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04679. RABELAIS BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE. The French comic writer is seen as embodying the transition from old to new in l6th century France. His religious background, his democratic ideals, and his mockery of chivalry and scholasticism are described. 8 pages, 9 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.
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04161. THE LITERARY HEROES OF ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN. An examination of the roles of positive and negative heroes in the Russian dissident's novels of life in the Soviet prison system. The individual heroes are studied in such works as Cancer Ward, The First Circle, One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich, and some of the short stories, with the view that the Solzhenitisyn hero is really a collective human figure. 23 pages, 28 footnotes, 13 bibliographic sources.
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04093. "NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND" BY HERMAN HESSE. In this book review, life's two possibilities for spiritual development are examined in Hesse's novel. Narcissus is seen as the ideal and metaphysical type, while Goldmund is seen as the creative and dynamic type. 8 pages, 6 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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04007. THE SIGNIFICANCE AND INFLUENCE OF GIDE IN PRE-WAR FRENCH LITERATUBE. A thoroughgoing examination of Gide's career as a man of letters before the First World War; such works as The Notebooks of Andre Walther, The Fruits of the Earth, The Immoralist and The Caves of the Vatican are studied for their style and content. The conflicts in Gide's life, such as his struggle with homosexuality and his separation of his public and private lives, are discussed in detail. The essay looks at plays as well as novels, and sums up Gide's influence as a moralist and didactic writer. 26 pages, 19 footnotes, 13 bibliographic sources.
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04006. NARRATOR AND AUDIENCE IN BABEL'S "CROSSING INTO POLAND." The function of the narrator is examined in this story of a Cossack's experiences while bivouacking in the home of a Jewish family in Poland; the device of the implied narrator is discussed. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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03958. "TIME AND MEMORY IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE" BY GABRIEL MARQUEST (A REVIEW). The recurring cycles of history, nature and racial memory in the novel of Gabriel Garcia Marquez are analyzed in detail. The principal characters are looked at for their consciousness of memory and time past. 6 pages, footnotes in text, 1 bibliographic source.
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03957. "LA LUNA E I FALO" (THE MOON AND THE BONFIRE) BY CESARE PAVESE (A REVIEW). Pavese's novel (The Moon and the Bonfire) is reviewed for its treatment of the homecoming theme. The human tragedy of Fascism is related to the characters of the novel. 4 pages, 3 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source. Quotes in Italian.
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03950. KAFKA'S DIARIES 1910-1913. An examination of the use of dream logic as the technique was developed by Kafka and discussed in his Diaries. Kafka's thoughts on body and mind, and his own self-doubts, are looked at. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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03949. LESSING'S EMILIA GALOTTI AND THE SUICIDE OF YOUNG WERTHER. The symbolic import of Werther's reading Lessing's play shortly before killing himself is examined in light of the romantic themes of love and death in The Sorrows of Young Werther. 7 pages, 0 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.
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03935. "CONFUSIONS OF YOUNG TÖRLESS" BY ROBERT MUSIL (A REVIEW). A searching psychological analysis of Musil's novel, looking at themes of sadism, homosexuality and seduction. Studies the variety of narrative techniques used by the protagonist. 5 pages, 19 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.
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03895. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: CONCEPTIONS OF DEATH AS REVEALED THROUGH HIS TALES. The conceptions of death found in the fairytales of the Danish writer are examined in depth. The opposition of a passive death to an active, struggling death in Andersen's tales is noted, and the personality of Death as an aspect of nature is considered. 11 pages, 6 footnotes, 11 bibliographic sources.
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03781. A STYLISTIC COMPARISON OF "EFFI BRIEST" AND "BRIGITTA." Two German short stories are compared for descriptive and narrative techniques; Fontane's story is called naturalist and Stifter's is deemed more romantic and stilted. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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03760. "SIDDHARTHA" BY HERMAN HESSE. A comparison of the spiritual journey of Siddhartha with the tenets of existential philosophy as expounded by Paul Tillich. Values of ultimate meaning and personal commitment are discussed. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources. Notes in text.
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03702. FRANZ KAFKA'S "THE METAMORPHOSIS". A look at the elements of allegory, fable and surrealism in Kafka's story. Gregor's relations with his family and his image of himself are examined, and the transformation to an insect seen as symbolic of the spirit of change itself. 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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03678. GOETHE'S "THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER". A review of the hero of Goethe's story as a romantic lover; his relationships with women, his mother, and the simple folk of the countryside are discussed. The Homeric influence on Werther is noted. 4 pages, footnotes in text, 1 bibliographic sources.
