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La Sátira en las Novelas de Ramón Pérez de Ayala

Description: This thesis has as its purpose to make a study of the satirical vein that is revealed in the novels of Ramón Pérez de Ayala. It will be the goal to discover in these works the human habits and weaknesses that receive the censure of the author and to determine the means by which the novelist expresses his disapproval.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Cortez, Emiliano Carlos
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Antihero in the Novels of Juan Antonio de Zunzunegui

Description: Although some of Zunzunegui's works are not so moralistic in intent as others, it will be seen that each one of them criticizes a particular bad trait in the protagonist which leads to unhappiness or defeat, either for the character himself or for someone close to him.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Burkart, Judith E.
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Representative Gaucho Poetry and Fiction of Argentina

Description: This thesis presents a short history and description of the gaucho of Argentina and explores some of the literature that portrays the gaucho way of life.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Sava, Walter
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Novelas Indigenistas Representativas de America

Description: In this thesis have been included six novels of the indigenous type that represent four countries of Latin America: Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. This type of novel contains elements of social protest, and therefore it is appropriate to examine the problem of the "indio" or (Indian) in relation to the countries where the majority of the population is comprised of "Indians".
Date: May 1969
Creator: Rodríguez, David R.
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The Plays of Miguel Mihura

Description: This thesis will give a brief biography of Miguel Mihura, summarize and discuss his more important plays, comment on the less important ones, and point out recurrent patterns and themes, with the hope that the general public as well as the student of Spanish, may be better informed of the values to be found in the works of this writer.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Streit, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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La Parcela

Description: This work is a translation of López Portillo y Rojas's novel, La Parcela.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Whitlock, Norman A.
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The Religious Aspects of the Novels of Jose Maria Gironella

Description: It will be the purpose of this thesis to comment upon the five novels by Gironella published to date, with special consideration given to the religious aspects which are found in them. Gironella's attitude toward the Catholic Church and its representatives will also be examined, particularly in regard to the role which the Church and its priests played in the Civil War.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Pulte, William J.
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Stylistic Devices in the Sonatas of Valle-Inclan

Description: The succeeding chapters of this present investigation seek to establish a classification of stylistic devices employed by Valle-Inclan in the four Sonatas, with emphasis, not only upon imagery, but equally upon the author's use of regional and natural phenomena, supernatural elements, the arousing of human emotions through sensory appeal, and finally, upon purely rhetorical patterns and organizational elements.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Jones, Jimmy Ray
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The Humor of Alejandro Casona

Description: Alejandro Casona is a major playwright in the Spanish language today. He is known chiefly for his fantasy and humor. The intent of this paper is to show that his humor is a device for obtaining the attention of those whom he would teach.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Benson, Barbara B.
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After the Storm: an Adaptation of Sobre las Ruinas, by Roberto J. Payró

Description: The present thesis is an experiment in adaptation of one of Roberto Payró's plays for staging in English. Sobre las Ruinas was chosen both because it is one of the best known of his works and because no previous translation is known to exist.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Kimbell, Minerva A.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Inquiry into Possible Plagiarism in Blasco Ibáñez's La Horda

Description: The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether Blasco Ibáñez in his novel La Horda used Pío Baroja's Material which was published in La Lucha por la Vida. Baroja claimed that he did. Therefore, this paper compares the two novels to discover similarities in their settings, their plots, and their characters.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Logue, Madeline Jane
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The Sociological Aspects of Manuel Gálvez's Novels

Description: This thesis explores the themes in the novels of Manuel Gálvez. The summaries deal with a considerable portion of his work which may be generally classified as sociological novels.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Fulcher, Marverine Covington
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Las Obras de Carlos Fuentes

Description: This thesis considers the novels of Carlos Fuentes from a thematic point of view, as well as looking at the place of the writer in Mexican narrative tradition. It also presents a brief history of the Mexican novel.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Garcia, Lino, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Prose Writings of José Rubén Romero

Description: This thesis presents a brief biography of the Mexican writer José Rubén Romero and discusses his prose writings, with an emphasis on his novels.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Ballard, Shirley S.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Enrique Pérez Eschrich

Description: No extensive study exists that covers the foundation of the dramatic works of Enrique Pérez Escrich, therefore we believe it will be a positive use of our efforts in this thesis to examine this aspect of his literary personality. We will divide his works between dramas and comedies, dedicating a chapter to each.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Tomassini, Juan B.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Elements of Tremendismo in the works of Carmen Laforet

Description: The purpose of this thesis is to review and to analyze the part that tremendismo has played in the fiction of Carmen Laforet. To this end, each of her published volumes will be studied individually so that her relationship to tremendismo may be clearly seen in each of its various stages.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Palmer, Joe Lerner
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Max Aub as a Dramatist

Description: The purpose of this thesis is to make an intensive study of the dramatic works of Max Aub in order to determine his significance as a playwright.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Washington, Jessie Langston
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Immigrant's Daugher: an Adaptation of La Gringa, by Florencio Sánchez

Description: This thesis is an experiment in adapting a Florencio Sánchez play for staging in English. La Gringa was chosen because it is the best known of Sánchez' works, and because, to this writer's knowledge, no translation of this play is available.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Cook, Nancy Stepan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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