's Novels
The purpose of this study was to examine and evaluate the various influence that have helped to make the characters in the works of Miss Cather what they are.
Date:
August 1938
Creator:
Pierson, Alma Nelson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Arthurian Legends as Treated by Tennyson, Arnold, and Robinson
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Treatment of Nature in the Poetry of Sidney Lanier
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Types of Characters in Hawthorne's Tales and Romances
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Satire on American Life as Portrayed in the Novels of Sinclair Lewis
Since 1920, Lewis has written only novels in which he has ridiculed the leading phases of American life. He has given an exact picture; he has left no faults uncovered. He loves America and he hates to see her in a state of degeneration. He has tried to appeal to the human side of his public in order to open the eyes of America to her own defects. He has been cynical, satirical, and humorous in his attempt to picture America as she really is. I have chosen the novels that Lewis has written since the year 1920 to show that he has satirized America in her various phases of life. I have not explored the fields of poetry and drama nor the earlier novels; for beginning with Main Street in 1920 and ending with the Prodigal Parents in 1938, Lewis has depicted the faults of a nation struggling for peace and security in a world of materialistic ideals.
Date:
August 1940
Creator:
Norman, Helen Marjorie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Contemporary Women Poets of Texas
As a teacher of American literature in high school, I have become conscious of the importance of teaching students of that age level the lore and poetry of their native state. Poems of nature or local color in their own country will hold their interest when material from more distant points seems dull and uninteresting. Through my teaching I have become interested in the poetry of the Southwest and have enjoyed reading the poetry and knowing the poets through personal interview or correspondence.
Date:
August 1942
Creator:
Heatly, Katherine Stafford
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Structural and Thematic Development in the Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald
In dealing with the individual works, I have attempted to analyze the structural element first, and then to deduce the novel's meaning, or theme, making use, wherever it is possible, of the results of the analysis of structure. In addition, I have attempted to reveal the development of certain themes from one novel to another, and certain developments in characterization and general design. I have attempted to reveal the relationship of the structure and thematic aspects of the individual works to Fizgerald's work as a whole. Finally, I have attempted to demonstrate Fitzgerald's relationship with certain of this peers and forebears in the American novel.
Date:
August 1948
Creator:
Burks, Sidney L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Plot Structure in the Novels of Mark Twain
Mark Twain was not only a wit but a literary man. He could paint a scene and he could make a character live, but could he plot a novel? It is the purpose of this study to analyze his methods and his products, with emphasis upon the building of plots.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Odle, Zelma Ruth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Repetitions in the Most Popular Works of Mark Twain
This paper is a study of the repetitions in the works of Mark Twain.The author has chosen repetitions which are most nearly alike and most representative of Mark Twain. The study was limited to repetitions of his own experiences repeated in his works, to repetitions of descriptions of the beautiful and the horrible, and to repetitions which are a result of his humor and a desire to save man from himself.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Chambers, Nettie Jackson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Autobiographical Elements in the Works of Charles Dickens
This thesis endeavors to show how Charles Dickens revealed himself and his life in his works.
Date:
August 1950
Creator:
Gaydon, Mary Allee S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Problem of Spelling Reform
Spelling is a tool by which one records his thoughts and ideas; therefore it is a vital part of life. To fulfill its task successfully, spelling must be accurate. Spelling is that tool by which the happenings of the past are revealed to the present and are preserved for the future. For any individual who attempts to transfer his thoughts and words by symbols onto paper, correct spelling is a prime essential. It follows, then, that to develop perfect habits of spelling in order that perfect transcriptions of thoughts might be made is the duty of the teacher. This duty has been attempted by teachers for many generations. But it is an established fact that the goal has not been reached, for there is a stupendous number of misspellings in the written work of students in high schools. Many methods have been advanced for correcting this incompetence in spelling; when these were tried, they have failed to secure the coveted goal. In some instances the cure has aggravated the disease. Successful abolishment of this handicap baffles the teaching profession. In a course in American pronunciation recently conducted at North Texas State College, the teacher presented the fact that there are …
Date:
August 1950
Creator:
Lacey, Vera B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Proposed Reconstruction of the Elizabethan Globe Theater in Odessa, Texas
The purpose of this study is to determine as accurately as possible from an examination of contemporary records and from interpretations of scholars what the structure and conventions of the Globe Theater were in the hope that the projected reconstruction of the theater in Odessa may be as near the original as is possible and feasible.
Date:
August 1950
Creator:
Morris, Marjorie Rogers
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Lexical Variants of Pioneer Ellis County
The purpose of this study is to give the common words, together with a collection of old expressions or terms, of the oldest residents of Ellis County and to trace their usage to the states in the Old South. The importance of recording these old words and terms is to preserve the oldest forms of the community for those who are interested in the growth and development of local speech and, also, to trace the history of these words.
Date:
August 1950
Creator:
Crawford, Bernice Flake
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ability Grouping in Secondary English
This thesis discusses the pros and cons of grouping by ability in secondary English.
Date:
August 1952
Creator:
Harris, Steva Whitehead
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chaucer's Devices for Securing Verisimilitude in the Canterbury Tales
This thesis explores Chaucer's devices for securing verisimilitude by various methods in the Canterbury Tales.
Date:
August 1952
Creator:
Felts, Marian Patricia
System:
The UNT Digital Library