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03590. "OBLOMOV'S DREAM" BY IVAN GONCHAROV. The classic Russian comic novel is seen in terms of its main character's regression to childhood and the world of dreams. The stifling of Oblomov's independence is analyzed. 4 pages, 5 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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03587. FATHERS AND SONS BY IVAN TURGENEV. The attitude towards women in the Russian novel are sunmarized, and the four male characters are analyzed for their relationship to Fenichka. The role of the mistress and the emancipation of women in Russia are discussed. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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03381. "THE SUFFERINGS OF YOUNG WERTHER" BY GOETHE. The plot of the romantic novel is reviewed, and the themes of suicide and social classes are looked at for the hero's rejection of hypocrisy. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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03223. THE IMMENSE JOURNEY AND THE IMMORALIST. The concept of man's happiness and the meaning of life is examined in the novel by Gide and the philosophical study by Eiseley. The final mystery of life is found to be the mainspring of both these works. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.
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03207. MAN AS THE VICTIM OF HISTORY IN DANTONS TOD. Georg Buchner's view of man as the plaything of God is delineated, and the treatment of the theme in his historical drama of the French Revolution is looked at for elements of pessimism. The playwright's metaphor of man as a mechanical marionette is examined in detail. 11 pages, 10 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources. Quotes in German.
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03203. THE ROLE OF CREVEL IN COUSIN BETTE. The character and function of Celestin Crevel, the social climber in Balzac's novel, are outlined and then discussed in depth. His faults as a ridiculous and self-indulgent businessman are considered, and contrasted to his virtues as a realist; his marriage is viewed as a just revenge. 9 pages, 3 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.
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$63
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02539. "THE WALL" BY JEAN PAUL SARTE. The fate of the hero Ibbeta, and the destruction of his vision of order upon his imprisonment and death sentence, are examined. 3 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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$21
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02480. POETIC REALISM AND THE NOVELLEN. The literary movement of poetic realism in nineteenth century Germany is studied, and the characterization and structure of the short novel is viewed for its symbolism. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02472. RASKOLNIKOV'S DREAM OF THE MARE. A further analysis of the variety of roles assumed by Raskolnikov in his dream, and the symbolism of that dream with regard to his murder of the old pawnbroker. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02471. APPALACHIA: ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. Very.good study and discussion of the scarcity of educational resources and achievement in Appalachia, focusing on the problems of providing more and better education of all types in a region characterized by widespread poverty. 14 pages, 19 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.
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$98
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02470. PARENT-ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS. Basic overview of the conflicts that appear between teenagers and their families because of completely varying expectations of proper role behavior aod conflict between parental and peer-group models. 10 pages, 18 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources.
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$70
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02461. THE MYTH OF SISYPHYS BY ALBERT CAMUS. A discussion of Camus' philosophy, as expressed in the collection of essays. Issues of the absurd and the problem of suicide are examined in light of Camus' thoughts. 6p., 0f.,' 0b.
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02362. NAUSEA BY JEAN-PAUL SARTRE. A review of Sartre's novel, emphasizing the atheistic existential position described in it. The development of time and the struggle of Roquentin to "come to terms with his own existence" are explored. The characters of Anny and The Self Taught Man are analyzed, and the philosophic implications of Sartre's view of human existence are outlined. 12 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02337. KAFKA'S METHOD AND MESSAGE IN "THE TRIAL". A detailed criticism of Kafka and his novel. The author's use of autobiography, absurd themes, ambiguity, allegory and parable are examined. His message on the subject of alienation, as revealed by the superficiality of life, communication and self-understanding, is detailed. Diverse modern criticisms of Kafka's views on society and the individual are compared. 13 pages, 23 footnotes, 23 bibliographic sources.
