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William Herle and the English Secret Service
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsWilliam Herle and the English Secret Service Gill, Michael Patrick M.A. Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington (2010) Abstract This thesis examines William Herle‘s life through his surviving letters to William... -
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... -
‘I do mistake my person all this while’: Blindness and Illusion in Richard III
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No Comments‘I do mistake my person all this while’: Blindness and Illusion in Richard III Rutter Giappone, Krista Bonello (University of Kent) Skepsi: Bad Behaviour in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Volume... -
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... -
Justices of the Peace in Mid-Tudor Devon Circa 1538-1570
Posted on July 17, 2010 | No CommentsJustices of the Peace in Mid-Tudor Devon Circa 1538-1570 By Rebecca Jane Zmarzly Master’s Thesis, Texas State University (2007) Introduction: The mid-Tudor era of English history is characterized by larger... -
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... -
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... -
“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... -
“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... -
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... -
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... -
“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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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:... -
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,... -
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... -
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... -
‘Lyke Chaucers boye’: Poetry and Penitence in Gascoigne’s Grief of Joye
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments‘Lyke Chaucers boye’: Poetry and Penitence in Gascoigne’s Grief of Joye Laam, Kevin Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract In The Renaissance Chaucer, Alice Miskimin argues that the... -
Gascoigne’s Globe: The Spoyle of Antwerpe and the Black Legend of Spain
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsGascoigne’s Globe: The Spoyle of Antwerpe and the Black Legend of Spain Bradley Salamon, Linda Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract As a military officer and a government... -
“A true Copie”: Gascoigne’s Princely Pleasures and the textual representation of courtly performance
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No Comments“A true Copie”: Gascoigne’s Princely Pleasures and the textual representation of courtly performance Anderson, Susan Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract The Princely Pleasures at Kenelworth Castle describes... -
The fruits of war: The voice of the soldier in Gascoigne, Rich, and Churchyard
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe fruits of war: The voice of the soldier in Gascoigne, Rich, and Churchyard Heale, Elizabeth Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract The poem succinctly dramatizes the complex... -
‘Nedelesse Singularitie’: George Gascoigne’s Strategies for Preserving Lyric Delight
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No Comments‘Nedelesse Singularitie’: George Gascoigne’s Strategies for Preserving Lyric Delight Zarnowiecki, Matthew Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract George Gascoigne’s A Hundreth Sundrie Flowres (1573) is among the most... -
‘If the head be evill the body cannot be good’: Legitimate Rebellion in Gascoigne and Kinwelmershe’s Jocasta
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No Comments‘If the head be evill the body cannot be good’: Legitimate Rebellion in Gascoigne and Kinwelmershe’s Jocasta Ward, Allyna E. Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract The collaborative... -
Self-portraits and Self-presentation in the Work of George Gascoigne
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsSelf-portraits and Self-presentation in the Work of George Gascoigne Austen, Gillian Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract George Gascoigne, the most inventive and influential poet of his generation,... -
Introduction: ‘Thus Much I Adventure to Deliver to You’: the Fortunes of George Gascoigne
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsIntroduction: ‘Thus Much I Adventure to Deliver to You’: the Fortunes of George Gascoigne Hamrick, Stephen Early Modern Literary Studies 14.1/Special Issue 18 Abstract Four hundred thirty years after his... -
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... -
The Golden Man and the Golden Age: The Relationship of English Poets and the New World Reconsidered
Posted on March 16, 2010 | No CommentsThe Golden Man and the Golden Age: The Relationship of English Poets and the New World Reconsidered McInnis, David Early Modern Literary Studies 13.1 (May, 2007) Abstract George Chapman’s De... -
From the ridiculous to the sublime: Ovidian and Neoplatonic registers in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Posted on March 16, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the ridiculous to the sublime: Ovidian and Neoplatonic registers in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Carter, Sarah Early Modern Literary Studies 12.1 (May, 2006) Abstract A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595)...