<p>This work studies historically the preposition de, tracing the development of three important constructions with de from Latin to Old French. It also attempts to draw conclusions from the historical facts in accordance with modern synchronic linguistics, the aim being to promote the integration of synchronic and diachronic linguistics, particularly in the field of syntax.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>I wish to state here briefly something of the limits and aims of my study. Most importantly, it has not been possible to include within its scope any discussion concerning the origin and development of sympotic procedure. Nor have I examined social organizations, such as clubs or schools of philosophy, which regularly held symposia for their members. As a result, I have not attempted any evaluation of the institution in cultural or historical terms. Its social significance for the Greeks must therefore necessarily remain implicit, though in one or two places I have indicated the widespread nature of its appeal.</p> <p>Instead, my main center of interest is with the functioning of the symposium, and the question which I have been chiefly concerned to answer in the first three chapters is simply, "What exactly happened when a symposium took place?" The bulk of the evidence is drawn from Greek rather than Roman sources, and it is to be understood that what I have to say is primarily with reference to Greek procedure. On the other hand, two of my principal sources, Athenaeus and Plutarch, are Roman antiquarians seeking to recover a lost tradition, with the result that it is not always wise to insist upon a firm dividing line between the two.</p> <p>The final chapter, however, which forms a kind of appendix to the work as a whole, views the symposium in purely literary terms, as a setting for various poetic topoi, and draws from Greek and Roman verse without discrimination. It includes references from epic, tragic and comic sources, as well as lyric and elegiac.</p> <p>All abbreviations have been taken from the Oxford Classical Dictionary.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to study Voltaire's portrayal of the Reformation in his Essai sur les moeurs. The p articular aim is to determine the degree of understanding that Voltaire shows in dealing not only with the nature of the theological reforms themselves, but also with the many and varied influences these theological reforms exerted upon society in sixteenth-century Europe. A few general observations will be made on Voltaire's concept of history and of historiography as it is revealed in his account of the Reformation.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>Genesis and background of L'Assommoir and a study of various techniques employed by Zola in the novel. Particular emphasis on his evocation of the physical environment (including people) and its relationship to, and effects upon, the character of Gervaise.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A study of Gide's theoretical ideas concerning the nature and writing of fiction, and his application of these in his fictional works.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>Etude du thème du père dans trois des oeuvres romanesques de Claude Jasmins: Et puis tout est silence (1959), La Corde au cou (1960) et Pleure pas, Germaine (1965).</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The purpose of this paper will be to analyse the motivating force of George Sand upon the life and works of Alfred de Musset during the years 1833 - 1835. Chapter I will examine the biographical aspects of their lives and Chapters II and III will relate the results of this analysis to the dramatic work of the author.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

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<p>A study of Molière's portrayal of doctors and medicine compared to the actual medical environment of seventeenth century France with emphasis given to the type of comedy (i.e. farce, satire ), the presence of spokesmen, and the accuracy of the portrayal itself.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A study of the ideas contained in Gilbert's imaginary voyage and of its importance both as a product of seventeenth century free-thinking and as one of the first manifestations of the philosophic spirit in France. The author's aim is to show that Gilbert was a seventeenth century free-thinker and a precursor of the philosophes of the eighteenth century.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)