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Pull Me Out to Sea
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
The widow's place : Mrs. Norris in Mansfield Park
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
“The most hateful character in Jane Austen's novels,” “a vicious pest,” “Austen's most nearly psychotic creation.” Such is the critical consensus on Mrs. Norris of Mansfield Park: that she is hateful, vicious, and psychotic ...
The Personal Essay and the Memoir: A Comparison
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
This thesis will attempt to put into perspective the various differences between the personal essay and the memoir. Furthermore, it will discuss why the personal essay is more useful for the creative portion of the thesis. ...
County road 23 /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation is composed of a critical introduction and a creative manuscript. The critical introduction "Deindustrial Half-life: Decayed Whiteness ...
Katrina's other disaster : examining second disaster literature and placing post-Katrina New Orleans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis examines the literary treatment of the time period following major natural and manmade disasters known as the "second disaster," which this ...
We are all dealers in used furniture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] We Are All Dealers in Used Furniture is a book-length work of creative nonfiction on the subject of inheritance, in which I weigh the influence of the ...
"A journey is an hallucination" : Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Flann O�Brien�s novel, The Third Policeman, consists of many unrealistic events, thus sharing similarities with the fantastic piece, Alice�s Adventures in Wonderland. The events and characters within the O�Brien�s storyline ...
Summer of the Sabra Cactus: The Body, Landscape, and Numbed Tourism
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
Misinterpreted Perception: Defining the True Nature of Chivalry During the First Crusade
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
Over the turn of the centuries, chivalry has evolved and acquired numerous definitions. Currently the characteristics of a chivalric knight are skewed by the gentlemanly mannerisms and jousting tournaments seen in films. ...
Scriptorium: Poems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Scriptorium is a book-length collection of poetry that wrestles with religious subjects, with its core questions being about religious authority. The ...
Omission of the central action in the English and Scottish popular ballads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
There are four main divisions of the examples of omission and suspense: minor omissions, suspense, omission of the central motive, and omission of the central action. The term "minor omissions" includes not only the ...
Songs of republic : envisioning democracy in the American long poem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation examines how, over time, the American long poem has been utilized as a genre in which to model democratic order. Specifically, it ...
Narrative, online community, and health belief systems : the forms and functions of YouTube vlogs on Bipolar Disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] With the advent of widespread, user-driven video sharing on Internet sites like YouTube, a recognizable folk genre of the vlog has sprung up, with its ...
Who's your daddy? : an analysis of Shakespeare's fathers in power positions and their parental relationship to their daughters
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
William Shakespeare and his plays, taught in high schools across America every year, researched by historians for centuries, and enjoyed by classical literature lovers to no end, have been and will continueto be, I imagine, ...
War, trauma, and literature: World War I veterans and the expression of “shell-shock” in literature
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)
House of halls
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] House of Halls is a story collection that investigates the nature of communication between families, friends, and lovers. In the titular story, a jilted ...
Civilization and memoir outside of self
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
These little towns: land, family, and individuality in the Midwest
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2013)
I am interested in how current Midwestern writers are continuing to develop the Midwest's literary history, and how they relate to Midwestern artists working in different mediums, but with similar goals. These works stand ...
English social drama of 1600 and 1900
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Social drama is that type of drama which has for its theme a problem touching the interests of society at large, or a great part of that society. It deals with social conditions and with problems involving the social ...
We have such a normal, non-accented voice : a sociophonetic study of English in Kansas City
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A popular myth of American English is that, due to the influence of national media and increased inter-connectivity, regional dialects are disappearing. In fact, linguistic research has shown that, in many ways, Americans ...