Unrestricted.2016-11-142011-02-182016-11-141979-08http://hdl.handle.net/2346/13708To provide a general background for undertaking the main 'purpose of this study, the following procedures are essential: 1) an exploration of Housman's knowledge of classical rhetoric, 2) a clarification of the terminology in Housman's poetic theory, and 3) a full, critical statement on the validity of rhetorical criticism as applied to Housman's poems.application/pdfengHousman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936 -- Criticism and interpretationRhetoricDissertation