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Title: Blake's concept of the contrary states of innocence and experience applied to Dylan Thomas' "Collected Poems".
Creator: Trew, Claudia Smith., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Thel's prenatal vision of experience and Blake's concept of the contrary states of Innocence and Experience are thematically evident in Dylan Thomas' Collected Poems. Each writer uses a language of rich variety, a style of warring images, and a poet's sense of eternal time to develop the theme of contrary states. The states of Innocence and Experience, as well as the unification process which leads the soul to a higher state of Innocence will be examined. Blake and Thomas uniquely express...
Show moreThel's prenatal vision of experience and Blake's concept of the contrary states of Innocence and Experience are thematically evident in Dylan Thomas' Collected Poems. Each writer uses a language of rich variety, a style of warring images, and a poet's sense of eternal time to develop the theme of contrary states. The states of Innocence and Experience, as well as the unification process which leads the soul to a higher state of Innocence will be examined. Blake and Thomas uniquely express their own talents; however, Thomas owes Blake a debt of gratitude for the inspiration gained from The Book of Thel, Tiriel, Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience.
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Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14526
Subject Headings: Blake, William,--1757-1827--Influence--Thomas, Thomas, Dylan,--1914-1953--Criticism and interpretation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Bread givers and other nurturers.
Creator: Mincho, Jane., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts share the common themes of the restrictions placed on women, daughters of recent immigrants, who suffered from poverty, discrimination, and sexual repression both from within and without their cultural milieu. Woman Warrior is an epic poem, history mixed with myth, while Bread Givers is a fevered morality tale. Yezierska's world was full of Jewish patriarchal edicts, Kingston's bore...
Show moreAnzia Yezierska's Bread Givers and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts share the common themes of the restrictions placed on women, daughters of recent immigrants, who suffered from poverty, discrimination, and sexual repression both from within and without their cultural milieu. Woman Warrior is an epic poem, history mixed with myth, while Bread Givers is a fevered morality tale. Yezierska's world was full of Jewish patriarchal edicts, Kingston's bore the weight of matriarchal definition of her Chinese ancestor's beliefs. The mutual and overwhelming need to break the barriers of enforced silence created two rich human documents which by their very nature mediate the seemingly irreconcilable. Whether they are considered fiction, memoirs, or elegies, both books' outstanding contribution is reinforcement of the concept of self-determination which was attained without destroying either author's ethnic or cultural heritage.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14473
Subject Headings: Yezierska, Anzia,--1880?-1970.--Bread givers., Kingston, Maxine Hong.--Woman warrior., Women immigrants--United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EMERGENT MOTHER CONSCIOUSNESS IN "NORTH AMERICAN SEQUENCE" OF THEODORE ROETHKE'S "THE FAR FIELD.".
Creator: WILLIAMS, DAVID GENE., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Robert Bly believes that every culture was once matriarchal and that everyone in those cultures enjoyed a mode of sentience he calls mother consciousness, in which compassion, ecstasy, a love for nature and an identity with the cosmos were naturally experienced. He suggests that this awareness is resurfacing in contemporary cultures and that the work of some poets illustrates that emergence. Theodore Roethke, I believe, is one of these poets. In "North American Sequence" he strives to return...
Show moreRobert Bly believes that every culture was once matriarchal and that everyone in those cultures enjoyed a mode of sentience he calls mother consciousness, in which compassion, ecstasy, a love for nature and an identity with the cosmos were naturally experienced. He suggests that this awareness is resurfacing in contemporary cultures and that the work of some poets illustrates that emergence. Theodore Roethke, I believe, is one of these poets. In "North American Sequence" he strives to return to that kind of awareness, but discovers that the obstacle is the egocentric personality, which continually asserts its psychical dominion out of fear that implicit in an identity with the cosmos is its own annihilation. It is not until the final poem, "The Rose," that the poet attains complete effacement of his ego and he abides in mother consciousness.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14157
Subject Headings: Roethke, Theodore,--1908-1963--Far field
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: CHANGES IN STRUCTURE, CHARACTERIZATION, AND CONTENT IN JOHN LYLY'S PLAYS.
