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Archive for April, 2010
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Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: “Reason of State” in Hamlet
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsShakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: “Reason of State” in Hamlet DiMatteo, Anthony Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract Hamlet marks a turning point in Shakespeare’s evolving... -
“Caparisoned like the horse”: Tongue and Tail in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsCaparisoned like the horse”: Tongue and Tail in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew Sloan, LaRue Love Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract Critics commenting on Petruchio’s diseased... -
Glass Houses: Why the Subjects of Queen Elizabeth Avoided the Subject of Pope Joan
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsGlass Houses: Why the Subjects of Queen Elizabeth Avoided the Subject of Pope Joan By Craig Rustici 21st Hofstra University Distinguished Faculty Lecture, 2001 Abstract: This lecture investigates why sixteenth-century... -
The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsThe Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy By Roderick Graham Pegasus Books, 2009 ISBN: 9781605980492 Mary, Queen of Scots lived during one of the most fascinating periods... -
Recusancy and Conformity in Early Modern England
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsRecusancy and Conformity in Early Modern England Edited by Ginevra Crosignani, Thomas M McCoog and Michael Questier Toronto, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2010 ISBN: 978–0–88844–170–6 Scholarship of the past few decades... -
“That vain Animal”: Rochester’s Satyr and the Theriophilic Paradox
Posted on April 24, 2010 | No Comments“That vain Animal”: Rochester’s Satyr and the Theriophilic Paradox Rosenfeld, Nancy Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract The Satyr against Reason and Mankind by John Wilmot, second Earl... -
Monuments in Late Elizabethan Literature: A Conservatory of Vanishing Traditions
Posted on April 23, 2010 | No CommentsMonuments in Late Elizabethan Literature: A Conservatory of Vanishing Traditions Michel, J.Y. Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract Although the word “monument” seems very straightforward, it has a... -
“He is turned a ballad-maker”: Broadside Appropriations in Early Modern England
Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments“He is turned a ballad-maker”: Broadside Appropriations in Early Modern England Fisher, Joshua B. Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract Responding to an enduring critical heritage that often... -
The ”popular philosopher”: Plato, Poetry, and Food in Tudor Aesthetics
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe ”popular philosopher”: Plato, Poetry, and Food in Tudor Aesthetics Mitsi, Efterpi Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract Sixteenth-century arguments on the role of poetry reveal the ambiguous... -
The Metaphysical Sonnets of John Donne and Mikolaj Sep Szarzynski: A Comparison
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe Metaphysical Sonnets of John Donne and Mikolaj Sep Szarzynski: A Comparison Kay, Magdalena Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract Two of the most extraordinary minds of the... -
Meet the Peters
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No CommentsMeet the Peters Abrams, Richard Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract Recent internal evidence makes clear that John Ford had a principal hand in... -
“The City Cannot Hold You”: Social Conversion in the Goldsmith’s Shop
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments“The City Cannot Hold You”: Social Conversion in the Goldsmith’s Shop Jenstad, Janelle Day Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract The goldsmith’s imbrication in... -
“O unquenchable thirst of gold”: Lyly’s Midas and the English quest for Empire
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments“O unquenchable thirst of gold”: Lyly’s Midas and the English quest for Empire Connolly, Annaliese Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract This paper argues... -
Making orthodoxy in late Restoration England: the trials of Edmund Hickeringill, 1662-1710
Posted on April 19, 2010 | No CommentsMaking orthodoxy in late Restoration England: the trials of Edmund Hickeringill, 1662-1710 By Justin A. I. Champion and Lee McNulty Negotiating power in early modern society: Order, Hierarchy and Subordination in... -
Dig for Shakespeare goes on-line
Posted on April 16, 2010 | No CommentsShakespeare fans and archaeologists can now join in the exploration of Shakespeare’s last home on-line, in a new website launched by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. The brand new website supports... -
Rare copy of Jungle Book discovered
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No CommentsA rare first edition copy of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book – with a poignant handwritten inscription by the author to his young daughter – has been discovered at the National... -
Politics and Civility in Early Modern England 1531-1774
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No CommentsPolitics and Civility in Early Modern England 1531-1774 By Toshimichi Kimura Paper presented at the International Symposium: Political Theory in the Context of Globalization and Multiculturalism, held at Kyushu University,... -
‘The Good and Bad of that Sexe’: Monstrosity and Womanhood in Early Modern England
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments‘The Good and Bad of that Sexe’: Monstrosity and Womanhood in Early Modern England By Alletta Brenner Online work (2004) – Winner of the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition... -
“In his gold I shine”: Jacobean Comedy and the art of the mediating trickster
