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03697. GOOD AND EVIL IN WUTHERING HEIGHTS BY EMILY BRONTE. This paper provides a study of the characterization and relationships of the principal persons in Bronte's novel, looking at Heathcliff as an overpowering symbol of evil. The novel is judged a powerful masterpiece of persoaliity conflict. KEYWORDS: emily bronte wuthering heights book review fiction heathcliff. 9 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source. 2,331 words.

$63

03588. WUTHERING HEIGHTS - BY EMILY BRONTE. A critical essay on the l9th century Gothic novel, noting the confused and interlocking narrative devices, but praising the vivid characterization and the cleverness of the plot. 6p., Of., lb.

$42

03572. THE SOCIAL WORLD OF JANE AUSTEN. The narrative technique and descriptive tools of the author of Pride and Prejudice are examined; the pictures of the lives of women are given particular attention, as is the natural and straight forward character of her narrative. 6p., 8f., lib.

$42

03559. THOMAS CARLYLE AND MATTHEW ARNOLD ON THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. Study of what these two English thinkers thought of the Industrial Revolution (not much), and why they thought so. (Carlyle was a 'closet mystic,' and Arnold a humanist). 9p., O8., 2b.

$70

03531. GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS. The story of Pip and his rise to respectability are viewed in light of the society and the social class structure of l9th century England; Pip's aspirations are seen as the product of snobbery and pride, and the themes of love and atonement are seen as constituting Dickens' moral essence. 8p., Of., Ob.

$56

03212. MOLL FLAUNDERS AND PAMELA. The vivacious heroine of Defoe's novel is compared and contrasted to the chaste heroine of Richardson's work, and the treatment of women's lot compared; Pamela is seen as receiving the just reward of righteous living, while Moll desires only the comforts of riches and luxury. lOp., llf., 5b.

$70

03211. ANIMAL IMAGERY IN DAVID COPPERFIELD. Dickens' use of animal imagery is reviewed, as when David is treated like and referred to as a dog, and images of the sea and sea life are studied. The use of such imagery in characterization is analyzed as well. 9p., Of., lb.

$63

03210. TIME AND IRONY IN TOM JONES AND TRISTRAM SHANDY. The ironic tone of the subjective narrator in both novels is discussed, and the discontinuous thread of time in each author's storytelling technique is revealed. A good treatment of the different ends of Fielding and Sterne, as they achieved them through similar techniques. 9p., 9f., 2b.

$63

03201. THE TREATMENT OF TIME IN TRISTRAM SHANDY. The interpretations of time as chronological and metaphysical in Laurence Sterne's comic novel are examined; the concepts of reading and actual time in the story are related to theories of Locke and the philosophy of the day. Sp., 6f., 2b.

$35

03028. WUTHFRING HEIGHTS BY EMILY BRONTE. The atmosphere and meaning of the Gothic novel are related to the framework and characterization of the story; the imagery, speech and emotional tone of the book are looked at. 5p., Of., Ob.

$35

02540. QUENTIN DURWARD BY SIR WALTER SCOTT. A critical review of Scott's historical novel, looking at the rise of Quentin, the predestined hero, as leading toward a development of the character of his aging monarch, King Louis, 4p., 5f., 5b.

$28

02466. ALICE IN WONDERLAND: BY LEWIS CARROLL. The imaginative tale is viewed for its philosophical implications, asking the questions "where am I going?" and "who am I?" in terms of self-development. 5 pages, 17 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.

$35

02211. OSCAR WILDE. The life and works of the eccentric artist are reviewed, and his role as a dandy and wit is called his greatest fictional creation. 6p., 16f., 4b.

$42

02198. PAMELA BY SSMUEL RICHARDSON. The story is seen as the first occurence of the novel as a form of literary expression; the fictional exposition of moral themes and human events is seen as a breakthrough, although based on outmoded dogma of Divine Providence and Perfect Virtue. 7p., 3f., 3b.

$49

02195. POPE'S PHILOSOPHY IN THE ESSAY ON MAN. Pope's work on ethics and his efforts to "vindicate the ways of God to man" are analyzed in some detail, and the philosophy of Deism related to other eighteenth centyry thought. 9p., 22f., 5b.