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$91
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02327. GENET THE DIVINE. Sartre's view of Genet's metaphysis in Our Lady of the Flowers is examined. Genet's thought is seen as an act of the imagination, creating fantasy worlds in which Good and Evil eventually become as real as the characters themselves. 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02314. THE STRANGER AND EXISTENTIALISM. Camus' novel is reviewed in terms of its use of existential situations to define the human situation. Problems of guilt, alienation and freedom in the character of Meursault are considered. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02178. HEROES IN RENE. AND SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER. A comparison of the two short romantic novels' styles; the rebellion of the two heroes is analyzed, and Werther is seen to be more modern, if not more severe, in its treatment of love. 5 pages, 7 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02171. A TRULY BEAUTIFUL SOUL: PRINCE MYSHKIN OR ALYOSHA KARAMAZOV. The effort by Dostoevsky to depict a truly beautiful soul in these two characters from "The Brothers Karamozov" is discussed. The humanity of Alyosha is seen as less profound than that of the saintly epileptic Prince Myshkin. The innocence of the two spiritual brothers is related to the philosophy of the author. 10 pages, 18 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.
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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. 11 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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02169. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMILE SINCLAIR IN "DEMIAN" BY HERMAN HESSE. The psychology of Emile Sinclair in Hesse's novel is examined for his development from childhood to adulthood. Freudian and Jungian influences on Hesse's thought are commented on and correlated to the characters of Demian. 8 pages, notes in text, 1 bibliographic source.
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02168. "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT" BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY. The theme of Raskolnikov's split personality is studied for elements of religions and psychological symbolism. The child and the man in the murderer are analyzed. 7 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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02167. "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT" BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY. The philosophy and religion behind Dostoevsky's novel are discussed, with emphasis on the dilemma of freedom and sin in Raskolnikov's psychology. His acceptance of his guilt and subsequent transformation is studied. 8 pages, 17 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources.
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01756. ABSURD FREEDOM: THE THEME OF FREEDOM IN CAMUS' ESSAY ON ABSURDITY. Sensitive, clear discussion of this existential writer, how absurdity provides the basis for freedom. Includes Camus' thoughts on clarity, consciousness, truth and freedom, and the meaning of all this for modern America. 9 pages, 16 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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$63
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01531. MEMORY IN SWANN'S WAY. The nature and significance of memory in a part of Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past" is looked at in relation to time, consciousness and narrative techniques used by the author. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01295. FATHERS AND SONS BY IVAN TURGENEV. A close textual analysis of the Russian novel, examining Trugenev's structural devices and his use of characterization. The author's own attitudes toward politics, western values, and the spirit of the 1860's are studied, and some of the intricacies of the plot are examined as psychological clues to the generation conflict in the Russia of that period. Background in the philosophical currents of the day, from Hegel to anarchism, is related to the characters in the novel, who are viewed as types in the heirarchy of Russian feudal society. 80 pages, 76 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources.
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01231. DIMITRI IN "THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV". The development of Dimitri's self-awareness and recognition of guilt in the death of his father is looked at in considerable detail. His change from an orgy-going playboy to a moral being is analyzed. 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01212. THE CASTLE BY FRANZ KAFKA. The plot and themes of Kafka's mysterious novel are reviewed thoroughly, with a look at the author's treatment of love, women, and the powerlessness of man. The roles of men and women are contrasted and the struggle of Klamm, the protagonist, is analyzed. 10 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01203. CASANOVA'S MEMOIRS. Casanova's life and exploits, as recounted in the Memoirs, are examined in terms of psychological and social aspects. Casanova is compared to Byron and the phenomenon of aristocratic Don Juanism is analyzed as a creation of a self-image. 6 pages, 5 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.
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01185. "THE GRAND INQUISITOR" IN THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV. The choice between freedom and dependence presented in Dostoevsky's novel is analyzed, and the philosophical attitudes of the various characters are studied for their view of the dilemma. The issues of bread, faith and community are related to the overall theme of the novel. 10 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01150. DON QUIXOTE: FREE OR ENSLAVED? A look at the hero of Cervantes' comic novel as a slave of his own thirst for adventure; he is seen as trapped by the conventions of the chivalric codes he adopts in order to make his life more interesting, defeated because he chooses too narrow a view of reality. 10 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01136. STEPPENWOLF BY HERMANN HESSE. A study of the themes of Hesse's novel as a criticism of western culture, a study of borgeois life, and as a religious and aesthetic philosophy of what Hesse calls "the game of life". 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01035. STEPPENWOLF BY HERMANN HESSE. The background, setting and character of Harry Haller, the Steppenwolf, are reviewed in this essay; all of the main points of the novel's allegory and plot development are touched upon. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01034. DEATH IN VENICE BY THOMAS MANN. A psychological analysis of Mann's short novel, looking at the conflict of id and superego in the character of Gustave Aschenbach, and commenting on his surrender to death. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00988. TYRANNY IN THE FIRST CIRCLE. Elementary review of Solzhenitsyn's novel, focusing on the manifestations of tyrarny and the nobility of struggling against it. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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00970. DOSTOEVSKY'S NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND. A brief review of the themes of alienation and anti-rationalism in Dostoevsky's story, looking at the dilemma of the absurd hero as a precursor to existentialism. 2 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic source.
