French, Francophone & Italian Studies Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The influence of Moliere on the satire of affectation in Thomas Shadwell’s comedy
(University of Kansas, 1917) -
Manon Lescaut in fiction and drama
(University of Kansas, 1922) -
Perceptions of Syncope in Medieval French Literature of the High Middle Ages: the Function and Cultural History of Fainting
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This dissertation analyzes the diverse instances of syncope in Old French Literature from the first appearance of the verb to faint, “pasmer,” in the eleventh-century hagiographical text La Vie de saint Alexis, to the ... -
Jeanne d’Arc in literature
(University of Kansas, 1919) -
The historical basis of Hervieu's Theroigne de Mericourt
(University of Kansas, 1922) -
Jean Froissart, Eustache Deschamps, and their views of France under Charles VI
(University of Kansas, 1921) -
A study of the middle Dutch poem, Van den vos Reynaerde and its sources in the branches of the old French Roman de Renard
(University of Kansas, 1917) -
Breaking Dramatic Illusion and Extending the Dramatic World: French Civil-War Tragedy (1550-1643)
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)This research project combines history, cultural studies, and performance theories to explore the threats posed by tragedy during the civil and religious crisis in France. French plays challenge civil and religious authority ... -
A Study of Some of the 17th and 18th Century Dramatic Versions of the Oedipus Legend in French and English with some Reference to Spanish
(University of Kansas, 1914-01-01) -
ÉDOUARD GLISSANT : DU TOUT-MONDE AU TRAITÉ DU TOUT-MONDE. INTERTEXTUALITÉ, IDENTITÉ ET ESPACE : POUR UNE ÉTUDE COMPARATIVE
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)The dissertation captures the pluralistic intertextuality that underlines the question of Creolization in Glissant's Tout-monde and Traité du Tout-monde. Respectively a novel and an essay, both works are complementary of ... -
Metaphorical Effects in the Works of Annie Ernaux
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)While writing her fourth book, La Place (1984), Ernaux abandoned the genre of the novel and adopted a new prose style that was devoid of metaphor, and other hallmarks of literary writing in favor of a "flat" style. In this ... -
The Music of Mary and Martha: Tension and Dissonance in Marguerite de Navarre's Chansons spirituelles
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This study examines Marguerite de Navarre's Chansons spirituelles in the context of sixteenth-century ideas concerning the self and self-expression. In essence, I find that Marguerite conceptualizes the self as a series ... -
Lecture a contre-fil de la captivite, litterature marocaine feminine des annees 1990
(University of Kansas, 2010-05-31)ABSTRACT Re-Reading Captivity in the Works of Three Moroccan Women Novelists of the 90s The key objective of this research is to explore new ways of reading the central theme of captivity in the novels of three Moroccan ... -
Comparison of 'Le Joueur' by Regnard, and 'The Gamester,' by Mrs. Centlivre
(University of Kansas, 1911-06) -
Adaptations and Translations of Shakespeare’s “Othello,” in France, during the Eighteenth Century. A comparative Study
(University of Kansas, 1910-06) -
A Study of George Mason’s “Grammaire Angloise” (1622)
(University of Kansas, 1913-06) -
An Inquiry as to the Influence of Moliere’s “Avare” on English Comedy of the Eighteenth Century
(University of Kansas, 1912) -
Development of French Pronouns
(University of Kansas, 1903)