$63

02194. POPE'S EPISTLE TO DR. ARBUTHNOT. Pope's satire is considered in all its aspects, from the character of Arbuthnot's personality to the elements of literary criticism in the work; the decline of literary standards, morals, and truth as thematic material are examined in depth. llp., Of., Ob.

$77

02170. DICKENS AND DOSTOEVSKY. The two nineteenth century novelists are comapred for their treatment of suffering and salvation; their techniques of illusion, coincidence, symbolism and dreams in their story lines are compared in the characters of Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist and Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment. The different motivations for murder are seen as reflecting Dickens' social criticism and Dostoevsky's religious urge. 11p. 0f. 0b.

$77

02158. EMMA AND TRISTRAM SHANDY. A comparison of the elements of social satire and philosophical irony in the novels by Jane Austen and Laurence Sterne; the social microcosm of Austen is contrasted with the social macrocosm of Sterne. 7p., Of., Ob.

$49

01995. REALISM IN HOWELL'S THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM. The author's theory of realism and his use of it in the novel are briefly looked at; the feeling of moral ambiguity is pointed out. 3p., 0f., 0b.

$21

01970. BIRTH AND CLASS DISTINCTION IN HENRY FIELDING'S JOSEPH ANDREWS. The social criticism of the comic novelist is analyzed; hypocrisy in high places and the functions of class in Joseph Andrews are examined. 5p., Of., Ob.

$35

01911. THE AMEN CORNER BY JAMES BALDWIN. A concise recounting of the plot and theme of Baldwin's play about the black churchgoers, emphasizing the theme of the church as a black-controlled environment. 6p.; Of.; Ob.

$42

01910. IN THE WINE TIME BY ED BULLINS. A look at the social, physical and emotional environment of poor urban blacks as depicted in the play by Bullins; characters, setting, and the search for love are discussed. lOp.; Of.; Ob.

$70

01777. TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES BY THOMAS HARDY. An examination of the roles of philosophy and art in Hardy's novel; aspects of metaphysics, such as determinism and free will, are related to the fortunes of the d'Urbervilles and the theme of Nature in the book. Hardy's work is finally seen as a blend of co-existing thought and art. 8p., 6f., lb.

$56

01767. WOMEN, LOVE AND SOCIOLOGICAL LITERARY ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH LITFRATURE OF THE L8TH AND L9TH CENTURY. A survey of the image of women, love and marriage found in such works as Pamela, Clarissa, Jane Eyre and Turn of the Screw; the feminine sensibility is viewed as trapped in the traditional moral codes of the day. Critics such as Lowenthal, Watt and others are cited. llp., Of., 4b.

$77

01572. THE MILL ON THE FLOSS AND TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES. Points of similarity between the novel by Eliot and that by Hardy are examined. The books are seen as similar in setting and theme but different in characterization and plot development. 8p., Of., Ob.

$56

01567. "THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY" BY OSCAR WILDE. The conflict of universal opposites, such as good and evil and body and soul, is examined in Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Reality, hedonism and the concept of art for art's sake are seen as aspects of immorality. 8p., 0f., 0b.

$56

01551. THE ETHIC OF BLEAK HOUSE. A look at the moral implications of Charles Dickens' novel, including a survey of the characters and their symbolic meaning and a study of the "good world" of Bleak House. 6p., 0f., 0b.

$42

01386. THE SOCIAL ORDER OF THE HOUYHNHMS. The contrast of the Yahoos and the civilized Houyhnhms in Swift's satire Gulliver's Travels is examined briefly. 3p., Of., Ob.

$21

01271. JONATHAN SWIFT'S FOURTH DRAPIER LETTER. Thorough discussion of the background and content of Swift's letter, castigating a piece of English monetary policy and eventually the whole of England's rule over Ireland. 12p., Of., 3b.

$84

01260. THE NATURE OF LOVE BETWEEN HEATHCLIFF AND CATHERINE EARNSHAW LINTON. The strange relationship of the leading characters of Bronte's Wuthering Heights is analyzed; their "love" is seen as a mystical one, divided by the realities of the world around them. 5p., Of., Ob.

$35

01230. A MODEST PROPOSAL BY JONATHAN SWIFT. The satirical pamphlet is reviewed for its intent; Swift's purpose in condemning man's inhumanity, and his criticism of English exploitation of Irish commerce is looked at. KEYWORDS: jonathan swift modest proposal. 4 pages, 9 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.

