English (School of): Recent submissions
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Rhetoric and gender in Sidney's 'Arcadias'
(University of St Andrews, 1994-07) - ThesisThis thesis starts from the point of departure that Sidney's claim in his Defence of Poetry that the purpose of literature is to delight and instruct a given audience is both an accurate and important guiding principle ... -
Women in the life and works of J.M. Barrie
(University of St Andrews, 1985-07) - ThesisThis thesis is a study of J. M. Barrie's relationships with women in his life and his portrayal of them in his works. For this purpose the women concerned are divided into the following categories: Mothers; Romantic Heroines ... -
Social change and the English novel 1843-1861
(University of St Andrews, 1985-07) - ThesisThe nineteenth century was a period of turbulent change, marked by the growth of large cities, factories and the railway. Led by an enterprising middle class Britain became the 'workshop of the world'. The new conditions ... -
'Hamlet ... made another thing' : an examination of adapted versions of Hamlet
(University of St Andrews, 1993-07) - ThesisThis thesis is an analysis of three centuries of adaptations of Shakespeare's Hamlet and of how artistic considerations and political events affected the adaptors' decisions in choosing and altering Hamlet, and of how the ... -
The French sources of Middle English alliterative romance
(University of St Andrews, 1959-10) - Thesis