I certify that I have read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to
acceptable standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality,
as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts.



 Gregory Ulmer, Chair
 Professor of English




 I certify that I have read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to
 acceptable standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality,
 as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts.



 Scott Nygren
 Associate Professor of English



 This thesis was submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Department of English in
 the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and to the Graduate School and was accepted as
 partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts.

 May, 2001


Dean, Graduate School