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Filtering by: Creator Piola, Alberto R. Degree Name Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.)

Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

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Tatom, Simon K.

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My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...

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, making literature an oral and communal act. As Alberto Manguel points out, "a manuscript of [Chaucer's
Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

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Fuller, Kevin J.

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U.S. foreign policy during the period between World War II and the Vietnam War has been described as part of a “nation-‐building” or “liberal” grand strategy. This thesis contends that understanding U.S. efforts to influence the internal affairs of sovereign states through the spread of liberal values and institutions during...

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. Alberto R. Coll, James S. Ord, Stephen A. Rose (Newport, RI: Naval
Los Pioneros de Oregon: An Examination of the Loss and Revitalization of Tejano Cultural Identity

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Leach, Jessie

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Each year, numerous people attend cultural events in the United States, be they large celebrations such as New Orleans’ Mardi Gras or one of many numerous Cinco de Mayo festivals throughout the country or smaller, more specialized events. Many times, the cultural aspects take a backseat to profits, which leads...

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