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00967. WAR AND PEACE BY LEO TOLSTOY. Tolstoys philosophy of history is looked at and compared to that of Hegel; the author's support of Slavophile isolationism is analyzed, and the conservative outlook of the great epic novel is discussed. 9 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00965. TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA BY JULES VERNE. The scientific basis of Verne's novel is discussed, and the character of Captain Nemo is analyzed in relation to his captive guests. Verne's positive attitude toward the role of science is related to philosophical positivism, and his work praised as innovative. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00881. "FATHERS AND SONS" BY IVAN TURGENEV (A REVIEW). A look at the treatment of nature themes in Ivan Turgenev's novel. Metaphors and images of nature are discussed, and the romantic view of nature contrasted with the scientific. 4 pages, 6 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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00878. FREUD AND GUNTER GRASS'S THE TIN DRUM. Freud's analysis of man's instincts in Civilization and.its Discontents is used to take a look at the character of Oskar in The Tin Drum. The pursuit of happiness, aggression, sexuality and finally death is related to the development of Oskar as a symbolic child of the modern world. 10 pages, 1 footnote, 2 bibliographic sources.
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00853. GREGOR SAMSA IN THE METAMORPHOSIS. The protagonist of Kafka's short story is studied for his human characteristics; the symbolism of his transformation into a giant cockroach is related to the themes of bourgeois hypocrisy and stuffiness. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00840. TOLSTOY'S "POLIKUSHKA." The author's treatment of the theme of life and death as part of the generative cycle is examined. Suicide, degeneracy and rejuvenation is the story of Polikei and his family are considered in relation to the paradox of birth and death. 30 pages, 11 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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00684. GUY DE MAUPASSANT. The life and social commentary of the French writer are looked at for influences on the character of the author and the background of his literary creations. His personal problems with health and depression are noted, and the lasting impact of his work is seen as favorable. 12 pages, 9 footnotes, 13 bibliographic sources.
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00672. DON QUIXOTE BY CERVANTES. The philosophical issues found in Cervantes' comic epic are explored and analyzed; problems of aesthetics, realism, history and the relation of life to literature are considered; the opposition of real and ideal is seen as a metaphysical function in art. 9 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00639. HERMANN HESSE. The author's opposition of the absolute and the temporal, and his use of musical themes in Siddhartha, Steppenwolf and Magister Ludi are seen as symbols of hidden realities. Music and its relation to man's spiritual journey through life receive full coverage. 13 pages, 0 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.
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00562. STEPPENWOLF BY HERMAN HESSE. The themes of suicide and hopelessness in the life of Harry Haller are examined, and the wolf symbolism of the protagonist's character is studied. Hesse's ideas on The Immortals and eternity are detailed as well. 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00315. FRANZ KAFKA. The aesthetic unity of Kafka's work is related to later developments in Freudian psychology, surrealism and the absurd man of the existentialists. A detailed discussion of "The Castle" and "The Trial" traces the roots of these philosophical and psychological schools to Kafka's metaphysics and religion of despair. 11 pages, 0 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources.
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00262. MASTER AND MAN BY LEO TOLSTOY. A study of Tolstoy's didactic and moral intent, as revealed by his characterizations in Section 9 of the story; the moral lesson of the chapter is deemed the focal point of the work. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00195. SOLZHENITSYN'S ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH. A look at the social environment of the novel about Stalin's forced labor camp, compared to the struggles of dissidents in the United States. 3 pages, 3 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.
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00165. DR. ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK. The plot and characters of Pasternak's epic novel of the Russian Civil War are examined, and the author's symbols of motherhood, nature and childhood are looked at for their emotional impact. A thorough review of the moral and philosophical themes of a modern classic, with a psychological analysis in terms of Erik Erikson's concepts of identity and life cycle. 17 pages, 22 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.
