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Embodying slavery in contemporary American literature : representations of slavery's enduring influence on women's corporeal identity in novels by Paule Marshall, Ellen Gilchrist, Ellen Douglas and Gloria Naylor. (1999)
Thesis
Rogers, S. E. (1999). Embodying slavery in contemporary American literature : representations of slavery's enduring influence on women's corporeal identity in novels by Paule Marshall, Ellen Gilchrist, Ellen Douglas and Gloria Naylor. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215051

Toward spring and all : the gestation of William Carlos Williams' poetic (1988)
Thesis
Figgis, S. E. (1988). Toward spring and all : the gestation of William Carlos Williams' poetic. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219256

This thesis argues that Williams struggled against the spectres of nationaI and personal influence in order to make his poetry both original and relevant to the modern American condition. He worked in a context of great cultural upheaval during the f... Read More about Toward spring and all : the gestation of William Carlos Williams' poetic.

Tradition and innovation in the poetry of Gary Snyder, 1952-1982 (1983)
Thesis
Easy, P. A. J. (1983). Tradition and innovation in the poetry of Gary Snyder, 1952-1982. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224188

Previous studies of the poetry of Gary Snyder have frequently concentrated upon the surface, esoteric nature of his work, claiming for it a uniqueness which overlooks his debt to tradition. This thesis proposes that Snyder's poetry can be divided int... Read More about Tradition and innovation in the poetry of Gary Snyder, 1952-1982.