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An analysis of Pushkin's novel Evgenii Onegin with the aim of showing that although superficially influenced by the romantic school, Pushkin may be considered the author of the first great example of realism in the field of the Russian novel. Contains a preface and five chapters. Chapter I discusses the terms realism and romanticism; Chapter II outlines the content of the novel as published by Pushkin; Chapter III discusses the chapters sketched by Pushkin but never published; in Chapter IV an attempt is made to separate the realistic from the romantic elements in the novel; Chapter V provides a summary of the most important findings. / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A study of Zola's treatment of the figure of the curé in the <i>Rougon-Macquart</i>, including an examination of his socio-political role during the Second Empire, his physical characterization, his psychological make-up, and his language.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

Master of Arts (MA)

This thesis is a study of Sedaine's Le Philosophe sens lw savoir by a critical analysis of the plot and characters, preceded by a short biography of the author. It gives a history of the ploy and through an examination of sedaine's dramatic style seeks to establish the individual merit of the play as well as its place in the movement of the 'drame' which it represents. / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>From 1770 until his death in 1778, Voltaire led a most vociferous campaign against the remnants of feudalism in France. The emphasis of his campaign was placed on the institution of serfdom, a system of seigniorial rights which entitled a lord to specific services and fees from his vassals. Voltaire's interest in serfdom was sparked by the fact that there existed some twelve thousand peasants living as serfs due to rights existing since the middle ages, at Saint-Claude, only a few miles from his estate of Ferney near the Swiss border. Voltaire's concern for these serfs was augmented further by the knowledge that the lords of Saint-Claude were in fact a group of twenty Benedictine monks.</p> <p>The aim of this dissertation is to examine Voltaire's campaign, not only for the emancipation of the serfs or Saint-Claude, but for the abolition of feudalism<br />throughout France and for the establishment of a uniform code of law. This subject has never been fully investigated, and consequently, in light of the approach of the bicentennial anniversary of Voltaire's death, a study of the campaign for the serfs of the Jura mountains does seem appropriate.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)