This dissertation focuses on reactions to the French canon in four Francophone novels. The study examines the use of allusions to, quotations from, and parallels with French canonical works in an effort to determine how these canonical works are mobilized in the creation of a ne…
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This dissertation asserts that within the canonical shape of the Psalter are footprints of the postexilic Israelite community which shaped it into its final form. Using James Sanders's method of canonical criticism, I explore the process by which the community selected, appropri…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a faith that is distinguished by its religious texts. The nickname “Mormon,” that has been applied to adherents of the faith, comes from the name of its most cherished canonical book, the Book of Mormon. Aside from the Bible and…
In this dissertation, I explore the unique musical interests of Victor Herbert’s Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 30 (1894) with the intent to promote the piece from its ‘fringe’ repertory status. The research presented synthesizes historical information, traditional analysis, and mate…
In the nearly 60 years since Doctor Who first aired in 1963, fandom and fan practices have not only evolved, but moved into the mainstream culture. Collecting and preserving information, and creating melodramatic fanfiction that explores the emotions of the characters, are now c…
Emilie Mayer (1812-1883) was a prolific composer whose musical works, which encompassed eight symphonies, four overtures, an opera, dozens of sonatas, eight string quartets, solo piano works, and nearly 130 songs for solo voice or vocal quartet, were performed in the foremost co…
The Petition to `Umar (commonly, the Covenant of `Umar) is a legal code that in classic Islamic texts frequently serves as a model for treatment of non-Muslim subjects (dhimmis ). Western scholars have focused on the text as the paradigm of medieval dhimmi law. A. S. Tritton and…