Thesis (doctoral)--Königliche Universität Uppsala, 1938. / Includes the text of two previously unpublished works by J.G. Fichte: Versuch eines erklärenden Auszugs aus Kants Kritik der reinen Vernunft and Versuch eines erklärenden Auszugs aus Kants Kritik der Urteilskraft: p. 219-316. Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-365).

Thesis--Cologne. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-275).

Thesis (PH. D.)--Columbia University, 1905. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [105]-107. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1904. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [105]-107.

Thesis (MFA)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2009. / Typescript. Six short films on the skipping of stones is a DVD accompanying the thesis. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Walter Metz. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-37).

N/A / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

This thesis examines contemporary folk music from no earlier than 2006, specifically music of the bands The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, and Bon Iver. Providing a close reading of select songs, I prove that modern music is seeing a revival in the Romantic Era and Transcendentalist ideals and philosophy. The works and philosophy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), John Keats (1795-1821), as well as Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), among others and their critics are all considered for points of comparison to the modern lyrics. The reason for this revival is considered in the conclusion chapter in terms of why there is a reaction against the technology driven culture in favor of one that romanticizes the thoughts and ideas of the Romantic era writers, their emphasis on nature, emotion, and the imagination which opposed the logic, reason, and technology of the industrial revolution, just as today there is a reaction to the alienation caused by technology.

Thesis (M.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 6, 2010). Directed by Karen Kilcup; submitted to the Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-29, 57-60).

Predominantly darker than his other works, Cape Cod depicts Henry David Thoreau's interpretation of life as a struggle for survival and a search for salvation in a stark New England setting. Representing Thoreau's greatest test of the goodness of God and nature, the book illustrates the centrality of the subject of death to Thoreau's philosophy of life. Contending that Thoreau's journey to the Cape originated from an intensely personal transcendental impulse connected with his brother's death, this study provides the first in-depth examination of Thoreau's use of the five senses in Cape Cod to reveal both the eccentricities inherent in his relationship with nature and his method of resolving his fears of mortality. Some of the sense impressions in Cape Cod--particularly those that center around human death and those that involve tactile sensations--suggest that Thoreau sometimes tried to master his fears by subconsciously altering painful historical facts or by avoiding the type of sensual contact that aggravated the repressed guilt he suffered from his brother's death. Despite his personal idiosyncrasies, however, Thoreau persisted in his search for truth, and the written record of his journey in Cape Cod documents how his dedication to the transcendental process enabled him to surmount his inner turmoil and reconfirm his intuitive faith. In following this process to spiritual renewal, Thoreau begins with subjective impressions of nature and advances to knowledge of objective realities before ultimately reaching symbolic and universal truth. By analyzing nature's lessons as they evolve from Thoreau's use of his senses, this dissertation shows that Cape Cod, rather than invalidating Thoreau's faith, actually expands his transcendental perspective and so rightfully stands beside Walden as one of the fundamental cornerstones of his canon. In addition, the study proffers new support for previous psychoanalytical interpretations of Thoreau and his writings, reveals heretofore unrecognized historical inaccuracies in his account of the shipwreck that frames the book's opening, and provides the first detailed consideration of the linguistic implications of Cape Cod.

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