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Francisco Garcia Pavon: Creator of the Literary Detective Story in Spain
The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of determining how Francisco Garcia Pavon's concept the detective novel evolved throughout the period during which he cultivated that literary form. To trace this evolution Garcia Pavon's detective novels and novelettes are studied in chronological order of publication, each work being given a chapter of its own. The character development is analyzed and the style is given consideration in the study.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Sanders, Marja-Terttu
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Les Femmes Dans les Romans Principaux de Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz: Role et Presentation
The thesis states that women characters in the works of Ramuz have much more depth, life and variety than first meets the eye. In order to demonstrate this, it was decided to show women characters, main, secondary and in groups, and to look at their presentation in the novels recognized generally as the most important.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Williams, Gudrun B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Various Aspects of Life as Seen through the Humor of Julio Camba
The purpose of this study is twofold: the first and most important purpose is to examine the various forms of humor; the second is to present views of the author concerning universal topics.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Young, Linda Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Dramas and Novelas of Juan Perez de Montalban
The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of analyzing and evaluating selected dramas and novelas of Juan Perez de Montalban. This study concludes that Montalban was not a writer of original works, but his familiarity with and utilization of certain literary devices, stereotyped situations, cliches, and popular themes, along with his notable talent in portraying women and rulers allowed him to produce works which met with great acclaim in his lifetime.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Daniel, Lee A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Temporal, Spatial, and Identity Displacement in the Short Stories of Julio Cortazar
The purpose of this study is to analyze the techniques through which Julio CortSzar presents and explores the literary concepts of temporal, spatial and identity displacement. The author's radical departure from the more traditionally structured view of these notions is certainly one of the most perplexing and controversial aspects of his literary style.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Gonzalez, Gloria K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Le Thème du Néant dans la Poésie de Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane Mallarmé, 1842-1897, was driven by a yearning for the ideal, and felt an immense despair when his human attempts to reach up to it, through his poetry, fell far too short. The void (le Néant) into which he fell is the subject of the present study. Sources used were the writer's poetry, as well as all critical works which seemed pertinent to the study of this poet whose symbolism is so wonderfully and yet frighteningly deep and meaningful.
Date:
December 1972
Creator:
Hindsley, Donald Hugh
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carlos Muñiz and Social Drama
The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of determining the merit of the works of the contemporary Spanish playwright Carlos Muñiz in the area of social drama.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Adams, Sarah Sue
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Novelas Indigenistas Representativas de America
In this thesis have been included six novels of the indigenous type that represent four countries of Latin America: Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. This type of novel contains elements of social protest, and therefore it is appropriate to examine the problem of the "indio" or (Indian) in relation to the countries where the majority of the population is comprised of "Indians".
Date:
May 1969
Creator:
Rodríguez, David R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Descripción del Escenario Rural Uruguayo en las Obras de Javier de Viana
This thesis describes the work of Uruguayan-born author Javier de Viana and his imagery of Uruguayan rural life in his short stories and novellas.
Date:
August 1969
Creator:
Rodríguez, Rubén
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Plays of Miguel Mihura
This thesis will give a brief biography of Miguel Mihura, summarize and discuss his more important plays, comment on the less important ones, and point out recurrent patterns and themes, with the hope that the general public as well as the student of Spanish, may be better informed of the values to be found in the works of this writer.
Date:
August 1969
Creator:
Streit, George H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
French References in the Teatro Critico of Padre Feijoo
This thesis is a study of Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro's Teatro Critico Universal and includes a look at the major, minor, lesser, and miscellaneous French references in this work.
Date:
January 1970
Creator:
Whitington, George L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Characterization in Ramón Pérez de Ayala's novels
This thesis discusses characterization in Ramón Pérez de Ayala's novels.
Date:
January 1958
Creator:
Vaughn, Evelyn Ruth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Treatment of Avarice, Religious Intolerance, and Pseudomysticism in the Novelas Contemporaneas of Benito Perez Galdos
This thesis is a study of the treatment of avarice, religious intolerance, and pseudomysticism in the Novelas Contemporaneas of Benito Perez Galdos.
Date:
June 1965
Creator:
Orraca, Osvaldo E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Characterizations and Themes in the Novels of Elena Quiroga
This thesis explores the characterizations and themes in the novels of Elena Quiroga.
Date:
August 1966
Creator:
Davis, Charlotte Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
La Parcela
This work is a translation of López Portillo y Rojas's novel, La Parcela.
Date:
June 1965
Creator:
Whitlock, Norman A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Religious Aspects of the Novels of Jose Maria Gironella
It will be the purpose of this thesis to comment upon the five novels by Gironella published to date, with special consideration given to the religious aspects which are found in them. Gironella's attitude toward the Catholic Church and its representatives will also be examined, particularly in regard to the role which the Church and its priests played in the Civil War.
Date:
June 1966
Creator:
Pulte, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stylistic Devices in the Sonatas of Valle-Inclan
The succeeding chapters of this present investigation seek to establish a classification of stylistic devices employed by Valle-Inclan in the four Sonatas, with emphasis, not only upon imagery, but equally upon the author's use of regional and natural phenomena, supernatural elements, the arousing of human emotions through sensory appeal, and finally, upon purely rhetorical patterns and organizational elements.
Date:
June 1962
Creator:
Jones, Jimmy Ray
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Political and Social Ideas of Pio Baroja as Manifested in his Writings
The purpose of this investigation is to study the writings of Baroja to ascertain what his social and political ideas were, and to determine if these ideas changed, as evidenced in a comparison of his earlier and later writings.
Date:
January 1962
Creator:
Rainey, Rosalva Alverez
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Humor of Alejandro Casona
Alejandro Casona is a major playwright in the Spanish language today. He is known chiefly for his fantasy and humor. The intent of this paper is to show that his humor is a device for obtaining the attention of those whom he would teach.
Date:
August 1964
Creator:
Benson, Barbara B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
After the Storm: an Adaptation of Sobre las Ruinas, by Roberto J. Payró
The present thesis is an experiment in adaptation of one of Roberto Payró's plays for staging in English. Sobre las Ruinas was chosen both because it is one of the best known of his works and because no previous translation is known to exist.
Date:
August 1964
Creator:
Kimbell, Minerva A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Inquiry into Possible Plagiarism in Blasco Ibáñez's La Horda
The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether Blasco Ibáñez in his novel La Horda used Pío Baroja's Material which was published in La Lucha por la Vida. Baroja claimed that he did. Therefore, this paper compares the two novels to discover similarities in their settings, their plots, and their characters.
Date:
August 1961
Creator:
Logue, Madeline Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sociological Aspects of Manuel Gálvez's Novels
This thesis explores the themes in the novels of Manuel Gálvez. The summaries deal with a considerable portion of his work which may be generally classified as sociological novels.
Date:
January 1966
Creator:
Fulcher, Marverine Covington
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Las Obras de Carlos Fuentes
This thesis considers the novels of Carlos Fuentes from a thematic point of view, as well as looking at the place of the writer in Mexican narrative tradition. It also presents a brief history of the Mexican novel.
Date:
January 1966
Creator:
Garcia, Lino, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Ideas in the Valencian and Madrid Novels of Vicente Blasco Ibanez
This thesis studies the life and the novels of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, including his Valencian period and his Madrid novels
Date:
August 1966
Creator:
Sutton, Jack H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library