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Configurations of imperialism and their displacements in the novels of Joseph Conrad.
(1998)
This thesis examines certain configurations of imperialism
and their displacements in the novels of Joseph Conrad
beginning from the premise that imperialism is rationalised
through a dualistic model of self/"other" and ...
Habit and spontaneity in Samuel Beckett's English fictions.
(1976)
In this study I will be analysing the way in which the contraries
that Beckett calls habit and spontaneity are used in the fictions he
wrote in English. In his discursive writings Beckett comments on human experience
generally ...
Patriarchal Negotiations: Women, Writing and Religion 1640-1660
(1994)
Women were prominent in the Lollard movement in the fifteenth century, but it
is only in the mid-seventeenth century that women begin to produce theological texts
which contribute to the controversy over popular religious ...
A consideration of the antiquarian and literary works of Joseph Strutt, with a transcript of a hitherto inedited manuscript novel
(1984)
The first part of this thesis considers Joseph Strutt's
life, and his place in antiquarian 8tudieo. Strutt (1749-
1802) was trained as an engraver. Some of his early
commissions introduced him to the illuminated, ...
The New Age and the Apocalypse - Carlyle's developing vision on history and society.
(1979)
This thesis is an investigation into the concern
for History displayed in the Works of Thomas Carlyle. This
is seen to be related to his criticism of contemporary
society. Carlyle studied History for an insight into ...
Classical Themes in the Non-Satiric Poetry of Andrew Marvell
(1980)
Chapter 1 examines the grammar school curriculum
in the early seventeenth century, paying special
attention to the classical texts usually taught and
to the normal pedagogic methods used. It also gives
an account of ...
Francis Quarles: a study of his literary ancestry and contemporary setting as a religious poet.
(1955)
In his choice of biblical material, in his attitude
towards biblical matter in poetry, in his efforts to
supplant secular poetry with divine poetry, and in his
style and metre, Francis Quarles is in an established
tradition ...
An exploration of the outsider's role in selected works by Joseph Conrad, Malcolm Lowry, V.S. Naipaul.
(1996)
This thesis explores ways in which the outsider questions rather than confirms
dominant cultural values whilst avoiding the crudity of overt politicisation. I argue
that the outsider's preference for an observer's stance ...
The 'true use of reading' : Sarah Fielding and mid eighteenth-century literary strategies.
(1998)
The aim of this thesis is to explore, by examining her life and
works, how Sarah Fielding (1710-68) established her identity as an author.
The definition of her role involves her notions of the functions of
writing and ...
Jews and gender in British literature 1815-1865.
(1996)
This thesis examines the variety of relationships between Jews and gender in early
to mid-nineteenth century British literature, focussing particularly on representations
of and by Jewish women. It reconstructs the social, ...
