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Cult and Poetry: A Study of Ajax in Hero Cult, Pindar, and Sophocles
This study has primarily been an exploration of the relationship between the presentation of Ajax in Greek poetry and his status as a cult hero. We have seen how epic poetry preserved the memory and heightened the glory ... -
Curious Reversals and Marvelous Wounds: Metamorphosis and Identity in Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber
Though The Bloody Chamber undeniably supports a feminist reading, ultimately her vision of the wise child encompasses both sexes and provides a meeting ground between them. Elaine Showalter insists that in '"the purest ... -
Currents in Twentieth-Century Verse Drama
The general direction of twentieth-century verse drama is clear. While attempting to effect a reaction to realistic prose drama, they have brought their works close to realistic prose (Eliot) while at the same time treating ... -
Death After the Banquet: The Elegiac Unity of Beowulf
The purpose of this paper is to make a generic investigation of the poem and, if possible, reveal what it means by defining what it is. Since the poem comes from a definite and somewhat known tradition, generic criticism ... -
Death in the Circuit, Life in the Word: Communication Theory as a Governing Metaphor in the Early Work of Thomas Pynchon
I will consider a single aspect of the literature in great depth-specifically, his treatment of communication theory-finally resulting in a better understanding of the basic nature of Pynchon's literary objectives. I will ... -
Death to Tyrants: The Evolution of Political Thought Regarding Tyrannicide from Cicero to Salutati
I will devote the first chapter of this work to Marcus Tullius Cicero. Specifically, I will analyze Cicero's definition of the tyrant, as well as his justification of tyrannicide, notably in his De Officiis (44 B.C.). I ... -
Decadence and Decline in Works by Thomas Mann and Edward Graf Von Keyserling
Essentially a study of the �decadent individual, this paper will proceed from an examination of tradition to a closer examination of seieral of Mann's and Keyserling's characters. Understanding the characters better, we ... -
Delusion, Disenchantment, Dissension: William Christian Bullitt and Soviet-American Relations 1919-1946
Delusion, Disenchantment, Dissension is a story and an analysis of a controversial man and a controversial subject. The man is William Christian Bullitt, and the subject is Soviet-American relations 1919-1946. A full ... -
A Description of the Field Location and Erection of a Wooden Trestle and Steel Viaduct Situated near Oak Vale, W. Va. on the Virginian Railway
Five Mile Creek Viaduct is situated at mile post 338.7 on the Virginian Railway, about one half a mile below the town of Oak Vale, West Virginia, and spans a stream known as Five Mile Creek. The bridge is composed of ... -
Design of a 120-foot Span Steel Truss
The form of the roof truss will be the straight chord with lower chord inclined as well as the upper one, having vertical ties and inclined struts. The span will be 120 feet; the distance between trusses 16 feet; the rise ... -
Design of a Single Track, Through, Pin-connected Pratt Truss: Length 160 feet, 8 panels
I have taken the design of a single track through railway bridge, having pin connected trusses of the Pratt type with straight upper chord. The span is 160 feet, divided into 8 panels each 20 feet long. The depth is 30 ... -
Design of a Single Track, Through, Pin-Connected Pratt Truss: Span 150 Feet, 6 Panels, 25 Feet
Design of a pin-connected, through Pratt railway truss of 150 feet span, 6 panels. The trusses are spaced 17 feet center to center. This design is made for all main members of truss but does not go into the detailing of ... -
Design of a Viaduct from Doremus Memorial Gymnasium to Wilson Athletic Field
The problem in this thesis is to provide some kind of suitable approach to the stadium on Wilson Athletic Field from the front of Doremus Memorial Gymnasium, for pedestrians. . . . The solution of this problem, as presented ... -
Design of a Water Pipe System to Create Improved Pressures in Lexington, Va.
The need for a new design for the water pipes and mains in the town of Lexington is evident. There are no existing maps showing the plan of the system, nor is there any knowledge of the location of mains, hydrants, gate, ...