Date of Award

6-2-1995

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Departmental Honors

Department

English

Abstract

When reading a poem, one often wonders what prompts the poet to use a certain word order, to break the line at a specific point, or to even use that particular topic as the subject of the poem. Although there are those literary critics who assert that a poem should be read entirely out of the context, there is much to be gained by looking at the poem with the additional background information about the author, particularly what the primary influences of the author are. Such is the intent with this essay in providing a behind-the-scenes look at what shaped and created the Golliwogg collection.

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Faculty Mentor

Kenneth Brewer