$28

01099. POPE'S ESSAY ON CRITICISM AND HIS PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE. The foundations of Alexander Pope's critical principles are examined in two of his works. Questions of inspiration, nature and the grace of wit are studied and Pope's views on Shakespeare are outlined as well. 5p. Of., Ob.

$35

01038. LEWIS CARROLL. The life and writings of the l9th century author of children's books is summarized, and the history of his literary successes recounted. 3p., 0f., 0b.

$21

00996. DEFOE'S ROBINSON CRUSOE AND BUNYAN'S GRACE ABOUNDING. A comparison of the religious attitudes implicit in the two works; Defoe's God of Divine Providence and rationalism is opposed to the supernatural God of the Puritan Bunyan, and Defoe's appreciation of honest human nature is held to be superior to the denial of human nature found in Bunyan. llp., Of., Ob.

$77

00770. TENNYSON AND GLADSTONE. The poet and the statesman are seen as the epitome of Victorian qualities of high ideals and noble character. The Victorian world-view is analyzed for its moral and aesthetic polarities, and the use of rhetoric and diction in the poetry of Tennyson and the prose of Gladstone are compared. lOp., Of., 4b.

$70

00761. DRYDEN AND SWIFT: THE USE OF NARRATORS AND CHARACTERS IN SATIRE. A look at the techniques of the two authors in their respective works, "MacFlecknoe" and "A Modest Proposal"; Swift' s purpose is seen to be social reform, and Dryden's the lampooning of inferior poets. 8p., Of., lb.

$56

00707. THOMAS HARDY' S JUDE THE OBSCURE. Hardy's novel is viewed as a social criticism of Victorian England; Jude's failure within the class system is analyzed, and the plot briefly summarized. 5p., Of., Ob.

$35

00706. GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS. A psychological study of the characters of the Dickens masterpiece, with particular attention to the point of view of thc narrator Pip and the way Dickens makes the other characters revolve around his perspective. Good and evil, and softness and hardness are related to Dickens' people. 7p., Of., Ob.

$49

00675. . A LIFE STUDY OF HENRY FIELDING. The career and writings of the novelist are given a concise but thorough biographical treatment, and the little known political and social tracts discussed, as weli as the widely read fictional works. 8p., 5f., 4b.

$56

00673. JOSEPH ANDREWS, BY HARRY FIELDING. The theme of the inadequacy of the abstract principle as opposed to the primacy of action is explored in this discussion of the l8th century novel; the behavior and motives of the individual characters is viewed in this context. 6p., Of., Ob.

$42

00670. THE LIFE AND WORKS OF TOBIAS GEORGE SMOLLET. The background and character of the l8th century novelist are reviewed, with a biographical account of his life and a summarization of the man's writings, fiction and non-fiction. 9p., 6f. 5b.

$63

00666. THE RAINBOW AND THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE. The construction, character development and themes of the Lawrence novel are compared to those of the Hardy novel. Hardy's book is seen as a concise Greek tragedy, while the Lawrence book is deemed a character study of sex and marriage. 3p., 0f., 0b.

$21

00643. DEFOE'S MOLL FLANDERS AND STERNE'S TRISTRAM SHANDY. A comparison of the psychologies of the characters in the two novels, with Sterne's characters deemed to be less complete than Defoe's 3p., Of., Ob.

$21

00611. JUDE THE OBSCURE BY THOMAS HARDY. The characterization and themes of the Hardy novel are compared to those of Oliver Twist, Jane Eyre and The Moonstone; the existential man in Jude is rated higher than the frivolity of the other works. 5p., 4f., 4b.

$35

00487. BLEAK HOUSE BY CHARLES DICKENS. The characters of Esther Summerson and Lady Dedlock are contrasted;, Dickens' characterizations are viewed as insightful narratives, and Lady Dedlock, the woman of the world, is seen in opposition to the genuine interest in her fellow humans shown by Esther. 8p., Of., Ob.

$56

00373. HARD TIMES BY CHARLES DICKENS. Dicken's novel of the squalor and poverty of industrialized Coketown is discussed, and the characters of the book are analyzed for the process of dehumanization they undergo. 3p., Of., Ob.