Creator: TUCCI, PAUL D., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: John Lyly slowly progresses from a complimenting Court dramatist to being more like a conventional one. In his first four plays he uses structure and characterization to flatter Queen Elizabeth. Characters who are ignorant of their rulers' goodness unexpectedly discover it. By thus showing a good monarch, Lyly praises his Queen. In his last four dramas, however, Lyly de-emphasizes royal compliments. Instead, like typical playwrights of his day, he informs his audience as to how the plot will...
Show moreJohn Lyly slowly progresses from a complimenting Court dramatist to being more like a conventional one. In his first four plays he uses structure and characterization to flatter Queen Elizabeth. Characters who are ignorant of their rulers' goodness unexpectedly discover it. By thus showing a good monarch, Lyly praises his Queen. In his last four dramas, however, Lyly de-emphasizes royal compliments. Instead, like typical playwrights of his day, he informs his audience as to how the plot will develop (surprise is abandoned); and he is concerned with presenting sinners: characters who are schemers, cozeners, or disobedient to authority. To show what is typical of the age, three plays, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, The Spanish Tragedy, and The Rare Triumphs of Love and Fortune, by Lyly's contemporaries will be examined.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14214
Subject Headings: Lyly, John,--1554?-1606--Criticism and interpretation, Lyly, John,--1554?-1606--Dramatic works
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Title: THE INTENSITY OF HOPKINS' VISUAL PERCEPTION.
Creator: MILLER, JANE TURTON., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: The remarkable genius of Gerard Manley Hopkins' visual perception, as revealed in his journals and poems, is a product of the intensity with which the poet conceives a thing in terms of the physical action prompted by it, and is the result of the vibrant joining of perceiver and percept. He defines a scene so that the reader may see and praise God, the Creator of each thing in the landscape. The joining of God, perceiver, and percept is a dynamic communion charged with energy. According to...
Show moreThe remarkable genius of Gerard Manley Hopkins' visual perception, as revealed in his journals and poems, is a product of the intensity with which the poet conceives a thing in terms of the physical action prompted by it, and is the result of the vibrant joining of perceiver and percept. He defines a scene so that the reader may see and praise God, the Creator of each thing in the landscape. The joining of God, perceiver, and percept is a dynamic communion charged with energy. According to Hopkins, the flow of language should match the original sensation of the single unified effect upon the beholder of the scene; such a sensation appears in direct relationship to the intensity of the poet's visual interpretation of the scene.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13829
Subject Headings: Hopkins, Gerard Manley,--1844-1889, Visual perception
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Title: THE TRAGEDY OF AMBITION IN THE FIRST AND SECOND TETRALOGIES OF SHAKESPEARE'S HISTORY PLAYS.
Creator: CREWS, JAMES MCRAE, JR., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Date Issued: 1970
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13632
Subject Headings: Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Histories, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation, Ambition
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: TIME IN "ROMEO AND JULIET.".
Creator: RAUSCH, MARCIA SHIRLEY., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Time is a major theme in Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and time is the basis for the characterization, atmosphere, and plot in the tragedy. Each character's words depict his place in time-whether he is very young or very old. An atmosphere of time movement prevails continually in Romeo and Juliet with the imagery of lightness and darkness and of the heavens including the sun, moon and stars. All action in the plot depends on time--some situations occur too early, others occur too...
Show moreTime is a major theme in Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and time is the basis for the characterization, atmosphere, and plot in the tragedy. Each character's words depict his place in time-whether he is very young or very old. An atmosphere of time movement prevails continually in Romeo and Juliet with the imagery of lightness and darkness and of the heavens including the sun, moon and stars. All action in the plot depends on time--some situations occur too early, others occur too late. The story is compressed into a very few days so that time becomes most important. Shakespeare is concerned with time throughout the tragedy.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14098
Subject Headings: Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Romeo and Juliet
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Title: THE GHOST IN "HAMLET": A CULTURAL APPROACH.
