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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 ...
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 ...
The life and works of James Miller, 1704-1744, with particular reference to the satiric content of his poetry and plays.
(1979)
James Miller was born the son of a Dorset rector in 1704. He
was himself ordained, but acquired no benefice until just before his
early death, probably because of a scathing portrayal of the Bishop
of London in one of ...
Greece and the European Union: An assessment of macroeconomic policies and trade effects
(Queen Mary University of London, 1998)
This thesis aims to make a contribution to the study of the Greek economy
by means of (i) assessing a number of macroeconomic policies adopted by
successive Greek governments; (ii) assessing the present effort of Greece ...
Non-invasive techniques for predicting soft tissue during pressure induced ishaemia.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1997)
Soft tissue breakdown occurs in association with biochemical changes that can be
attributed to a reduction in blood and lymph flow to a localised tissue area in response
to applied pressure. The resulting ischaemia can ...
Characterizations of rings and modules by means of lattices.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1965)
In this thesis we study the relationship between the lattice of
submodules and the algebraic structure of a module. The key remark
in our study will be the fact that the homomorphisms between two
independent submadules ...
THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT REDUCTION BY IMPROVING URBAN SKID RESISTANCE LEVELS
(Queen Mary University of London, 1985)
The problem of providing adequate wet-road skid resistance on urban
roads has received relatively little attention from highway maintenance
authorities. This study is an assessment of the potential for reducing
accident ...
AN INVESTIGATION OF ASPECTS OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL WOUND RESOLUTION
(Queen Mary University of London, 1998)
Keloids are classically regarded as scars that `outgrow the boundary of the original injury'.
Ambiguous data concerning certain characteristics of keloid fibroblasts (such as proliferation
rates and collagen production), ...
The Power and the Purse: Aspects of the Genesis and Implementation of the Metropolitan Poor Act 1867
(Queen Mary University of London, 1998)
This thesis examines the genesis and implementation of two provisions of the
Metropolitan Poor Act 1867: rate equalisation and the appointment of central
government nominees to local poor law bodies.
It is contended ...
