<p>An analysis of the evolution of the theme of the individual and society based on Yves Thériault's eskimo novels.</p> <p>Une analyse de l'évolution du thème de l'individu face à la société basée sur l'oeuvre esquimaude d'Yves Thériault.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A discussion of some of the changes in French Canadian society, as seen in the principal novels of Ringuet, in which he depicts an age of increasing prosperity brought about by a growing urban and industrial civilization imposed on Quebec culture resulting in a break-down of tradition.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>War experienced and meditated became a great source of inspiration in Giraudoux's theatre. The aim of this thesis is to examine Giraudoux's ideas on war in Siegfried, a post-war play written in 1928 and in La Guerre de Troie n1aura pas lieu, a pre-war play written in 1935. This playwrightls ideas do not manifest themselves solely in the dialogues of the characters but a1so in their gestures and their visual expressions as we1l as in the stage decorations. Such a study aims at bringing about an appreciation of the evolution not only in Giraudoux's ideas on war during the very precarious period between the two World Wars but also in his dramatic techniques especially in the area of stage effects.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>Etude de Le Pendu de Robert Guril visent à établir les rapports entre les techniques dramatiques et l'idéologie de l'auteur.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>This thesis is a general study of Louis Rustaing de Saint-Jory's Les Femmes militaires (1735). It compares sorne aspects of Saint-Jory's work to a few earlier imaginary voyages and discusses contemporary literary tastes, in particular Orientalism and medievalism. It seeks possible sources for the author's ideas on the equality of the sexes and traces the development of feminism in France from the latter half of the seventeenth century to the time of publication of Saint-Jory's novel.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A study of their common aesthetic approach to literature seen through their critical writings.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>An examination of the influence and role of courtly love, as portrayed and defined by Chrétien de Troyes and Andreas Capellanus, in three plays of Jean Racine: Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, and Bérénice.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The social writings of André Gide may not be considered as being separate from or unrelated to the rest of the author's work. They constitute a development of that problem which Gide examines in all his work, namely the search for a code of ethics for individual life in society, and in particular the assertion of the extent to which man may be hindered by other people as well as by certain social attitudes and institutions in the fulfilment of his desires and in the satisfaction of his requirements.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The reality of man's existence became a great source of inspiration in Eugène Ionesco's theatre. The aim of this thesis is to examine Ionesco's ideas on the victimization of man in his universe. In our presentation of his concepts, examples will be shown from various works (La Leçon, La Cantatrice Chauve, Les Chaises, Jacques ou La Soumission, Rhinocéros, Victimes du Devoir, Amédeé ou Comment - s'en débarrasser, and Jeux de Massacre) in order to fully examine his particular vision of life. Such a study aims at bringing about a realization and understanding of the conditions man is exposed to in the universe.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>An analysis of the present types of the second half of the XIXth Century described by G. Uspensky in his works: Is Derevenskogo Dnevnika, Krest 'yanin i Krest'yanskii Trud and Vlast' Zemli.</p> <p>Contains a preface and five chapters. Chapter I sketches Uspensky's life. Chapter II outlines the developmentt of Populism and Populist literature. Chapter III contains an analysis of Uspensky's Literary style. The various present types are examined in Chapter IV. Chapter V gives a summary of Uspensky's most important findings about the nature of the Russian present and an evaluation of his contribution to Russian literature.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)