Creator: NIXON, DAVID HALL., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Uncertainty about the Ghost's role lies at the heart of controversy over Hamlet. No previous study has established the Ghost's full significance as a focus for ethical conflict. Eschewing assumptions that the Ghost must be an instrument of God or Satan, the text is given a closer look. A Herculean image keys the exploration of Old Hamlet's voluntary ghostly appearances in heroic conflict with purgatory. Parallels of this feat with Hercules' harrowing of Hades reinforce the bearing of that...
Show moreUncertainty about the Ghost's role lies at the heart of controversy over Hamlet. No previous study has established the Ghost's full significance as a focus for ethical conflict. Eschewing assumptions that the Ghost must be an instrument of God or Satan, the text is given a closer look. A Herculean image keys the exploration of Old Hamlet's voluntary ghostly appearances in heroic conflict with purgatory. Parallels of this feat with Hercules' harrowing of Hades reinforce the bearing of that image. An expiatory mask implies purgatorial sanction for restoring universal order. But that concept proves ironic, a cultural mirror for ghostly dissembling. Underlying conflict reverberates both in symbol and in ironic treatment of Hercules' role as a Renaissance analog of Christ. Revenge cannot be reconciled with Christ's rule of forgiveness; the conflict focused in Old Hamlet's bolt from purgatory implicitly reveals a Christian God as overseer of the play.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13937
Subject Headings: Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Hamlet, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Characters--Ghosts
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A GUIDE TO THE MINOR CHARACTERS IN ANAIS NIN'S "CITIES OF THE INTERIOR.".
Creator: EDLEMAN, LUZ DIANNE., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Collectively, the minor characters in Cities of the Int e rior create an atmosphere of social realism not found in much Post-Surrealist fiction. As individuals, many of them directly reflect or contrast with the personalities of the central characters and the themes of the novels. When viewed in groups, they represent those facets of society which reflect, contrast with, or cause the neuroses of the central characters. Over fifty of the nearly four hundred minor characters in Citie s of th e...
Show moreCollectively, the minor characters in Cities of the Int e rior create an atmosphere of social realism not found in much Post-Surrealist fiction. As individuals, many of them directly reflect or contrast with the personalities of the central characters and the themes of the novels. When viewed in groups, they represent those facets of society which reflect, contrast with, or cause the neuroses of the central characters. Over fifty of the nearly four hundred minor characters in Citie s of th e Int e rior are individually analyzed in this study and a complete, paginated list is featured in Appendix II.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13782
Subject Headings: Nin, Anaïs,--1903-1977.--Cities of the interior.
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Title: ANNE SEXTON: THE PERSONA AS VICTIM OF HER CHANGING DEMONS (WOMEN, CONFESSIONAL).
Creator: SCHEURER, VICKI ELLEN., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: Anne Sexton's poetry is memorable for its brilliant insights that illuminate the darkest corners of her experience. Her outspoken revelations, often brutal and compelling, describe an existence marked by struggles that were ultimately tragic. One of the most disturbing qualities of Sexton's works, however, is her consistent portrayal of the persona as victim. During the three stages of Sexton's career--the early years (1960-65), the middle years (1966-71), and the final years (1972-74)--her...
Show moreAnne Sexton's poetry is memorable for its brilliant insights that illuminate the darkest corners of her experience. Her outspoken revelations, often brutal and compelling, describe an existence marked by struggles that were ultimately tragic. One of the most disturbing qualities of Sexton's works, however, is her consistent portrayal of the persona as victim. During the three stages of Sexton's career--the early years (1960-65), the middle years (1966-71), and the final years (1972-74)--her persona's culprits move from the specific to the general, or universal, as her demons become less personal and more mystical. In her early poetry, Sexton portrays the persona as the victim of a cruel mother. Later, she is the victim of her callous lovers; and finally, she is the victim of a malevolent God. Sexton began her career writing formal units of verse. Toward the final stage of her life, she used less restraint 1n both style and language in her poetry. However, Sexton used imagery, metaphor, and irony effectively throughout her career to cast her persona as victim of her changing demons.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14297
Subject Headings: Sexton, Anne--Criticism and interpretation
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Title: A study of the significance of Marlowe's use of the unforgivable sin as a plot device in "Dr. Faustus".
