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Filtering by: Creator Putnam, Emily M. Degree Field English Subject Emotions in literature

Genres at Play : History, Tragedy, and Comedy in Shakespeare's Richard II

Creator:

Wiley, Marie

Abstract:

This thesis examines a range of generic influences in William Shakespeare's Richard II. By exploring the play's references to conflicting interpretations of history from different generic perspectives, I hope to advance a more nuanced reading of the play's dynamic staging of history. In Chapter One, I suggest that Richard II...

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Masters Thesis

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The influence of imperialist ideology on the dichotomy of passion and reason in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Creator:

Dietrich, Rhonda

Abstract:

A prevalent belief during the Victorian age was that the world was divided between inferior beings governed by passion and superior reasoning beings. On the political level, this idea separated inferior passion-driven natives from superior reasoning Europeans. This division contributed to the maintenance and expansion of imperialist rule in distant...

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Masters Thesis