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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Washington Square"”.
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Neighborhood planning in Washington Square
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1948.
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Washington Square Park: Struggles and Debates over Urban Public Space
… cities. This master’s thesis uses as an example Washington Square Park, which has become a center of contention due to the interplay of public and private interests. In the center of the current confrontation is New York University’s plan to add 2.4 million gross square feet of new development by …
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The timely and timeless synagogue : a synagogue for Washington Square, Brookline, MA
The synagogue has always played a crucial role in the life of the Jewish people. It is the embodiment of a religion which dates its proud past as stemming from the beginning of creation. Nevertheless, the passing of time has not diminished the people's fervor in the observation of age-old customs, …
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Adapting Henry James to the screen: Washington Square & The portrait of a lady
… of two of the novels of Herny James, namely Washington Square (1880) and The Portrait of a Lady (1881). The Introduction discusses issues relating broadly to the problems and attractions of film adaptation. I draw especially on the work of James Naremorc, Brian Mcfarlane and George Bluestone. …
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The Finest Entertainment: Conscious Observation on Film in Adaptations of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady, The Wings of the Dove, and Washington Square
… Portrait of a Lady. The Wings of the Dove, and Washington Square, it becomes apparent that the key to adapting James is careful attention to this trope of voyeurism, which ultimately becomes more important to a successful adaptation (an adaptation which most closely reproduces James' …
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Trophies or Treasures: The Burden of Choice for Mothers, Wives, and Daughters in <em>Washington Square</em>, <em>The Portrait of a Lady</em>, and <em>The Bostonians</em>.
… in the steadfastness of Catherine Sloper in <u>Washington Square</u>, in the tragic heroism of Isabel Archer in <u>The Portrait of a Lady</u>, and even in the sacrificial loss of Verena Tarrant for Olive Chancellor in <u>The Bostonians</u>.</p>
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Criticism of material success in the American novel
… rich are in a class division by themselves. In Washington Square Doctor Sloper takes a less charitable attitude toward the aspiring self-made man of Morris Townsend. Although society protests itself, the result is that the Doctor's daughter must face a life of emptiness.</p><p>The next category …
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Living in the moment: Approaching Mental healthcare design through adaptive reuse and sensory stimulation
… green spaces such as Central Park, Bryant Park, Washington Square park, high line and much more it is not enough for the everyday local to access them based on their location of work and stay. New York has a couple of mini parks sprinkled across the city such as Paley Park, Green-acre Park. These …