Thesis (M.A.)--Youngstown State University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-76).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1981. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves [279]-290.

Diss.--Universität Tübingen, 1995. / Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. p. 448-484. Index.

Th. 3e cycle--Litt. fr.--Paris 12, 1988.

The dissertation examines regionalism in selected musical works of Charles Faulkner Bryan (1911-1955). The composer's upbringing and cultural heritage are examined within the context of the history and traditions of the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. The selected scores are examined for textual, musical, and dramatic elements that reflect Bryan's regionalism. Each score is analyzed to see how Bryan incorporated these elements into his compositional technique and dramaturgy. This study codifies those elements and demonstrates their significance in light of Bryan's rural southern heritage. Chapter 1 surveys the existing literature and primary sources on Bryan. The methodology involves comparisons of Bryan's life and music with other American composers like Charles Ives and Aaron Copland. Important sources used for this study were Bryan's scores and personal correspondence from the Charles Faulkner Bryan Collection of the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville and the library at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville). Chapter 2 is a biographical sketch of Bryan's life, from his birth in McMinnville, Tennessee, through his career as a composer and music educator. Chapter 3 presents a summary of Tennessee's history, with particular attention to the Upper Cumberland region where Bryan lived. Chapter 4 examines Bryan's Rebel Academy (1939), an operetta Bryan composed for use with his students at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute in Cookeville. Chapter 5 examines White Spiritual Symphony (1940) and Bryan's sources from both print and oral traditions for the white spirituals used in this work. Chapter 6 examines The Bell Witch (1947), a secular cantata based on a southern legend of the supernatural. Chapter 7 examines Cumberland Interlude: 1790 (1947), a cantata centered on the character of Andrew Jackson. Chapter 8 examines Bryan's largest work, the two-act opera Singin' Billy (1952). It is based on a fictional episode in the life of nineteenth-century singing-school master William Walker, compiler of Southern Harmony . Chapter 9 summarizes the dissertation and draws conclusions on the role of regionalism in the selected musical works of Bryan. / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.

The purpose of this thesis is to preserve in an interesting, narrative form the facts connected with the founding and establishment of Allen Military Academy.

This thesis looks at the life and political influence of William Jennings Bryan, and his work as a champion of the rights of the common man.

Amos Daragon est une œuvre de fantasy jeunesse québécoise relatant les aventures d'Amos, Béorf, Lolya et Médousa. Ces derniers ont pour mission de rétablir l'équilibre entre le bien et le mal en éliminant les dieux qui perturbent l'harmonie sur la Terre avec les guerres qu'ils se livrent par l'intermédiaire des mortels. Notre étude s'intéresse principalement à ces personnages, qui acquièrent, au fil de leurs aventures, de nombreux attributs extraordinaires les rapprochant des dieux. Il semble que les protagonistes soient des êtres complexes qui possèdent des caractéristiques contradictoires. Notre mémoire cherche à prouver que la nature de ces personnages est incertaine, puisque d'un côté ils ressemblent aux dieux, alors que de l'autre, ils se rapprochent davantage des humains. Alors que cette dualité laisse présager l'échec de la mission des quatre amis, notre recherche montre qu'elle est plutôt essentielle à sa réussite. L'approche narrative que nous proposons avec cette analyse montre que si le cycle de Bryan Perro recourt aux règles de la fantasy, c'est pour amener son jeune lecteur à faire face aux paradoxes et aux contradictions de la vie sociale et personnelle.

Master of Arts / Department of History / Robert D. Linder / American society has been heavily influenced by religion, since before the United States existed as a nation. It has provided a sense of providential guidance and protection that has shaped or influenced internal politics and foreign policy alike. How were attitudes toward expansion and imperialism affected by religion throughout American history? Was the resultant ideology consistent? If not, what changed to cause a shift? The purpose of this thesis is to explore those questions. Using a wide breadth of material including primary and secondary sources, this thesis demonstrates that society was heavily influenced by religious rhetoric, whether spoken from the pulpit or in print. It further demonstrates how political leaders and religious leaders utilized rhetoric of divine causation and justification in addition to more tangible factors such as economics or security for expansionist thought. Significantly, concepts of racism were justified or reviled in religious terms. Ironically, opposing views on these topics both chose to use religion as their weapon to prove their points. Culminating at the time of the Spanish-American War of 1898, and the follow-on Philippine-American War, the imperial debate was heavily influenced by religion and was a milestone in transforming American national policy and thought.

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