Posted on April 7, 2010 | No Comments“In his gold I shine”: Jacobean Comedy and the art of the mediating trickster Brunning, Alizon Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract This essay... -
Orlando and the Golden World: The Old World and the New in As You Like It
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsOrlando and the Golden World: The Old World and the New in As You Like It Hopkins, Lisa Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract... -
“Powdered with Golden Rain”: The Myth of Danae in Early Modern Drama
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments“Powdered with Golden Rain”: The Myth of Danae in Early Modern Drama Sanders, Julie Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract This essay explores the... -
Performance, Subjectivity and Slander in Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsPerformance, Subjectivity and Slander in Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing Piette, Adam Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract Erving Goffman’s The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life... -
Othello, the Baroque, and Religious Mentalities
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsOthello, the Baroque, and Religious Mentalities Gilbert, Anthony Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract Is Othello an early English example of the European baroque? Are the religious mentalities... -
British Library successfully stops English naval explorer’s journal from sailing abroad
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe British Library has acquired a previously unknown journal of British naval pioneer, Sir John Narbrough, thanks to a £200,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and the... -
Time for the Plebs in Julius Caesar
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsTime for the Plebs in Julius Caesar Holmes, Christopher Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract When Cicero in Julius Caesar says “Indeed it is a strange-disposed time,” he... -
Greenaway’s Books
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No CommentsGreenaway’s Books Marx, Steven Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract The cinematic devices of Peter Greenaway’s adaptation of The Tempest, Prospero’s Books, highlight resemblances between Shakespeare’s last complete... -
“Subjected Thus”: Plague and Panopticism in Richard II
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments“Subjected Thus”: Plague and Panopticism in Richard II Cox, Nick Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract This essay seeks to read Richard II from within a theoretical framework... -
Jonson’s Romish Foxe: Anti-Catholic Discourse in Volpone
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No CommentsJonson’s Romish Foxe: Anti-Catholic Discourse in Volpone Brunning, Alizon Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract This paper considers that Ben Jonson’s 1606 play Volpone contains a level of... -
The Healthy Body: Desire and Sustenance in John Lyly’s Love’s Metamorphosis
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe Healthy Body: Desire and Sustenance in John Lyly’s Love’s Metamorphosis Dooley, Mark Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract John Lyly’s play Love’s Metamorphosis is described on its... -
“To stand upright will ask thee skill”: The Pinnacle and the Paradigm
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments“To stand upright will ask thee skill”: The Pinnacle and the Paradigm Barton, Carol Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract Paradise Regain’d was considered inferior to the diffuse... -
Cheerful Girls and Willing Boys: Old and Young Bodies in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No CommentsCheerful Girls and Willing Boys: Old and Young Bodies in Shakespeare’s Sonnets MacInnes, Ian Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract Many twentieth-century critics have been willing to admit... -
Utopia and the ‘Pacific Rim’: The Cartographical Evidence
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsUtopia and the ‘Pacific Rim’: The Cartographical Evidence Lakowski, Romuald I. Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract This article examines the influence of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Geographical... -
Narrative and the Forms of Desire in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsNarrative and the Forms of Desire in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis Kuchar, Gary Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract Recent articles by Catherine Belsey, Richard Halpern, and James... -
“In this dark world and wide”: Samson Agonistes and the Meaning of Christian Heroism
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments“In this dark world and wide”: Samson Agonistes and the Meaning of Christian Heroism Barton, Carol Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract In this essay, I argue that... -
The Lunar Calendar of Shakespeare’s King Lear
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe Lunar Calendar of Shakespeare’s King Lear Sohmer, Steve Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract From his reading of Hall, William Shakespeare knew the historical King Leir had... -
Alarums and Defeats: Henry VI on Tour
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsAlarums and Defeats: Henry VI on Tour Hampton-Reeves, Stuart Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract The importance of provincial touring to early modern performance culture has undergone a... -
Anti-geography
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsAnti-geography Appelbaum, Robert Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract An appreciation of the dialectic of practice and belief is especially important to the study of... -
Ruling the World: The Cartographic Gaze in Elizabethan Accounts of the New World
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsRuling the World: The Cartographic Gaze in Elizabethan Accounts of the New World Koch, Mark Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract The increasingly accurate and...