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- The domestic Sybil: Feminist concerns in P. L. Travers's "Mary Poppins" and "Mary Poppins Comes Back".
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- Revtai, Donna M., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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Certain elements in P. L. Travers's Mary Poppins (1934) and Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935) depict concerns that feminist critics deem important, such as mother figures, females as artists, women who exert power or lack it, female self-concepts, matrilineal connections and mother/child relationships. Travers sometimes treats these subjects ambiguously or ambivalently, but her attention to them indicates a riveting interest at the time. Her creative process whereby she projected childhood...
Show moreCertain elements in P. L. Travers's Mary Poppins (1934) and Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935) depict concerns that feminist critics deem important, such as mother figures, females as artists, women who exert power or lack it, female self-concepts, matrilineal connections and mother/child relationships. Travers sometimes treats these subjects ambiguously or ambivalently, but her attention to them indicates a riveting interest at the time. Her creative process whereby she projected childhood fantasies onto her ideal nanny, Mary Poppins, with whom she identified herself and others, relates to a feminine psychology. Travers's cyclic and web-like plots may link her to feminist aesthetics as currently being explored.
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- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15512
- Subject Headings
- Travers, P L--(Pamela L),--1906---Criticism and interpretation, Travers, P L--(Pamela L),--1906---Mary Poppins, Domestics in literature, Femininity in literature
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- Document (PDF)
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- A Freudian analysis of hysteria in Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
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- Musa, Michael Thomas., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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Hysteria was stigmatized by the ancient Egyptians as an exclusively feminine malady and remained so until Sigmund Freud's self-analysis uncovered his own male hysteria. Freud realized that dreams, hysterical symptoms, and even laughter often released sexual expressions which his Victorian society severely repressed. The Victorian author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, probably had some knowledge of these contemporary studies by Freud. Nevertheless, he seemed unaware that his dream-inspired vampire...
Show moreHysteria was stigmatized by the ancient Egyptians as an exclusively feminine malady and remained so until Sigmund Freud's self-analysis uncovered his own male hysteria. Freud realized that dreams, hysterical symptoms, and even laughter often released sexual expressions which his Victorian society severely repressed. The Victorian author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, probably had some knowledge of these contemporary studies by Freud. Nevertheless, he seemed unaware that his dream-inspired vampire fantasy revealed the "Oedipal complex" he had repressed since childhood. Sexual anxieties inevitably drove Stoker to an embarrassing fit of "hysterics," which he unconsciously projected onto the male characters in Dracula.
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- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14997
- Subject Headings
- Stoker, Bram,--1847-1912.--Dracula--Criticism and interpretation., Hysteria in literature., Oedipus complex.
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- Document (PDF)
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- THE FEMALE ARCHETYPE IN GEORGE MACDONALD'S FANTASY.
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- KESSLER, HAZEL FLORENCE., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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In George MacDonald's fantasy, the female archetype reflects MacDonald's theological framework. The archetype is an image created by the imaginative process. That process finds its basis in the creative nature of God. The archetype not only draws back to God, the source of all imaginative forms, but also becomes a generating figure itself. In Phantastes the woman-form generates the quest for Anodos. Here she assumes her major role, reflecting God's gracious dealings with man in the outworking...
Show moreIn George MacDonald's fantasy, the female archetype reflects MacDonald's theological framework. The archetype is an image created by the imaginative process. That process finds its basis in the creative nature of God. The archetype not only draws back to God, the source of all imaginative forms, but also becomes a generating figure itself. In Phantastes the woman-form generates the quest for Anodos. Here she assumes her major role, reflecting God's gracious dealings with man in the outworking of His redemptive purpose. A maternal figure, she is the source, sustainer, and goal of the quester who is in the process of redemption. Finally, through the reversal of the maternal figure, Lilith, MacDonald reveals the wonder and grace of God in redeeming even that part of creation which has defied His creative and redemptive nature embodied in the female archetype.
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- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14073
- Subject Headings
- Macdonald, George,--1824-1905
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Historical reductionism in Christopher Marlowe's "Edward II".
- Creator
- Crawford, Kevin Scott., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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Marlowe's adaptation of chronicle history for the composition of Edward II entails a multi-leveled process in which the playwright reduces the political and patriotic strife of his source material into a fierce contention of personal will driven by greed, pride, and lust for personal gratification. In opposition to the providential control apparent in Elizabethan accounts of English history, and influenced by the social machinations of the English and Scottish courts in the 1590's, Marlowe...
