If queer is an applicable label for that which aims to subvert or counteract normativity, then Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Wife of Bath's tale, and her Prologue are each, in their own ways, queer texts. I examine the ways in which the feminine presences of Morgan le Fay and the Loathly Lady influence and challenge the heteronormative, homosocial space of Arthur and his knights. The two knights in each respective tale journey away from their heteronormative spaces, in which a complex system of homosociality and chivalric patriarchy dominate, to a queer space where each must go against his societal norms and rely on feminine agency and talismans in order for their quests to succeed - and to ensure their survival. It is this very convergence of heteronormative and queer spaces that enables Morgan's defiance of heteronormativity and dominance over those who enter her feminine, non-normative domain. / by Jessica Pitts. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

The translation of Geny Vilas-Novas' novel Adeus, Rio Doce emphasizes the importance of promoting a literary exchange between Brazil and the Spanish-speaking world. This study analyses contemporary Brazilian literature and situates the author in the post-modern literary movement, stressing two post-colonial fundamental themes: emigration and feminine literature. Millions of undocumented emigrants from Latin America live nowadays in the United States displaced in the American society and leave suffering family members abandoned in their native countries. One of the roles of Latin- American women writers like Vilas-Novas is to reveal and denounce the subaltern conditions of this emigration movement in the globalization process, under the unusual perspective of those left behind. The linguistic and semantic challenges and difficulties faced during translation are a metaphor for the crossing of linguistic, cultural, social, and historical borders by Latin-Americans in search of better life opportunities. / by Clarisse Bandeira de Mello. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

by Kung Siu Bing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-121). / Abstract and appendix in English and Chinese. / by Kung Siu Bing. / Abstract --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.v / Abbreviations used for the four literary works --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Femininity and Masculinity --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Androgyny --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Sex，Gender and Sexual Identity --- p.80 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Multiple Selves --- p.102 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.112 / Works Cited --- p.114 / Appendix I Chinese version of quotations of Shuang Shen --- p.122 / Appendix II Table of major characters of Shuang Shen and The Illusionist --- p.126