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00145. HERMANN HESSE'S USE OF SYMBOLS. The German mystic writer is examined for his use of symbols and images in "Beneath the Wheel", "Demian", "Steppenwolf" and "Siddhartha." The meanings of water, fire, the river, music and other symbols are discussed in each work. 13 pages, 3 footnotes, 12 bibliographic sources. Also Notes in Text.
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61000. HERMANN HESSE. The journey of the spirit undertaken by the protagonists of Siddhartha, Demian snd Narcissus and Goldmund is examined in its several stages; the mark of fate for the extraordinary man, the realization of the sensual self, and the spirit of transcendence. 7 pages, 11 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.
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53748. "THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYCH" BY LEO TOLSTOY. The terrible aspects of an ordinary life are considered in Tolstoy's work; the boredom and sterility of Ilych's bourgeois life are analyzed. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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53721. FREEDOM IN RENAISSANCE LITERATURE. The freedom from restrictions that distingushes Renaissance from Medieval literature is studied in this essay. Figures such as Erasmus, Rabelais and Montaigne are seen as liberating men's minds from the domination of church and state. KEYWORDS: comparative literature renaissance erasmus rabelais montaigne. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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53036C. THE STRANGER BY ALBFRT CAMUS. A personal look at the passive character of the protagonist Meursault in the novel, relating the plot of the story to typical modern psychologies. 5 pages, 5 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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52900. JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS BY THOMAS MANN. An examination of Mann's treatment of the myth of the archetypal Great Mother using the analytic tools of Neumann. Jung, Frazer and others. The conflict of masculine and feminine principles in Mann's version of the Biblical story is studied in detail. 13 pages, 19 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.
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52686. "THE POSSESSED" BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY. A critical analysis of the main characters and themes of the novel, treating the book as a satire of nihilism and a study of Stavrogins's psychology. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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52393. CAMUS AND HESSE. The principal themes of the two writers are compared for romantic mood and psychology; Camus is seen as concerned with man's relation to nature, Hesse as concerned with man's religions and collective experience. Both artists are considered as existentialists. 10 pages, 6 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.
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52241. GUILT AND ATROPHY IN THE TRIAL AND MADAME BOVARY. A good comparative analysis of the psychological themes of the novels by Kafka and Flaubert; the problems of guilt and reality are seen as confronted by K. and Erna Bovary. 13 pages, 15 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources.
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51882. THE SELF-REALIZATION OF YOUNG TORLESS. The development of the protagonist in Robert Musil's novel is examined for its stages of self-realization; symbolism and metaphysics are seen as influences on Torless., German quotes used throughout. 10 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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51795. TOLSTOY AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. The stand of the Rus sian novelist on "Christisn Anarchism" and civil disobedience is fully analyzed; Tolstoy's view on the natural laws of human behavior are expounded and disagreed with for their belief in man's innate goodness. 12 pages, 7 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.
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51728. THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY. The role of the suffering servant, Zossima, is interpreted as a Christian willingness to sacrifice for others. 3 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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51708. THE ROLE OF MEPHISTOPHELES IN FAUST. The symbolic character of Evil in Goethe's work is examined in light of Jungian and Hindu mythology, the theme of salvation as turning to the light is reviewed. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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51683. RASKALNIKOV'S REDEMPTION. The protagonists confession and acceptance at the end of Crime And Punishment is discussed. 3 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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51666. "NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND" BY FYDOR DOSTOEVSKY. The short story is examined from an existential and phenomenological point of view; the aesthetics of "intense consciousness" are reviewed. 5 pages, 4 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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51611. STEPPENWOLF BY HERMANN HESSE. An exploration of the relation of the events of Hesse's life to the story of the Steppenwolf. Adolescence, maturity and the spiritual influence of Goethe, Mozart and Dante are discussed in relation to Hesse's personal experience. 10 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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43287. CLAUDE LANTIER’S DEVELOPMENT IN EMILE ZOLA’S "THE MASTERPIECE". The development of the character of Claude Lantier is analyzed, and the failed painter is viewed as a product of his corrupt times. The novel emerges as a portrait of the artist's life in Paris of the 19th Century. 7 pages, 4 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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16093. DON QUIXOTE'S DELUSION. Quixote's belief in the reality of the old fables and characters from books is analyzed, and the modernism of Cervantes outlook seen as its universal appeal. 5 pages, 2 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.
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