Thesis (D.Phil.)--University of Oxford, 2008. / Supervisor: Bernard O'Donoghue. Bibliography: leaves 279-293.

Zusammengestellt im März 2009-03-09 von Christian Leutemann.

Texte remanié: Th. doct.--York University, 1997. Titre de soutenance : "Beyond the mask of gender: three Victorian scientist-naturalists. / Notes bibliogr. p. 221-239. Index.

Syftet med denna uppsats är att, genom en hermeneutisk och komparativ närläsning av Marianne Fredrikssons roman Enligt Maria Magdalena och Lukasevangeliet, undersöka hur Fredriksson transformerat Jesu liv och gärning från den bibliska berättelsen till romanen, samt vad som händer med historien när en kvinna får återberätta den. Materialet analyseras med hjälp av Gerard Genettes narratologiska begreppsapparat och utifrån ett intersektionellt perspektiv. Resultatet tolkas sedan genuskritiskt utifrån Yvonne Hirdmans teori om det ahistoriska genuskontraktet. Slutligen diskuteras studiens relevans för och i den svenska skolan. Studien visar att Fredriksson aldrig ämnat skriva en roman om Jesu liv och gärning, utan snarare om Marias liv och Jesu gärning. Marias version av ”allt det stora som hände” präglas av ett intersektionellt förhållningssätt, både när det kommer till hennes egna och Jesus värderingar, som sträcker sig långt utöver normen för den aktuella tiden. Studien visar också att Maria och Jesus möter stora svårigheter i sina ambitioner att motverka sin tids och sitt samhälles genuskontrakt, och att det finns gott om inflytelserika personer i deras närhet som ämnar upprätthålla det. Personer som senare spred den kristna läran.

This thesis examines Marianne Moore’s poetic project of creating hope within a modern context. Building on an initial discussion of Moore’s skeptical perspective, I go on to argue that Moore’s work fosters a desire both to believe in something unknowable and to maintain faith in a goodness that cannot be realized on earth. Moore posits a more demanding hope than one based on the search for truth and namelessness; she gives hope a meaning beyond the feeling that allows people to keep going. Moore’s hope requires a guarded vision of the future, a capacity for visualizing both the real and the imaginary, and, especially, careful observation. Actively manipulating the possibilities of language while recognizing their limitations, Moore transforms hope into an action, a pursuit of ethics and a focus on something other than the self.

York Univ., Diss. u.d.T.: Sheffield, Suzanne Le-May: Beyond the mask of gender: three Victorian scientist-naturalists--Toronto, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-239) and index.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers University, 2007. / "Graduate Program in Literatures in English." Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-221).

Research paper (M.A.)--Cardinal Stritch College--Milwaukee, 1968. / A research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education (Reading Specialist). Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-32).

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2006. / Document formatted into pages; contains x, 96 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references.

Persuasion in poetry, according to Marianne Moore, is the result of three attributes, humility, concentration, and gusto, and when a poet is aware of these attributes and incorporates each one into his / her poetry, the poem is more likely to be meaningful. In fact, Moore’s theory stands as a meaningful test to any poet regardless of aesthetic preference. Therefore, in order to argue that the combination of these three concepts work together to produce persuasive poetry, I will show how all three of Moore’s tenets—humility, concentration, and gusto—are present in the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop as well as in the most emotionally convincing poems of confessional poet Anne Sexton and associative free verse poet Mary Ruefle. In addition, I will discuss how Moore’s aesthetics apply to my own work.