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- Patriotic women: Shakespearean heroines of the 1720s
- Sir Francis Kynaston: The importance of the ‘Nation’ for a 17th-century English royalist
- Anciennete among the Non-Jurors: a study of Henry Dodwell
- Wet-nurses in early modern England: some evidence from the Townshend archive
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Sir Francis Kynaston: The importance of the ‘Nation’ for a 17th-century English royalist
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsA contemporary of important political theorists like Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and Sir Robert Filmer (1588–1653), Francis Kynaston (sometimes spelt Kinaston), poet and scholar, was born around 1586–1587 in Oteley, Shropshire. -
The final years of the Court of Star Chamber, 1558-1641
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe final years of the Court of Star Chamber, 1558-1641 Boyd, Newell Dalton Master of Arts, History, Texas Tech University, May (1971) Abstract The English Court of Star Chamber was... -
Texts and Textiles: Self-Presentation among the Elite in Renaissance England
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsTextiles and fashion were central to court life, and even, in themselves, a means of communication. They attracted what seems to us a completely disproportionate amount of available resources, infinitely more than the paintings and other more permanent artefacts which are now more familiar to us. -
Warning, Familiarity and Ridicule: Tracing the Theatrical Representation of the Witch in Early Modern England
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe image of the witch and the vehicle of the theatre seem to be a natural fit. The spectacle inherent in the supernatural aspects of the witch provided a wealth of vivid opportunities for the employing the latest in scenic and technical advances and for experimenting with the possibilities for new special effects. -
Musicians and Intelligence Operations, 1570-1612: Politics, Surveillance, and Patronage in the Late Tudor and Early Stuart Years
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsReligious and political upheavals in late Tudor England had markedconsequences on artistic patronage. Although this dissertation is not a comprehensive study of music patronage as it shifted with changing networks of power, I will propose that a form of alternative patronage did emerge with the growth industry in intelligence operations. -
The politics of art and religion : Absolutism and Catholic iconography in early Stuart England 1603-1649
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe two Stuart kings, James and Charles, brought important change to England. For inspiration to modernize, James I looked outside of England, a strategy more vigorously pursued by his successor Charles I. -
All Singing, All Dancing
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsSexually explicit jigs were a major part of the attraction of the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Restoration stage, as Lucie Skeaping explains. -
Three early seventeenth-century watercolours of the tombs of Henry VII and Elizabeth I in Westminster Abbey
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the two paintings of Henry VII’s tomb (fol.24) shows the gilded bronze effigies of the King and his wife, Elizabeth of York. -
For ‘the younge and very poore children of Norwich’: A Study of Anguish’s Children’s Hospital
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsThis dissertation also highlights the often underrated role of the individual in cases of private philanthropy. -
The Ghost in Early Modern Protestant Culture: Shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe Ghost in Early Modern Protestant Culture:Shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700 McKeever, Amanda Jane PhD Thesis, Philosophy, University of Sussex, September 27, (2010) Abstract My thesis seeks to address... -
The Role of Charles I in the Evolution of Taste and Collecting in England
Posted on October 16, 2011 | No CommentsCharles and his courtiers brought to England, for the first time, the awareness of taste and the development of collecting habits similar to those in continental Europe. -
The Life Of Jane Dormer Duchess of Feria
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe Life Of Jane Dormer Duchess of Feria Departamento de la Lengua Inglesa Intramuros – Studia: Commemrorative Booklet (1995) Abstract Acera del estilo de vida de una viuda de la... -
WHAT CAN ELIZABETHAN PAMPHLETS AND BALLADS TELL US ABOUT ELIZABETHAN MILITARY CULTURE?
