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Growth, Consolidation and Revolution: Assessing the Various Views on the Rise of Protestantism in Scotland prior to 1560
Posted on September 13, 2010 | No CommentsGrowth, Consolidation and Revolution: Assessing the Various Views on the Rise of Protestantism in Scotland prior to 1560 Chung, Youngkwon Journal of the Oxford University History Society, Issue 3 (Michaelmas... -
Historicising Shakespeare’s Richard II: Current Events, Dating, and the Sabotage of Essex
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsHistoricising Shakespeare’s Richard II: Current Events, Dating, and the Sabotage of Essex Fitter, Chris Early Modern Literary Studies 11.2 (September, 2005) Abstract This essay unfolds three, interlinked arguments. First, on... -
The Muse of Mount Orgueil: a reading of William Prynne’s poetry
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe Muse of Mount Orgueil: a reading of William Prynne’s poetry Green, Paul D. Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract The author of Histriomastix, the mortal enemy of... -
Who Knows Who Knows Who’s There? An Epistemology of Hamlet (Or, What Happens in the Mousetrap)
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsWho Knows Who Knows Who’s There? An Epistemology of Hamlet (Or, What Happens in the Mousetrap) Roth, Steve Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract There is one singular... -
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... -
“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... -
“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... -
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... -
Britannia Rules The Waves?: Images of Empire in Elizabethan England
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsBritannia Rules The Waves?: Images of Empire in Elizabethan England Cormack, Lesley Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract Historians looking for the origins of the... -
John Donne’s Use of Space
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsJohn Donne’s Use of Space Gorton, Lisa Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract John Donne’s writing shows he was fascinated by new discoveries. He took... -
“On the Famous Voyage”: Ben Jonson and Civic Space
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments“On the Famous Voyage”: Ben Jonson and Civic Space McRae, Andrew Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract In this essay I want to contextualize Jonson’s... -
Translated Geographies: Edmund Spenser’s “The Ruines of Time”
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsTranslated Geographies: Edmund Spenser’s “The Ruines of Time” Griffiths, Huw Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract This paper deals with two ironic movements in relation... -
Significant Spaces in Edmund Spenser’s View of the Present State of Ireland
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsSignificant Spaces in Edmund Spenser’s View of the Present State of Ireland Woolway Grenfell, Joanne Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract Eudoxus’ unfolding of a... -
Partial Views: Shakespeare and the Map of Ireland
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsPartial Views: Shakespeare and the Map of Ireland Klein, Bernhard Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract Contemporaries were divided over the visual power of maps:... -
A Map of Greater Cambria
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsA Map of Greater Cambria Schwyzer, Philip Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract If the “gentlemen opposers” suspected that in the eyes of the world... -
Civilizing Wales: Cymbeline, Roads and the Landscapes of Early Modern Britain
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsCivilizing Wales: Cymbeline, Roads and the Landscapes of Early Modern Britain Sullivan, Garrett Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract This article will show how Shakespeare’s... -
“Upon the Suddaine View”: State, Civil Society and Surveillance in Early Modern England
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments“Upon the Suddaine View”: State, Civil Society and Surveillance in Early Modern England Voekel, Swen Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract In 1592 Robert Beale,... -
The Poetic Nocturne: From Ancient Motif to Renaissance Genre
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe Poetic Nocturne: From Ancient Motif to Renaissance Genre Fitter, Chris Early Modern Literary Studies 3.2 (September 1997) Abstract The genre of poetic nocturne needs dating not to the eighteenth... -
Marlowe, Edward II, and the Cult of Elizabeth
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsMarlowe, Edward II, and the Cult of Elizabeth Kay, Dennis Early Modern Literary Studies 3.2 (September 1997) Abstract This paper seeks to relate Edward II to the cult of Elizabeth,... -
England as Israel in Milton’s Writings
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsEngland as Israel in Milton’s Writings Hale, John K. Early Modern Literary Studies 2.2 (August 1996): Contents Abstract By surveying Milton’s use and non-use of certain biblical images, this essay... -
New Pleasures Prove: Evidence of Dialectical Disputatio in Early Modern Manuscript Culture
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsNew Pleasures Prove: Evidence of Dialectical Disputatio in Early Modern Manuscript Culture Downs-Gamble, Margaret Early Modern Literary Studies 2.2 (August 1996): Contents Abstract Thomas Fuller first related the legend that... -
“And shall I die, and this unconquered?”: Marlowe’s Inverted Colonialism
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments“And shall I die, and this unconquered?”: Marlowe’s Inverted Colonialism Hopkins, Lisa Early Modern Literary Studies 2.2 (August 1996): Contents Abstract Critical attention has often been drawn to Christopher Marlowe’s... -
From Book to Screen: A Window on Renaissance Electronic Texts
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsFrom Book to Screen: A Window on Renaissance Electronic Texts Best, Michael Early Modern Literary Studies 1.2 (August 1995) Abstract A good place to start is the obvious: a computer... -
“Not Onely a Pastour, but a Lawyer also”: George Herbert’s Vision of Stuart Magistracy
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments“Not Onely a Pastour, but a Lawyer also”: George Herbert’s Vision of Stuart Magistracy Powers-Beck, Jeffrey Early Modern Literary Studies 1.2 (August 1995) Abstract “Justice is the ground of charity”... -
The Texts of Troilus and Cressida
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe Texts of Troilus and Cressida Godshalk, W.L. Early Modern Literary Studies 1.2 (August 1995) Abstract This paper attempts to separate what we really know from what we think we...