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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Arts and Sciences
This dissertation was presented
by
Amy Reinsel
It was defended on
July 30, 2008
and approved by
Dr. Seymour Derscher, Professor, Department of History
Dr. Roberta Hatcher, Assistant Professor, Department of French and Italian
Dr. Philip Watts, Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Giuseppina Mecchia, Associate Professor, Department of French
and Italian