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsWHAT CAN ELIZABETHAN PAMPHLETS AND BALLADS TELL US ABOUT ELIZABETHAN MILITARY CULTURE? Seo, Dong-Ha THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE , Vol.1:2 (2008) Abstract In the early part of... -
Aberrant Accounts: William Dugdale’s Handling of Two Tudor Murders in The Antiquities of Warwickshire
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsAberrant Accounts: William Dugdale’s Handling of Two Tudor Murders in The Antiquities of Warwickshire Broadway, Jane Midland history, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring (2008) Abstract This article examines two accounts... -
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... -
“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... -
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... -
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... -
“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... -
“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... -
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... -
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:... -
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... -
Milton’s Titles
Posted on March 16, 2010 | No CommentsMilton’s Titles Hale, John K. Early Modern Literary Studies 13.1 (May, 2007) Abstract Milton’s titling practices are examined from four main standpoints. First, ideas about titling as a speech-act are... -
Witchcraft, flight and the early modern English stage
Posted on March 16, 2010 | No CommentsWitchcraft, flight and the early modern English stage Booth, Roy Early Modern Literary Studies 13.1 (May, 2007) Abstract This is a discussion of something that never happened, in relation to... -
The Rumbling Belly Politic: Metaphorical Location and Metaphorical Government in Coriolanus
Posted on March 16, 2010 | No CommentsThe Rumbling Belly Politic: Metaphorical Location and Metaphorical Government in Coriolanus Eastman, Nate Early Modern Literary Studies 13.1 (May, 2007) Abstract That the rioting plebians in Coriolanus found their inspiration... -
Love, Death and Resurrection in Tragicomedies by Seventeenth-Century English Women Dramatists
Posted on March 16, 2010 | No CommentsLove, Death and Resurrection in Tragicomedies by Seventeenth-Century English Women Dramatists Corporaal, Marguérite Early Modern Literary Studies 12.1 (May, 2006) Abstract In tragicomedies by seventeenth-century English women, such as Lady... -
Women, Children, and the Rhetoric of Milton’s Divorce Tracts
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsWomen, Children, and the Rhetoric of Milton’s Divorce Tracts van den Berg, Sara Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract In his divorce tracts, Milton uses vignette, metaphor, and... -
Does Beatrice Joanna Have a Subtext?: The Changeling on the London Stage
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsDoes Beatrice Joanna Have a Subtext?: The Changeling on the London Stage Nicol, Dave & Barker, Roberta Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Middleton and Rowley’s tragedy The... -
“On forfeit of your selves, think nothing true”: Self-Deception in Ben Jonson’s Epicoene
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments“On forfeit of your selves, think nothing true”: Self-Deception in Ben Jonson’s Epicoene Jackson, J.A. Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Ben Jonson’s Epicoene, or The Silent Woman... -
A Shroud for the Mind: Ralegh’s Poetic Rewriting of the Self
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsA Shroud for the Mind: Ralegh’s Poetic Rewriting of the Self Tashma-Baum, Miri Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Sir Walter Ralegh’s longest, most complex, and probably unfinished... -
“Thy temperance invincible”: Humanism in Book II of The Faerie Queene and Paradise Regained
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments“Thy temperance invincible”: Humanism in Book II of The Faerie Queene and Paradise Regained Sung-Kyun, Yim Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract This essay argues that Spenser and... -
Elizabeth Cary’s Mariam and the Critique of Pure Reason
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsElizabeth Cary’s Mariam and the Critique of Pure Reason Hamlin, William M. Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract Most discussions of Elizabeth Cary’s Tragedy of Mariam have concentrated... -
“[B]egot between tirewomen and tailors”: Commodified Self-Fashioning in Michaelmas Term
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No Comments“[B]egot between tirewomen and tailors”: Commodified Self-Fashioning in Michaelmas Term Martin, Matthew Early Modern Literary Studies 5.1 (May, 1999) Abstract In Michaelmas Term Middleton dramatizes the queasy lightness of being... -