$21

00271. FIELDING'S TOM JONES. Henry Fielding's motives, background and terminology employed in the construction of his great novel are looked at in this essay. Fielding's beliefs are contrasted with the Christian background of Chaucer, Milton and Spenser with regard to the eye for detail and the import of feeling. 16p., 9f., 10.

$112

00255. JOHN CLELAND'S FANNY HILL AND DEFOE'S MOLL FLAUNDERS. An examination of the autobiographical nature of the two novels; the disappointments of love for pay is analyzed in the lives of Ferny and Moll. Defoe is seen as a realist, Cleland as a romantic. 6p., 5f., 2b.

$42

00254. MOLL FLAUNDERS BY DANIEL DEFOE. A look at the social and moral status of the moneyless woman in l8th century England, as reflected in the adventurous career of the prostitute-heroine of the novel. 4p., 8f., lb.

$28

00179. MOLL FLANDERS AND FANNY HILL. A comparison of Defoe's novel with the bawdy work by John Cleland in terms of their treatment of love, marriage and the roles of men and women; Moll Flanders is seen as more resourceful, Fanny limited by the l8th century place of women. 5p., 7f., 2b.

$35

0116O. SWIFTLAN RATIONALS: A YAHOO ANALYSIS. A look at Swift's satire as an attack on our society's pretensions to rationalism; the prevalence of irrational forces among the Houyhnhnms is discussed. 3p., Of., Ob.

$21

53872. THOUGHT, FORM AND STYLE IN LAURENCE STERNE'S TRISTRAM SHANDY. A look at the originality of Sterne's technique of conversational prose; anecdotes, digressions, jokes and dialogues are studied for their comic effect. The superficial chaos of the work is contrasted with the deeper anti-rationalist stance of the author. 6p., Of., Ob.

$42

53835. THREE L8TH CENTURY ENGLISH NOVELS. A comparison of Moll Flanders, Pamela and Joseph Andrews in terms of their definitions of virtue, the middle class morality, and education. Richardson's moralizing is then contrasted with Fielding's satire and Defoe's social criticism. 15p., Of., Ob.

$105

53479. POPE'S MORAL ESSAYS. A psychological analysis of the motivations and judgments behind Pope's observations in the Moral Essays. Insight into human nature and its inconsistencies is looked at from a behavioral viewpoint. 7p., Of., Ob.

$49

53051. DICKEN'S CHARACTERIZATION OF MISS HAVISHSM. A comprehensive study of the character in Dicken's Great Expectations, with the emphasis on her obsession with revenge for the jilting she received as a young girl. A thorough treatment of the old maid psychology as a type of evil; the thesis of her revenge as a form of self-protection unsubstantiated by the theory of two cataclysms in her life. Outline of the paper is provided. 31p., 29f., 12b.

$133

52777. GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS. The stages and turning points in the protagonist Pip's development are analyzed; the encounters with Magwitch, Estella, Miss Havisham and his final return to Joe are the focal points of the essay. 6p., 6f., 3b.

$42

52775. GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS. The influences of Estella and Miss Havisham on the protagonist Pip are looked at in some detail; Miss Havisham's arranged meeting of Estella and Pip is deemed the central episode of the novel, introducing selfishness to the story. 7p., Of., Ob.

$49

52416. MOLL FLANDERS BY DANIEL DEFOE. A brief review of the character and history of Defoe's heroine, an orphan who turns to prostitution in order to advance herself in the world. 3p., Of., Ob.

$21

52284. TOM JONES BY HENRY FIELDING. A critical examination of Fielding's comic epic of l8th century English morals and manners; the political and social upheavals of the day are seen as reflected in Fielding's characterization of the Jacobites and their rebellion. The author is finally seen as the product as well as the shaper of his times. 6p., Of., Ob.

$42

52283. MARY BARTON BY ELIZABETH GASKELL. The nineteenth century novel is seen as a social commentary on the historical background of the industrial revolution and the Chartist movement. 6p., 4f., lb.

$42

52280. BENJAMIN DISRAELI'S SYBIL. Good historical treatment of the novel that boosted Disraeli's career and gave him a retutation for concern for the poor; how Disraeli paints picture of Tory principles struggling against selfish Whig aristocracy. 6p,, 6f., lb.

$42

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