Creator: Rudasill, Michael Carlton., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: A crucial turning point in Christopher Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus occurs within the Latin chant in the conjuring scene. It is Faustus's commission of what is within the Christian universe the only unforgivable sin: the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. This blasphemy is noted by Mephostophilis and is a deliberate device used by the playwright to make the work an irreversible tragedy. This ominously important act gives the play a certain dread impetus as events build to a sadly predictable...
Show moreA crucial turning point in Christopher Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus occurs within the Latin chant in the conjuring scene. It is Faustus's commission of what is within the Christian universe the only unforgivable sin: the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. This blasphemy is noted by Mephostophilis and is a deliberate device used by the playwright to make the work an irreversible tragedy. This ominously important act gives the play a certain dread impetus as events build to a sadly predictable conclusion. After Faustus's unforgivable words redemption from death and hell is impossible within the Christian cosmology in which the play is set. The irrevocable demise of the protagonist due to this own regrettable hubris parallels the similar demise of protagonists in Greek tragedies. Through this one unforgivable deed Faustus is unsavable, unsalvageable, unforgivable, and unable to ascend with the help of grace above the reach of Satanic power, which he chose, and into the paradise promised by the doctrine of divinity, which he has despised (I.i.102-104).
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14843
Subject Headings: Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Doctor Faustus, Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation
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Title: THE SEXUALITY OF ANGELO, OTHELLO, AND ANTONY: ITS EFFECTS.
Creator: SCHOOLEY, DONNA MARIE., Florida Atlantic University, Nathan, Norman
Abstract/Description: The three men become examples of the devastating effects that occur when sexualities reflect a denial of natural expression (Angelo), a psychological insecurity that is played upon by a malevolent (Othello), and a vacillation between two contrary commitments (Antony). Angelo's sexuality is governed by a deep-seated repression fostered by the Puritan ethic. That of Othello demonstrates a psychological insecurity in relation to his sexual identity. And Antony's sexuality displays a paradox of...
Show moreThe three men become examples of the devastating effects that occur when sexualities reflect a denial of natural expression (Angelo), a psychological insecurity that is played upon by a malevolent (Othello), and a vacillation between two contrary commitments (Antony). Angelo's sexuality is governed by a deep-seated repression fostered by the Puritan ethic. That of Othello demonstrates a psychological insecurity in relation to his sexual identity. And Antony's sexuality displays a paradox of weakness and virtue. These effects of their sexuality are triggered by their relationships with Isabella, Desdemona, and Cleopatra respectively. This leads Angelo to lust and humiliation. It drives Othello to an uncharitable love that commits murder and ends in his suicide. And it causes Antony his vanquishment and suicide, but not before he realizes a true love. What follows is an exposition of their sexuality, its differentiation, and its effects upon the protagonists and those close to them.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13923
Subject Headings: Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Characters, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Othello, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Measure for measure
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Blake, William,--1757-1827--Influence--Thomas (1)	+ -
Hopkins, Gerard Manley,--1844-1889 (1)	+ -
Kingston, Maxine Hong.--Woman warrior. (1)	+ -
Lyly, John,--1554?-1606--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -

Lyly, John,--1554?-1606--Dramatic works (1)	+ -
Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Doctor Faustus (1)	+ -
Nin, Anaïs,--1903-1977.--Cities of the interior. (1)	+ -
Roethke, Theodore,--1908-1963--Far field (1)	+ -
Sexton, Anne--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Antony and Cleopatra (1)	+ -
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Characters (1)	+ -
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Characters--Ghosts (1)	+ -
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Thomas, Dylan,--1914-1953--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
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Women immigrants--United States. (1)	+ -
Yezierska, Anzia,--1880?-1970.--Bread givers. (1)	+ -

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CREWS, JAMES MCRAE, JR. (1)	+ -
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