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Enter the ãonesponding burãigit code in the spoces provided. l-iterc.\¡,*çg lõ1./Ef¡ UM.I stcjEclmÀt SI'BJECÍ COD€ Sub¡ect Caiegories IIil HUMAilltl:S A]ID 3OCUr] SCIE]ICES (otruKtnd6fiDn¡AnE Psychobry .....0525 PHITOSOPHY, REUGIOII AIID Ancien|...............................0579 Ar,åildu€ ....... ........--.-........--.0729 Rádino ::................................. 0535 IÏtotoGY Medierol ............................ 058 I Reliqiou-s ........0527 Modem ............. ........ -........ 0582 Sciõcos ............. ...................... 07 I 4 Block .................................. 0328 Socondorv ................................ 0533 Africon ............................... 033 1 Sociol Scíences ......................... 0534 Asio, Ausholio ond Oceonio 0332 Saidocv of ............................. 0340 Conodion ........................... 033¿ SocciolL............. ......................0529 Europeon ............................ 0335 Lolin Americon .................... 033ó Middle Eoslern .................... 0333 Unicd Stotes ....................... 0337 sfiIAtsc$tcs History of Science ..................... 0585 low.......................................... 0398 ImRAIUREAITD A,mericon Studies ...................... 0323 uilGUrGE Anthroooloov Politicol Science uilGUtsICs Aréhoeõloov .......................0324 Generol .............................. 0ól 5 Lonouooe Culturol ...1í........ .................0326 lntemotionol Low ond Ëerfool ............. .................M79 Phvsicol ............. -................ 0327 Relotions .......................... 0ó I ó Ancien!............................... 0289 Busineis Administrotion Public Administrorion ........... 0ól 7 linquíslics ........................... 0290 Generol .............................. 03 I 0 Recreotion .......081¿ tvd¿lem ............. ................. 0291 Accountinq ......................... 0272 Sociol Wo* .............................0Á52 lilerqfu¡e Bonkins ..L......... ................. O77O Socidw Ger¡erol .............................. 0¿0 I Monoqement ..-.............r..... 0454 Geñérol ............. .................0626 Clossicol .............................0294 Morke'tinq ........................... 0338 Criminology ond Penology ...0627 Comporolive ....................... 0295 Conodion Stùdies ..................... 0385 ...::.....0938 iáedíalol ............................ 0297 Economics ies .....0ó31 Modem .............................. 0298 Generol .............................. 050.| Africon ............................... 031 ó Aqriculturol ......................... 0503 Americon ............................ 0591 ..-......-... 0505 Asion ........,........................ 0305 Conodion lEnql¡shl .............. 0352 Conodion (Frõchi .............. 0355 Enqlish ............................... 0593 Ge-rmonic ........................... 031 I Lolin Americon .....-.......-...... 03,l 2 Middle Eoscm .................... 031 5 Romonce ...-........................ 03.l 3 Slqvic ond Eosl Europeon .....03 I 4 THE SCIEilCES Al{D E]{GINEERIIIG Btotoc¡(Ât sffilcs Speech Potholoqv . .............. O¿óO Enoinærino Aoriculture- Ti¡xicolo<¡v ......:.'.................. 0383 "Gene.o'l .............................. 0537 Generol .............................. o¿73 Home Econoiíics ...................... 038ó Aerospoce .......................... 0538 Agriculturol ......................... 0539 PHYSICAI. S(lTIICES Aulomotive ......................... 05¿0 Purc Sciences Biomedicol .......................... 054 ì Chemicol ............................ Chemistrv 0542 Civil ................................... Genérol .............................. 05¿3 0985 0485 Electronics ond Electricol ......O54Á Aqriculturo1 07 0Á27 ......................... 49 Heot ond Thermodvnomics Añolvticol ........................... ... 0348 048ó Hydroulic ............ :............... 05¿5 Eiocliemislrv ...............-....... 0487 lniluskiol ............................ 05¿ó lnorqonic ..:......................... 0¿88 Morine ...............................O5A7 Nucleor ......-....................... HTATIH ATID THYIROIIIIIIIÍAI 0238 MoÞriols Science Orqonic .............................. ................ 0794 0¿90 Mechonicol ......................... s(l8ilc5 Pho-rmoceuticol .................... O49l 0548 Metollurgy .. Environmenbl Sciences ............. 07ó8 Physicol -. -..................... 07 43 ............. .................O494 Mining ...............................055,l HeolÉ Sciences Polrrner .............................. 0495 Nucleor ................. -............ 0552 Generol .............................. 05óó Rodiotion ............................ 07 5 A Audio|ooy........................... 0300 Pockoging ...-.........-............ 0549 Mothemolics ....O¿05 Peholeum Chemotñ'éropy ................... 0992 Phvsics ........................... 07ó5 Dentistrv ............................. 05ó7 'Generol .....0ó05 Sonitory ond Municiool ....... 0554 System'Science .................... Educotión ........................... 0350 ,Acoustics ............................ 098ó 0790 Hosoitol Monoqemen¡..........0769 Askonomv ond Geotechnolocv ......................... 0428 Operotions R-eíseorch ................. 079 6 Humon Develoõment ........... 0758 Ashooh'vsics..................... OóOó Plóstics Technoloov lmmunolo<¡v ........................ 0982 Atmospheiic Science............ 0ó08 ....... -.--........O79 5 Texile Technoloçfr ..................... 099 Á Medicine õhd Suroerv ......... 05ó4 Atomic ............. -................. 07 AB Menùcl Heolth ....:....'............0347 Electronics ond ElectriciV .....0607 PSYCIOIOGY Nursing .............................. 05ó9 Elernentory Po¿icles ond Nuhition ............................. 0570 Hiqh Enêrw...... Generol ...................................0ó21 ...............0798 ......038¿ Obstetrics ond Gvnecoloqy ..0380 Fluidond Ploémo ................. Behoviorol 0759 Clinicol ............. ....................... &cupotionol Hei¡lth ond' Moleculor ........................... 0ó09 0622 Developmentol .......................... Theropy .....-..................... 0354 Nucleor .............................. 0ól 0 0ó20 Ophtholdroloov ................... 0381 Optics .................. Experiirentol ............................ 0ó23 .............. 07 52 lndustriol ........0624 Pcitholocv ....::..................... 0571 R<idiotion ........... ... 07 -............. 56 Personolity ................................ Phormoiäloov ..................... 04l 9 Solid Srore ..........................0ól 0ó25 t Phvsioloqícol ............................ 0989 Phormocv .::.......................0572 Srqlistics ................................... O4ó3 Physicol fheropy ................. Psychobíology .......................... O3¿9 EARIH SCIIICES 0382 Publ¡c Heolth .:.:................... 0573 Aoolied Sciences Psychomekics ........................... 0ó32 Biooeochemistry. 0Á25 Rodiology ........ 4 nþilied t"techonics ................... 034ó Sociol .........................--...........O¿5.l Ge&hemistry .i.., 0996 -.'-........ -.......057 Recreotion .......................... 0575 Compuler Science ..................... 0984 @ TEE RII'IIALS OF SPARAGHOS AND OMOPHÁGY IN TRAGEDY, ROIíANCE, AND EORROR GENRES BY D,AVID S. STYMEIST A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the University of Manitoba in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Ì{ASTER OF ARTS @ 1995 Pennission has been granted to tfte LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA to lend or sell copies of this thesis, to the NATIONAL LIBRARY oF CANADA to microfilm this thesis and to lend or sell copies of the film, and LIBRARY MICROFILMS to publish an abstract of this thesis. 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