<p>The purpose of this paper will be to examine the influence of Luigi Pirandello's works on the theatre of Jean Anouilh. In our presentation of Pirandello's concepts and techniques, examples will be chosen only from those plays that have been staged in Paris, as these would be most likely to have had an influence on the French dramatist . In Jean Anouilh's case, by far the greatest emphasis will be placed on the Pièces grinsantes and on his later plays that, because of their particular vision of life, could be considered as an imaginary Nouvelles pièces grinçantes. In this last group we list La Grotte, Cher Antoine ou l'Amour raté, Le Boulanger, la boulangère et le petit mitron, and Les Poissons rouges ou Mon père ce héros.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The purpose of this dissertation will be as follows: to analyse the theme o f revolt as it is presented in seven of Jean Anouilh's plays -- namely, La Sauvage, Eurydice, L'Hermine, Le Voyageur sans bagage, L'Alouette, Becket ou L'Honneur de Dieu, Antigone, and to assess the dramatic value and importance of this theme in Anouilh's theatre.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The purpose of this paper will be firstly to indicate the popularity of the chastity-testing theme in European medieval literature. This will be followed by an examination of the characters portrayed in two such texts, the Lai du Cor of Robert Biket and the anonymous Conte du Mantel. On the basis of this study, it will then be possible to ascertain at what stage in the development of the Arthurian romance these two poems were composed.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to examine Voltaire's portrayal of Peter the Great in his three histories, Histoire de Charles XII, Anecdotes sur le czar Pierre le Grand and Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, In an attempt to assess the degree of historical accuracy In his presentation and to determine Voltaire's attitude towards Peter.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A discussion of the theme of childhood in Rimbaud's work, along with an exploration into the many reasons for the transformation of this theme from a confident vision of the future in his early poetry, through a brief time of happy fulfillment, to a nostalgic memory of an idealized past in his later writings.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The aim of this study has been to review earlier criticism of La Mort dans l'Ame, which is mainly adverse, and to suggest that Sartre, with some success, used both the characters and the structure of the novel to explore imaginatively the philosophical ideas of L'Etre et le Néant.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A structural analysis of Maupassant's nouvelle, with a view to establishing objective meaning and ideological imprint.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A discussion of the techniques used by Georges Brassens in his songs to make plays on words and phrases.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The purpose of this paper will be to make a careful analysis of the various structural techniques which Eugène Ionesco uses in the three long plays: Amédée ou Comment S'en Débarrasser?, Rhinocéros, and Jeux de Massacre. Great attention will-be paid by the author to the creation of scenic atmosphere and to the originality of Ionesco's use of the elements of suspense and tempo. The author will also discuss in depth the importance of certain aspects of the stage decorations and the rôles of the most unusual jeux de scène of the three plays. In the Conclusion, there will be a final discussion of the basic similarities and differences between these plays.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A study of the nature of Emile Zola's interpretation of the fall of the Second Empire, and an assessment of its literary importance in his work.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)