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Marital Traditions in the Fiction of Edith Wharton
This study deals, with Edith Wharton's literary attitude toward woman's limited place in society and her opportunities for happiness in acceptance of or rebellion against conventional standards. Wharton's works, specifically her novels, contain recurrent character types functioning in recurrent situations. Similarity in the themes of Wharton's various works illustrates her basic idea: woman, lacking independence and identity, needs the security of tradition's order.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Montgomery, Janis Jean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Hero in John Fowles' The Magus
The Magus, by John Fowles, can be read as a modern re-telling of the traditional hero quest. The thesis attempts to explore all of the ways the novel compares to hero myths.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
McGowan, Sylvia J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library