Date of Award

Spring 5-2018

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

English

School

Humanities

Committee Chair

Angela Ball

Committee Chair Department

English

Committee Member 2

Monika Gehlawat

Committee Member 2 Department

English

Committee Member 3

Charles Sumner

Committee Member 3 Department

English

Committee Member 4

Anne Sanow

Committee Member 4 Department

English

Committee Member 5

Justin Taylor

Committee Member 5 Department

English

Abstract

The following creative dissertation, Spelunking in Plato’s Cave, includes an analytical introduction, placing my work in conversation with other writers, followed by a collection of original short stories, loosely themed around illness, family dynamics, and philosophical allusions.

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