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Reflecting on Meaning in Literature: A Writer's Exploration

Elkins, Lydia Faith
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1178267037

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2007, Bachelor of Philosophy, Miami University, School Of Interdisciplinary Studies - Interdisciplinary Studies.
This project is a personal look at the topic of meaning in literature from my own perspective as a writer. It asks what role I as an author play in the meaning of my work and what attitudes I should hold toward that meaning when writing. The project begins by exploring my own views of meaning in reading and in my writing process, including the process used in my own fiction work “Making.” The project then explores the factors involved in meaning generally through an analysis of the various senses of “mean” and “meaning” in dictionary definitions. The project moves on to look more closely at what meaning is and what factors determine it. Finally, the project discusses attitudes and approaches to writing that I can adopt in my writing. The project concludes with the fiction piece “A Walk Through Reflections.”
William Gracie (Advisor)
133 p.
Literature; Meaning

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  • Elkins, L. F. (2007). Reflecting on Meaning in Literature: A Writer's Exploration [Undergraduate thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1178267037

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Elkins, Lydia. Reflecting on Meaning in Literature: A Writer's Exploration. 2007. Miami University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1178267037.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Elkins, Lydia. "Reflecting on Meaning in Literature: A Writer's Exploration." Undergraduate thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1178267037

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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