Browsing Department of English (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Morgan, Speer, 1946-"
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Rewriting the creative : toward a happenings theory of creative composition & The last monarchist : stories from Nepal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)First dissertation: Rewriting the creative: toward a happenings theory of creative composition. This dissertation explores the relationship between composition and creative writing in the light of the binary of rhetoric ... -
Roth and war : two cases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Although Philip Roth's style has gone through dramatic self-reinventions over the years, war has remained one of his major themes. After providing an introduction to Roth's career, this thesis examines how he represents ... -
The symbolic significance of vice in Raymond Carver's What we talk about when we talk about love: blue-collar despair transcending class distinction
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2011)Raymond Carver's literary reputation is often defined as a minimalist writer who is known for his ability to effectively chronicle blue-collar despair. Because of his affinity to focus on characters of a lower class ...