Browsing Department of English (MU) by Thesis Semester "2006 Fall"
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The manuscript presentation volume of Jane Barker and her imaginative Catholic faith
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The manuscript presentation volume of Jane Barker is a book largely unstudied by critics. Barker prepared A Collection of Poems Refering to the times ... -
Reflective gazes: character and audience perception in Wycherley's the Plain Dealer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)In his final dramatic work, William Wycherley eschews the typical standards of Restoration comedy in order to provide his audience with more than just a few good laughs and a reassuring message of social superiority. Instead ... -
A subject so shocking: the female sex offender in Richardson's Clarissa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)Richardson's Clarissa is notable for the shocking rape of it's title character, but what is often critically overlooked about the plot is the presence of female accomplices during the crime. Clarissa's recollection of the ...