Date of Award

5-1-2007

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

English

First Advisor

Michael Lund, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

E. Derek Taylor, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Chene Heady, Ph.D.

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the history of English literature as it evolves due to the changing thoughts and ways of poets. Discussing conventions of this literature such as innocence, escapism, and hope, it also analyzes the works of various different poets from these time periods and how they shaped literature into what it has become.

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