Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2005. / Title from PDF title page screen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-249)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisors: César A. Salgado and Susan S. Heinzelman. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

LD2668 .T4 1941 N51 / Master of Science

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This thesis measures the influence of the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft in the culture of the early American Republic.  It is an examination into American periodical literature, fiction, and theatre of the period in comparison to that of Britain.  A transatlantic perspective takes into account that Britain was not only the first place of publication for Wollstonecraft’s works but also was the prime source of early American culture.  The focus of this analysis is the impact of two main books, Wollstonecraft’s <i>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,</i> published in 1792, and William Godwin’s biography of her, <i>Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman</i>, published after her death in 1798.  After the publication of the latter the former was reassessed in the light of the details of Wollstonecraft’s scandalous life. To her critics the enactment of the philosophies which she put forth in her treatise about the increased independence of women caused her to lead an immoral life, and they feared the effects that reading the <i>Rights of Woman</i> would have on other women.  Godwin’s role in Wollstonecraft’s life and his own philosophies about women and marriage in <i>An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice</i> compounded his image with her sin the public imagination. Together they became notorious and their conservative detractors exploited their images and philosophy for numerous ends. I will discuss these and the effects they bore on other writers of various political and moral leanings to show how Wollstonecraft’s life and work helped to mould the evolving role of women in nineteenth century America. I will look in detail at the work of Charles Brockden Brown, William Dunlap, Sally S. B. K. Wood, Helena Wells, Martha Meredith Reed, Herman Mann, Deborah Sampson Gannett, and Benjamin Silliman.

The four works in this collection are related by their central character, Tribulat Bonhomet. In "The Swan-Killer," the first, Bonhomet the music lover carries out his carefully planned excursion to kill swans to hear their last songs. "The Eventualists' Banquet," the second work, reports an after-dinner speech in which Bonhomet proposes a method for ridding France of revolutionaries. And the "Motion of Dr. Tribulat Bonhomet" sets forth a plan whereby earthquakes are harnessed to rid the world of poets and artists. The last and longest piece, "Claire Lenoir," a novella, recounts Dr. Bonhomet's visit to the Lenoir home. A highly philosophical work, "Claire Lenoir" explores questions of reality, revenge, and survival beyond death, ending with a bizarre murder and a grotesque climax.

"The purpose of this paper is to give a history and an analysis of the Southern Observer, a magazine devoted to book reviews of works by Southern authors, books about the South and articles of general interest to Southerners. The magazine which began January, 1953, and suspended publication December, 1956, was published by the Tennessee Book Company, Nashville, Tennessee"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "May, 1958." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Agnes Gregory, Professor Directing Paper.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of California, Santa Cruz, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-207) Also available online. Restricted to UC campuses.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.