Show moreMarlowe's adaptation of chronicle history for the composition of Edward II entails a multi-leveled process in which the playwright reduces the political and patriotic strife of his source material into a fierce contention of personal will driven by greed, pride, and lust for personal gratification. In opposition to the providential control apparent in Elizabethan accounts of English history, and influenced by the social machinations of the English and Scottish courts in the 1590's, Marlowe boldly alters the chronology of historical events to achieve a reactionary effect that is not evident in his main source, Holinshed's Chronicles; the ages and backgrounds of many characters are also altered to create almost archetypal antagonists in order to illuminate the human forces at work in the play. Moreover, Marlowe manipulates the staging of military action, personal discord, and Edward II's murder itself to accentuate his reductionist treatment of source material.
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- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15184
- Subject Headings
- Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation, Edward--II,--King of England,--1284-1327--Drama, English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism, Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Edward the Second
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- Document (PDF)
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- Coming of age in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea.
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- Stevens, Paula Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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The main plot in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series revolves around the archetypal theme of coming of age. In The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, Le Guin portrays the maturation of the protagonists, Ged, Tenar and Arren. This study examines the maturation process that leads to a coming of age of the protagonists in the conclusion of the novels.
- Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14648
- Subject Headings
- Le Guin, Ursula K,--1929---Criticism and interpretation
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- Document (PDF)
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- The quest for selfhood in Ursula Le Guin's "The Wizard of Earthsea" and "The Farthest Shore".
- Creator
- Durbeej, Jerry K., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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In A Wizard of Earthsea and The Farthest Shore, Ursula K. Le Guin presents the theme of selfhood, of maturity, and of identity through the character heroes of Ged and Arren. Of these two, Ged experiences the quest for selfhood on two levels: first, from boy to manhood, and then from manhood to the awareness of death. Both novels deal with the struggle to create, which is primarily a struggle with self, with one's own powers, and with the need to control these powers and their consequences. I...
Show moreIn A Wizard of Earthsea and The Farthest Shore, Ursula K. Le Guin presents the theme of selfhood, of maturity, and of identity through the character heroes of Ged and Arren. Of these two, Ged experiences the quest for selfhood on two levels: first, from boy to manhood, and then from manhood to the awareness of death. Both novels deal with the struggle to create, which is primarily a struggle with self, with one's own powers, and with the need to control these powers and their consequences. I have examined WOE through the perspective of Ged's coming of age, his initiation and apprenticeship, and his relationship with the "shadow." I have discussed the shadow as a metaphor for darkness in relation to modern man's age of despair and loss of hope. In this area I have referenced ideas by Carl G. Jung. In TFS I have explored Ged's second cycle of selfhood through his encounter with death and how this encounter is seen as an abyss providing the ultimate confrontation which can guide the spirit toward creation, regeneration, and redemption. From this perspective I have explored the abyss through some discussion by Martin Heidegger. Arren's quest for selfhood is also examined, on a secondary level, through his relationship with Ged and his destiny for kingship.
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- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12713
- Subject Headings
- Le Guin, Ursula K,--1929---Wizard of Earthsea, Le Guin, Ursula K,--1929---Farthest shore, Self in literature
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- Document (PDF)
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- Transmission of matrilineal/matriarchal society in ethnic American and in fantasy literature.
- Creator
- Watterson, Dama Scott., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
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Maya Angelou uses an autobiographical form in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to portray her childhood. The lessons she acquires as a child are depicted in positive scenes between her and her grandmother and other female figures in her life. Likewise, Maxine Hong Kingston portrays, in an arguably autobiographical form, her life lessons in Woman Warrior. She aligns herself matrilineally with her female ancestors and heritage. Struggles between her American self and the Chinese heritage her...
Show moreMaya Angelou uses an autobiographical form in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to portray her childhood. The lessons she acquires as a child are depicted in positive scenes between her and her grandmother and other female figures in her life. Likewise, Maxine Hong Kingston portrays, in an arguably autobiographical form, her life lessons in Woman Warrior. She aligns herself matrilineally with her female ancestors and heritage. Struggles between her American self and the Chinese heritage her mother speaks of become her means for finding self-definition. In contrast, Sheri S. Tepper's fantasy novel A Plague of Angels, portrays a female utopian society against a backdrop of male dominated ruin. She aligns the female protagonist with nature and ecological concerns. The turn away from society that is patriarchal and destructive is made toward a society defined in ecofeminist terms of Earth Mothers, animal rights, and the health of the environment.
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- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15679
- Subject Headings
- Angelou, Maya--I know why the caged bird sings, Kingston, Maxine Hong--Woman warrior, Tepper, Sheri S--Plague of angels, Women in literature
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- Document (PDF)
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- Would Lord Running Clam wear Wubfur slippers? The ethical imperative of empathy in the alternate ecologies of Philip K. Dick.
