Record #:

36068

Author(s):

Abstract:

East Carolina University’s development could be perceived through on-campus involvement options. Campus life in the 1920s and 1930s may be viewed as an illustrious illustration. The three literary-minded societies were Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Sydney Lanier. As for the Jarvis Society, it was established for the few male students on campus.

Source:

East: the Magazine of East Carolina University (NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 5 Issue 4, Summer 2007, p48 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

East Carolina University ; East Carolina Teachers Training College ; Clubs ; Literature--19th Century; Jarvis, Thomas J. ; Poe, Edgar Allan; Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881

Record #:

26120

Author(s):

Bryan, Julia

Abstract:

Susan Naverette, a professor of English, studied turn-of-the-century British horror stories and images. In her upcoming book, she examines the art and its authors, and the evolutionary science that influenced them. These horror stories were part of a growing fear of devolution to a primitive state.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1998, p4-6, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Literature--19th Century; Writers; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26217

Author(s):

McMorrow, Kathleen

Abstract:

Logan Browning, a doctoral candidate in the English department, is exploring miserly characters in 19th century fiction and art. In particular, he focuses on how Charles Dickens’ preoccupation with misers influenced his novels.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 1990, p4-5, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Literature--19th Century; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill