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King Haggar Haggerty Awards Ceremony 2007
No full textPhotograph taken at King Haggar Haggerty Awards Ceremony in 2007
Latin Mass Altar
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Three Priests Latin Mass
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A Tale of Two Tragedies: Catharsis of Hero and City in Miltonâ s Samson Agonistes and Shakespeareâ s Coriolanus
No full textIn his prologue to Samson Agonistes, Milton champions the conventions of Greek tragedy over those followed by Elizabethan dramatists. Great tragedy, he contends, purges fear and pity out of audiences, facilitating a more sober, moral, rational life. Based on his argument and on the content of the poem, the most important difference between classical and Elizabethan tragedy is the Chorus. The Chorus represents a poetic, monolithic, communal voice that interacts dialectically with a strong, independent hero. The Elizabethans eschewed the unified Chorus in favor of realistic and comedic imitation of the various members of the British masses, which, according to Milton, dilutes the dialectical conflict of heroic independence with community morals and weakens the potential of tragedy to produce a cathartic synthesis in the audience. In order to further understand and test Miltonâ s conception of the Chorus, this dissertation compares Samson Agonistes with Shakespeareâ s Coriolanus. Coriolanus was selected because many critics have contended that it is the closest Shakespearean tragedy comes to imitating the unified structure and aims of classical tragedy while still retaining many Elizabethan conventions. Coriolanus is a model of the Aristotelian tragic hero who is superior in virtue but falls because of an error. His aristocratic, military values are depicted in sharp contrast with the increasingly republican values of the Roman citizens. Those citizens are depicted in typical, Elizabethan fashion, making their conflict with Coriolanus an ideal contrast with the Chorusâ s conflict with Samson. Further, there are many fascinating parallels between the experiences of Samson and Coriolanus and in the structure of both plays. This dissertation will argue that while Shakespeareâ s more realistic and entertaining imitation of complex political interactions does produce tragic emotions, especially in the final confrontation between Coriolanus, Volumnia, and Virgilia, Coriolanus dies rejected by Romans, Volscians, and often by audiences. On the other hand, Miltonâ s tightly constructed dialectic between Samson and the Chorus, including the conflicts with Manoa and Dalila, tends to produce a more meditative experience and to mediate a clearer cathartic resolution. Samson dies celebrated by the Danite Chorus, and audiences, with some important exceptions, have accepted him as a hero
March 3, 2021
No full textFlash Report dated March 3, 2021. Was sent originally by email to all Faculty and Staff. Topics discussed include COVID-19, Civil Rights Update, Maher Center Closure, Faculty of the Month Ron Scrogham, Staff member of the month Katie Stansbury, New employees Eddie Garth - Police Captain, Jennifer Ochieng - Contact Tracer, David Rodriguez - Custodian. Employees leaving; Mandy Baker - Police Captain, Kaitlin Collette - Transfer Counselor
Cardinal Farrell This is My Blood
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February 24, 2021
No full textFlash Report dated February 24, 2021. Was sent originally by email to all Faculty and Staff. Topics discussed include COVID-19, Covid Panel Part 2, Civil Rights Update, Maher Center Closure, New employee A'Darreon McDow. Employees leaving include Jose Molina , Jeffrey Allen, Mary Chang, Kathleen Whitgrove, Gail Schroede, Nicholas McAfee , Eleanor McCarter, Nicholas Otranto, Barbara Robinson, Michael Leshner, Kendra Delarge, and Kathy McGraw.
St. Thomas Aquinas Dallas Exterior
No full textSt. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Dallas, Texas. Unknown date.Photography collection is owned by the University of Dallas. Requests for usage of copyrighted materials should be submitted to [email protected]
The Consolation of Dulness: The Influence of Boethius on Pope's Dunciad
No full textAlexander Popeâ s Dunciad explicitly draws from major literary and philosophical texts ranging from the Bible to The Aeneid to Paradise Lost, but scholars have heretofore not observed how The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius shapes and informs the text. After establishing the historical fact that Pope read and seriously engaged with Boethius, my thesis endeavors to establish a few key ways in which some of The Dunciadâ s most famous puzzles are elucidated when read with an eye to The Consolation. Specifically, my thesis contends that the character of Lady Philosophy was one of the progenitor images Pope drew upon when inventing the goddess Dulness, just as the character-Boethius informed his descriptions of Tibbald and Cibber. Likewise, I argue that the Mock-Heroic Games of The Dunciad, Book II can be understood as the duncesâ attempt to obtain satisfaction in the â Lesser Goodsâ delineated by Boethius in The Consolation, Book III, i.e. bodily goods, pleasure, wealth, fame, honor, and power. Furthermore, I propose that the problem of the ivory gate at the end of Book III can be resolved by reading Tibbald/Cibberâ s vision of the underworld as directly opposed to a Boethian understanding of fate and providence. Finally, I suggest that the â Problem of Powerâ in The Dunciad is satisfactorily answered by a Boethian understanding of the relationship between power and virtue