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- Aaronson, Russell S., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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Although critics have observed Philip K. Dick's references to empathy throughout his novels, short stories, and essays, no analysis has attempted to examine the role of empathy in his writings. In contrast to the element of ratiocination (or logical extrapolation) widely considered to be the hallmark of science fiction, Dick's fictions are held together by the value they primarily place not on reason, but on an empathic understanding of our actions and their effects upon the lives of other...
Show moreAlthough critics have observed Philip K. Dick's references to empathy throughout his novels, short stories, and essays, no analysis has attempted to examine the role of empathy in his writings. In contrast to the element of ratiocination (or logical extrapolation) widely considered to be the hallmark of science fiction, Dick's fictions are held together by the value they primarily place not on reason, but on an empathic understanding of our actions and their effects upon the lives of other entities. Using two early short stories ("Beyond Lies the Wub" and "Roog"), two non-Earth ecologies (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and Dr. Bloodmoney). I will demonstrate that Dick's works are united by an ethical imperative to understand the thoughts and emotions of others, human and nonhuman alike.
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- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15339
- Subject Headings
- Dick, Philip K--Criticism and interpretation, Dick, Philip K--Ethics, Empathy in literature, Science fiction--History and criticism
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- Document (PDF)
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- Reconstruction of Family-Level Phylogenetic Relationships within Demospongiae (Porifera) Using Nuclear Encoded Housekeeping Genes.
- Creator
- Hill, Malcolm S., Hill, April L., Lopez, Jose V., Peterson, Kevin J., Pomponi, Shirley A., Diaz, Maria Cristina, Thacker, Robert W., Adamska, Maja, Boury-Esnault, Nicole, Cárdenas, Paco, Chaves-Fonnegra, Andia, Danka, Elizabeth, De Laine, Bre-Onna, Formica, Dawn, Hajdu, Eduardo, Lobo-Hajdu, Gisele, Klontz, Sarah, Morrow, Christine C., Patel, Jignasa, Picton, Bernard, Pisani, Davide, Pohlmann, Deborah, Redmond, Niamh E., Reed, John K., Richey, Stacy, Riesgo, Ana, Rubin, Ewelina, Russell, Zach, Rützler, Klaus, Sperling, Erik A., di Stefano, Michael, Tarver, James E., Collins, Allen G., Lin, Senjie
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Background: Demosponges are challenging for phylogenetic systematics because of their plastic and relatively simple morphologies and many deep divergences between major clades. To improve understanding of the phylogenetic relationships within Demospongiae, we sequenced and analyzed seven nuclear housekeeping genes involved in a variety of cellular functions from a diverse group of sponges. Methodology/Principal Findings: We generated data from each of the four sponge classes (i.e., Calcarea,...
Show moreBackground: Demosponges are challenging for phylogenetic systematics because of their plastic and relatively simple morphologies and many deep divergences between major clades. To improve understanding of the phylogenetic relationships within Demospongiae, we sequenced and analyzed seven nuclear housekeeping genes involved in a variety of cellular functions from a diverse group of sponges. Methodology/Principal Findings: We generated data from each of the four sponge classes (i.e., Calcarea, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha), but focused on family-level relationships within demosponges. With data for 21 newly sampled families, our Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian-based approaches recovered previously phylogenetically defined taxa: Keratosap, Myxospongiaep, Spongillidap, Haploscleromorphap (the marine haplosclerids) and Democlaviap. We found conflicting results concerning the relationships of Keratosap and Myxospongiaep to the remaining demosponges, but our results strongly supported a clade of Haploscleromorphap+Spongillidap+Democlaviap. In contrast to hypotheses based on mitochondrial genome and ribosomal data, nuclear housekeeping gene data suggested that freshwater sponges (Spongillidap) are sister to Haploscleromorphap rather than part of Democlaviap. Within Keratosap, we found equivocal results as to the monophyly of Dictyoceratida. Within Myxospongiaep, Chondrosida and Verongida were monophyletic. A wellsupported clade within Democlaviap, Tetractinellidap, composed of all sampled members of Astrophorina and Spirophorina (including the only lithistid in our analysis), was consistently revealed as the sister group to all other members of Democlaviap. Within Tetractinellidap, we did not recover monophyletic Astrophorina or Spirophorina. Our results also reaffirmed the monophyly of order Poecilosclerida (excluding Desmacellidae and Raspailiidae), and polyphyly of Hadromerida and Halichondrida. Conclusions/Significance: These results, using an independent nuclear gene set, confirmed many hypotheses based on ribosomal and/or mitochondrial genes, and they also identified clades with low statistical support or clades that conflicted with traditional morphological classification. Our results will serve as a basis for future exploration of these outstanding questions using more taxon- and gene-rich datasets.
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- 2013-01-23
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000044
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