| dc.contributor.advisor |
Clayton, Jay |
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| dc.contributor.advisor |
Wollaeger, Mark |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Jones, Jesse |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012-07-26T19:37:09Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012-07-26T19:37:09Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012-04-18 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5121 |
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| dc.description |
English Department Honors Thesis. |
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| dc.description.abstract |
In my thesis, I analyze the literary theories of Joseph Campbell, Northrop Frye, and Rene Girard for their ability to address political concerns in literature. In the movement from Campbell -- who treated politics with an active disregard -- to Girard -- who has given interviews directly linking his theory of literature with political events such as 9/11 -- I hope to reveal that a theory like Girard's successfully incorporating political concerns is not an invitation to subjectivity, but instead a crucial method of ensuring the theory's adaptability to the ever-changing world in which we live. |
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| dc.language.iso |
en_US |
en_US |
| dc.publisher |
Vanderbilt University |
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| dc.subject |
Campbell, Joseph |
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| dc.subject |
Girard, Rene |
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| dc.subject |
Frye, Northrup |
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| dc.subject |
literary theory |
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| dc.subject |
heroes in literature |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 -- Political and social views |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Girard, René, 1923- -- Criticism and interpretation |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Girard, René, 1923- -- Political and social views |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Frye, Northrop -- Criticism and interpretation |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
Frye, Northrup -- Political and social views |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
Heroes in literature |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Campbell, Frye, and Girard: Myths, Heroes & Ritual Violence in Literature |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Thesis |
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| dc.description.college |
College of Arts and Science |
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| dc.description.department |
English Department |
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