田漢（1898-1968）是中國現代文學的重要劇作家之一。他亦以電影劇本作家、戲曲作家、詩人、小說家、散文家、翻譯家、歌詞作家、文學評論家和社會活動家知名於世。田漢雖在文學史上有著舉足輕重的地位，其研究卻長期受到政治因素制約。新時期以來，田漢研究轉趨活躍，但論者多從比較文學的角度分析其作品。本論文希望從田漢在日本大正時期留學的經歷，考察其早期藝術生命之形成。 / 大正時期，日本在經濟、文化、社會價值觀各方面都有著激烈變動，「兩性解放」為其時代精神，「新女性」的話題非常盛行。論者雖然大多留意到女性角色和婚戀議題在田漢早期作品的重要，但甚少提及田漢留日時期的經歷與其作品的關係。田漢是中國留日學生，早在日本時期即已開展話劇創作。除對外國文學的接受外，田漢實際上亦受到日本化的西方思想、運動和生活方式，例如女性解放理論、劇場運動和咖啡店文化所影響，而這些影響更以不同方式滲透到其早期作品中。本論文旨在闡述這些因素在田漢早期創作生命中所起的作用，尤其是他對女性和婚戀議題的思考和取態。本論文的研究範圍涵括田漢在二十世紀二十年代的整個創作歷程。 / 本論文共分五章，內容如下：第一章為導論，簡介田漢研究的情況、本論文的研究範圍、目的和方法。第二章至第四章討論大正時期不同的社會文化因素與田漢早期作品的關係。第二章考察田漢早期作品對日本大正時期女性解放理論的接受和轉化，以及田漢對當時社會戀愛事件的評價。第三章闡述藝術座的新劇運動，以及其創立人島村抱月和松井須磨子的戀愛事跡對田漢早期創作生命的影響。第四章從大正時代的咖啡店文化出發，分析田漢一系列不同文類、以咖啡店女侍為主角的早期作品。第五章為總結。 / Tian Han (1898-1968) is one of the most prominent dramatists of modern Chinese literature. He is also renowned as a film scriptwriter, xiqu (traditional Chinese drama) writer, poet, novelist, proser, translator, lyricist, literary critic and social activist. Nevertheless, the study of Tian had long been at a standstill due to political reasons. Since the 1980s, most of the researches have been conducted from the approach of comparative literature. This thesis, however, traces the development of Tian’s literary life by examining his experiences in Japan during the Taisho Period. / During the Taisho Period, Japan experienced tremendous changes in economy, culture and social values, with “sex liberation considered as the zeitgeist and “new women as a popular issue. Many scholars have discussed the significance of female characters and the theme of “love and marriage in Tian’s early works, but they seldom mentioned the influences by Tian’s experiences in Japan. Tian, as a returned Chinese student, had started his playwright career in Japan. Apart from the reception of western literature, Tian was also influenced by the “Japanized western thoughts, movements and lifestyle, such as feminist theories, theatre movements and café culture, which had penetrated his early works in different ways. With the focus on Tian’s literary works during the 1920s, this thesis aims at demonstrating the influences of these factors on Tian’s early writing career, particularly in studying Tian’s unique viewpoints and attitudes towards women, love and marriage. / This thesis is divided into five chapters. Chapter One gives an introduction on the background, scope, objectives and methodology of this study. Chapter Two to Chapter Four discuss the relationship between the social-cultural factors of the Taisho Period and Tian’s early works. Chapter Two examines the reception and transformation of feminist theories in Tian’s early works, as well as Tian’s evaluation towards the romance anecdotes in the Taisho Period. Chapter Three describes the importance of the Geijutsu-za theatre troupe in shingeki (new drama) movement and the love story of its founders, Hogetsu Shimamura and Sumako Matsui, on Tian’s early literary life. Chapter Four analyzes Tian’s early works of different genres featuring café waitresses with the exploration of the café culture in the Taisho Period. Chapter Five concludes the study. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / 盧敏芝. / "2012年8月". / "2012 nian 8 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-144). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Lu Minzhi. / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一節 --- 小引 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二節 --- 田漢研究綜述 --- p.2 / Chapter 一 --- 田漢早期生平簡介 --- p.3 / Chapter 二 --- 田漢研究概況 --- p.6 / Chapter 第三節 --- 本論文之研究目的 --- p.9 / Chapter 一 --- 提出田漢研究的新角度 --- p.9 / Chapter 二 --- 重視日本因素在田漢研究中的角色 --- p.10 / Chapter 三 --- 重新探究田漢早期作品中的女性婚戀議題 --- p.12 / Chapter 第四節 --- 本論文之研究方法 --- p.15 / Chapter 第五節 --- 小結 --- p.19 / Chapter 第二章 --- 田漢與日本大正時期之女性解放思潮 --- p.20 / Chapter 第一節 --- 小引 --- p.20 / Chapter 第二節 --- 田漢對日本大正時期女性解放理論之引介 --- p.21 / Chapter 一 --- 〈秘密戀愛與公開戀愛〉 --- p.22 / Chapter 二 --- 〈第四階級的婦人運動〉 --- p.25 / Chapter 三 --- 〈吃了「智果」以後的話〉 --- p.26 / Chapter 四 --- 田漢對日本大正時期女性解放思想的取捨與評價 --- p.30 / Chapter 第三節 --- 日本大正時期的女性解放理論與田漢的早期劇作 --- p.36 / Chapter 一 --- 田漢早期劇作對愛倫．凱「新性道德」論的借鑑 --- p.36 / Chapter 二 --- 田漢早期劇作對社會主義女性解放理論的借鑑 --- p.40 / Chapter 三 --- 田漢早期劇作對女權運動的批評 --- p.45 / Chapter 第四節 --- 《薔薇之路》對日本大正時期戀愛事件的記述和評論 --- p.48 / Chapter 一 --- 「大正三美人」事件 --- p.51 / Chapter 二 --- 男性戀愛醜聞 --- p.56 / Chapter 三 --- 日本大正時期社會婚戀事件對田漢的啟示 --- p.58 / Chapter 第五節 --- 小結 --- p.59 / Chapter 第三章 --- 藝術座的新劇運動與田漢對女性議題的探討 --- p.60 / Chapter 第一節 --- 小引 --- p.60 / Chapter 第二節 --- 日本的新劇運動 --- p.61 / Chapter 第三節 --- 藝術座與田漢 --- p.63 / Chapter 一 --- 藝術座 島村抱月 松井須磨子 --- p.63 / Chapter 二 --- 田漢對松井須磨子的引介和接受 --- p.66 / Chapter 三 --- 田漢對藝術座的觀演經驗與女性解放議題 --- p.68 / Chapter 第四節 --- 藝術座對田漢早期戲劇生涯的影響 --- p.75 / Chapter 一 --- 田漢的早期話劇創作 --- p.76 / Chapter 二 --- 翻譯與改編 --- p.87 / Chapter 三 --- 對易卜生戲劇的研究 --- p.93 / Chapter 四 --- 女演員的培育 --- p.95 / Chapter 第五節 --- 小結 --- p.98 / Chapter 第四章 --- 日本大正時期之咖啡店文化與田漢筆下的「新女性」 --- p.99 / Chapter 第一節 --- 小引 --- p.99 / Chapter 第二節 --- 日本大正時期的咖啡店文化 --- p.100 / Chapter 第三節 --- 田漢與日本咖啡店的因緣 --- p.103 / Chapter 第四節 --- 《咖啡店之一夜》中的咖啡店與都市 客與女侍 --- p.110 / Chapter 第五節 --- 《到民間去》中咖啡店情節的消退 --- p.118 / Chapter 第六節 --- 小結及餘論 --- p.125 / Chapter 第五章 --- 總結及餘論 --- p.129 / Chapter 第一節 --- 小引 --- p.129 / Chapter 第二節 --- 本文研究總結 --- p.129 / Chapter 第三節 --- 餘論：田漢早期劇作中的「新女性」與三十年代的轉向 --- p.131 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.133 / p.135 / Chapter 附錄一 --- ：田漢於少年中國學會刊物發表作品 --- p.145 / Chapter 附錄二 --- ：田漢在日期間觀劇資料 --- p.152

"June 2003." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-300). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Elliott School of Communication

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 1996.

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Stockholm, 1985. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166).

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Antoine Spacagna, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 16, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thèse de doctorat : Faculté des Lettres : Lund : 1989.