Jonson’s Stoic Politics: Lipsius, the Greeks, and the “Speach According to Horace”
Posted on February 24, 2010 | No CommentsJonson’s Stoic Politics: Lipsius, the Greeks, and the “Speach According to Horace” Evans, Robert C. Early Modern Literary Studies 4.1 (May, 1998) Abstract Markings made by Ben Jonson in his... -
Colon and Semicolon in Donne’s Prose Letters: Practice and Principle
Posted on February 24, 2010 | No CommentsColon and Semicolon in Donne’s Prose Letters: Practice and Principle Roth-Schwartz, Emma Early Modern Literary Studies 3.1 (May 1997) Abstract Empirical study of John Donne’s colon and semicolon usage reveals... -
Milton and the Jacobean Church of England
Posted on February 24, 2010 | No CommentsMilton and the Jacobean Church of England Doerksen, Daniel W. Early Modern Literary Studies 1.1 (April 1995) Abstract If you put a straight stick into water at an angle, it... -
“This innocent worke”: Adam and Eve, John Smith, William Wood and the North American Plantations
Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments“This innocent worke”: Adam and Eve, John Smith, William Wood and the North American Plantations Roebuck, Graham Early Modern Literary Studies 1.1 (April 1995) Abstract This paper enters the “labyrinth”... -
Marvell’s Now
Posted on February 23, 2010 | No CommentsMarvell’s Now Raman, Shankar Early Modern Culture, No. 6 (2007) Abstract If the subsequent line — “So restless Cromwell could not cease” — identifies the “forward youth” with the man... -
Don Quijote and The Intercontinental History of the Novel
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsDon Quijote and The Intercontinental History of the Novel Cohen, Walter Early Modern Culture, No. 4 (2004) Abstract Don Quijote (1605, 1615) is often taken to be the founding moment... -
Domestic Shebas: A Response to Ann Rosalind Jones, “Needle, Scepter, Sovereignty”
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsDomestic Shebas: A Response to Ann Rosalind Jones, “Needle, Scepter, Sovereignty” Summit, Jennifer Early Modern Culture, No. 3 (2003) Abstract In “Needle, Scepter, Sovereignty: the Queen of Sheba in Englishwomen’s... -
Needle, Scepter, Sovereignty: The Queen of Sheba in Englishwomen’s Amateur Needlework
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsNeedle, Scepter, Sovereignty: The Queen of Sheba in Englishwomen’s Amateur Needlework Jones, Ann Rosalind Early Modern Culture, No. 3 (2003) Abstract In this essay, I want to propose a similar... -
The Postcolonial Tempest: Response to Peter Hulme’s ‘Stormy Weather’
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe Postcolonial Tempest: Response to Peter Hulme’s ‘Stormy Weather’ Loomba, Ania Early Modern Culture, No. 3 (2003) Abstract Peter Hulme’s ‘Stormy Weather’ is, as the author remarks, one of four... -
(Un)natural Loving: Swine, Pets, and Flowers in Venus and Adonis
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments(Un)natural Loving:Swine, Pets, and Flowers in Venus and Adonis Callaghan, Dympna Early Modern Culture, No. 3 (2003) Abstract The history of the twentieth century is such that one is tempted... -
Response to Barbara Sebek’s “Good Turns and the Art of Merchandising: Conceptualizing Exchange in Early Modern England”
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsResponse to Barbara Sebek’s “Good Turns and the Art of Merchandising: Conceptualizing Exchange in Early Modern England” Shershow, Scott Cutler Early Modern Culture, No. 2 (2001) Abstract The question of... -
Good Turns and the Art of Merchandizing: Conceptualizing Exchange in Early Modern England
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsGood Turns and the Art of Merchandizing: Conceptualizing Exchange in Early Modern England Sebek, Barbara Early Modern Culture, No. 2 (2001) Abstract For social transactors in early modern England, exchange... -
Merchants and Kings, Cities and States, Wives and Whores: A Response to “Civic Institutions and Precarious Masculinity”
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsMerchants and Kings, Cities and States, Wives and Whores: A Response to “Civic Institutions and Precarious Masculinity” Leinwand, Theodore B. Early Modern Culture, No. 1 (2000) Abstract Jean Howard would... -
Civic Institutions and Precarious Masculinity in Dekker’s The Honest Whore
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsCivic Institutions and Precarious Masculinity in Dekker’s The Honest Whore Howard, Jean E. Early Modern Culture, No. 1 (2000) Abstract In 1604 Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker published The Honest...