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The confidence theme in Redburn, Moby-Dick, Pierre and The Confidence Man
(1975)
This paper grew out of my fascination with the multi-disguised tricksters of Melville's The Confidence Man. In the novel a Mississippi riverboat is the setting for a series of episodes in which various travellers are cheated ...
Archetypal symbolism in William Faulkner's Light in August
(1974)
The following paper is an investigation of the extent of the archetypal symbolism in one of William Faulkner's greatest novels, Light in August. It proceeds from a definition of archetypal symbolism combining major literary, ...
The mother figure in the history plays of William Shakespeare
(1976)
I have chosen the topic of the mother figure in the history plays of William Shakespeare because it is a subject that has not received as much attention as other, perhaps more important aspects of Shakespeare's work that ...
Through a glass darkly : a study of Henry Vaughan's vision as poet and prophet
(1976)
Although it can be argued that anything which arouses curiosity is worthy of human enquiry, and therefore requires no apology,the metaphysical poetry in general, and the religious writings of Henry Vaughan in particular, ...
Books and readers, 1583; a survey and analysis of all books printed in England or in English abroad during the year 1583
(1974)
This thesis constitutes a survey and analysis of all the works printed in England or in English abroad between January 1, 1583 and December 31, 1583.