English (School of): Recent submissions
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Beyond the antisyzygy : Bakhtin and some modern Scottish writers
(University of St Andrews, 1997-06) - ThesisThis dissertation shows how beneficial the ideas of the Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin are when used to investigate both classical and more recent Scottish writing. An exploration of how a desire for a Scottish ... -
Theatre and anti-theatre in the plays of Harold Pinter
(University of St Andrews, 1985-07) - ThesisThis is an analytical study of Harold Pinter's drama in the light of its reconciliation of elements culled from the symbolic anti-theatre movements that have flourished on the continent (especially in France) and elements ... -
Androgyny and the reconciliation of opposites in the novels of Virginia Woolf
(University of St Andrews, 1990-07) - ThesisThe purpose of the following study is to demonstrate that Virginia Woolf's belief in the theory of androgyny is not merely a "flirtation", as Lyndall Gordon asserts, but, rather, that it is the focus of her artistic and ... -
The actor as dramatist : a study of the plays of John Osborne
(1985-07)This thesis examines John Osborne's work in the light of his experiences in the theatre prior to his rise to fame as a dramatist and also as a working actor during the greater part of his career as a dramatist. The thesis ... -
A sense of place and community in selected novels and travel writings of D.H. Lawrence
(University of St Andrews, 1995-07) - ThesisIn 1919 Lawrence left England to search for a better society; his novels and travel sketches (the latter are usually seen as peripheral to the novels) continually questioned the values of Western society. This study examines ...