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Possessing the literary mystery : reading, writing and interpreting the detective process in A.S. Byatt's Possession
(1998)This thesis investigates how Byatt’s literary mystery Possession uses elements of antidetective fiction and subverts conventions of the classic detective story. The classic detective novel is a genre in which the strange ... -
Quest for identity : defining the "self" in two novels by Annie Proulx
(1998)The idea of the “self’ as an autonomous whole is no longer sufficient in contemporary discussions of identity. Individuals are “subjects,” defining themselves against and through other subjects and their environments. A ... -
(Re)i-magining identity : plural subjectivities in Beryl Gilroy's Frangipani House and Michelle Cliff's No telephone to heaven
(2001)This thesis uses the concepts, definitions, theories, and poetry of black women, in particular highlighting those of Africaribbean women, to look at the construction of identity in two novels by two women of the Caribbean ... -
Reading Canada Reads
(2009-11)The CBC Radio One program Canada Reads launched in 2002 and has had a significant impact on the Canadian book industry from its beginning. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the methodologies of Canada Reads and the ... -
Reading native literature from a traditional indigenous perspective : contemporary novels in a Windigo society
(2001)In this thesis I explore three novels by Aboriginal authors, using a perspective that evolves from traditional Anishnabe teachings about the “Windigo" character. In the Introduction, I elaborate upon the reasons why a n ... -
Reading tricksters or tricksters reading? An examination of various roles of reading in Thomas King's Green grass, running water
(1999)This thesis explores the Integrative storytelling methods which Thomas King employs in his novel Green Grass, Running Water. This novel includes and focusses on oral storytelling methods concerning listener participation, ... -
Reference and repetition in Jeanette Winterson's novels
(2016)Jeanette Winterson’s infamous use of intertextuality and self-quotation, often dismissed as arrogance, compels her readers to locate her works within an interconnected cycle. This thesis argues that Winterson’s reference ... -
Restructuring the Lawrence image : dismissing misogyny and accepting feminism
(1995)There have been various attacks upon Lawrence's literary reputation. Lawrence's representation of women is perhaps the most criticised aspect of his work, with formal criticism beginning as early as 1953 with Simone de ... -
Self-evident shams : metafiction and comedy in three of Flann O'Brien's novels
(1998)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the connections between comedy and metafiction evident in Flann O’Brien’s At Swim-Two-Birds, The Third Policeman and The Hard Life. The following pages discuss how these novels express, ... -
Sound and silence in selected poetry of Duncan Campbell Scott
(1995)The poetry of Duncan Campbell Scott has always been recognized by the Canadian literary establishment as being worthy of attention. His work usually appears in most of the textbooks and anthologies of Canadian Poetry, ... -
Stephen Crane's impressionism : a step back
(1995)This thesis focuses primarily on Impressionism in three of Stephen Crane's works: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. The Red Badge of Courage and "The Monster." Impressionism is the most appropriate hypothesis to describe ... -
Study of Spenser's Hymnes
(1985)This thesis is a study of a small collection of Spenser's poems which was published in London in 1596. The title of the collection is the Fowre Hymnes and it is one of the most confusing of Spenser's poetic works. In ... -
A survey and analysis of all books printed in England or in English abroad during the year 1584
(1974)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the extant books printed in England and in English abroad to discover their purpose, scope, limitations and range of interests and subject matter. As well, the purpose is to ascertain ... -
A survey and analysis of all books printed in England or in English abroad during the year 1597
(1975)This thesis is based on the premise that the extant printed works of 1597 capture the flavour and temper of English life in that year. It considers all of the extant printed works from 1597 printed in England or in English ... -
Tewahia:ton tipaacimowin -- : two stories seen intertribally, the first novels of Ruby Slipperjack and Thomas King
(1997)Ruby Slipperjack's Honour The Sun (1987) and Thomas King's Medicine River (1989) are the two novels I discuss. Slipperjack's novel investigates the adolescence of a female protagonist known as the Owl, who passes through ... -
Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie : a study of transformation and change in the artistic feminine psyche
(1991)Theodore Dreiser's novel SISTER CARRIE is almost untouched by modern literary criticism in spite of the fact that it has been in print for ninety years. This unique situation has resulted because the original novel, ...