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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 ...
Books and readers, 1581 : a survey and analysis of all books printed in England or in English abroad during the year 1581
(1977)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the extant publications printed in 1581, to discover their purposes, scope, variety and their range of interests and subject matter. The purpose is also to ascertain if any pattern ...
Alienation, commitment and transcendence in three novels of Saul Bellow
(1977)
The central point of this thesis is the theme of modern man's alienation from his surroundings as portrayed by Saul Bellow in three of his novels, Dangling Man, Henderson the Rain King and Humboldt's Gift. The individual ...
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, ...
A critical assessment of economic reforms in the COMECON Eastern Europe and its lessons for India
(1976)
The general theme of the work is to review the recent economic reforms in the COMECON Eastern Europe. Besides discussing the nature and inevitability of economic reforms in these countries, it attempts to show that contrary ...
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 ...
The child, the family, and society in Ontario, 1850-1900, according to four educational journals
(1977)
To understand the position of the child in Ontario between 1850 and 1900 is to know a great deal about the society in which he functioned. The status and role of the child was the most vital issue of the time. Social ...
An examination of Protestant reaction toward the non-English-speaking immigrant in Port Arthur and Fort William, 1903-1914
(1976)
Religious leaders helped to provide Canada with a significant tradition of English Canadian nationalistic thought that cannot be overlooked in any thorough examination
of Canadian nationalism. Indeed, to a considerable ...
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, ...