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Gender Benders: Shakespeare's Rosalind And Woolf's Orlando, Katrina Armenteros Nov 2014

Gender Benders: Shakespeare's Rosalind And Woolf's Orlando, Katrina Armenteros

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

English Renaissance playwright, William Shakespeare and twentieth century modernist author, Virginia Woolf’s works, “As You Like It” (1599) and “Orlando” (1928), respectively posit a vision of gender that transcends the physical sex of the body. The play’s heroine, Rosalind, and the novel’s protagonist, Orlando, each challenge the stability of the binary categories of male and female, demonstrating how gender is not absolute but rather a constantly adapting and evolving construct. This thesis traces the development of Rosalind and Orlando by analyzing and comparing both protagonists’ journeys towards concordia discors, considering how gender transformation plays a pivotal role in helping …


Simply Genre Films: Extracting “King Lear” From “House Of Strangers” And “Broken Lance", Sophia G. I. Funk Sep 2014

Simply Genre Films: Extracting “King Lear” From “House Of Strangers” And “Broken Lance", Sophia G. I. Funk

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate and refute Yvonne Griggs’ claims that the films “House of Strangers” (1949) and “Broken Lance” (1954) are as Griggs deems “genre-based adaptations” of William Shakespeare’s “King Lear. I argue that the films, although they have some essential elements of “King Lear, lack intentionality and reception, pivotal components in determining viability as a Shakespearean film adaptation. Using Griggs’ book as my critical background, I will show that these films are better classified under their respective genre categories, Western and film noir, not as “King Lear” genre adaptations. I will …


Fridy, Wilford Eugene, B. 1934 (Mss 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2014

Fridy, Wilford Eugene, B. 1934 (Mss 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 384. Correspondence, class materials, published and unpublished papers, and research material collected by Dr. Wilford E. Fridy in his study of Robert Penn Warren and his writings. Includes an untitled and unpublished novel by Robert Penn Warren, correspondence between Fridy and Warren, and photos of Warren and Guthrie, Kentucky, Warren’s hometown.


Eng 1001g-005-030: Composition And Language, Carol Dudley Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-005-030: Composition And Language, Carol Dudley

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-038: Composition And Language, Rachael Heicher Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-038: Composition And Language, Rachael Heicher

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-014_024_041: Composition And Language, Robert Zordani Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-014_024_041: Composition And Language, Robert Zordani

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-044: Composition And Language, Robert Martinez Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-044: Composition And Language, Robert Martinez

Fall 2014

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Eng 3805-001: Alien Encounters: Study Of British Literature And Culture From 1660-1790, Charles Wharram Aug 2014

Eng 3805-001: Alien Encounters: Study Of British Literature And Culture From 1660-1790, Charles Wharram

Fall 2014

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Eng 5000-001: Introduction To Methods And Issues In English Studies, Randy Beebe Aug 2014

Eng 5000-001: Introduction To Methods And Issues In English Studies, Randy Beebe

Fall 2014

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Eng 1000g-003: Fundamental Of College Composition, Denise Preston Aug 2014

Eng 1000g-003: Fundamental Of College Composition, Denise Preston

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-007: Composition And Language, Olga Abella Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-007: Composition And Language, Olga Abella

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-011: Composition And Literature, Denise Preston Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-011: Composition And Literature, Denise Preston

Fall 2014

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Eng 2003-001: Creative Writing, Poetry, Charlotte Pence Aug 2014

Eng 2003-001: Creative Writing, Poetry, Charlotte Pence

Fall 2014

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Eng 3001-005: Advanced Composition, Stephen Swords Aug 2014

Eng 3001-005: Advanced Composition, Stephen Swords

Fall 2014

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Eng 3001-006: Advanced Composition, Suzie Park Aug 2014

Eng 3001-006: Advanced Composition, Suzie Park

Fall 2014

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Eng 3010g-600: Literary Masterworks, Marjorie Worthington Aug 2014

Eng 3010g-600: Literary Masterworks, Marjorie Worthington

Fall 2014

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Eng 3099-099: Myth And Culture, Jyoti Panjwani Aug 2014

Eng 3099-099: Myth And Culture, Jyoti Panjwani

Fall 2014

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Eng 4903-001: Young Adult Literature, John Moore Aug 2014

Eng 4903-001: Young Adult Literature, John Moore

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-011: Composition And Language, Charlotte Pence Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-011: Composition And Language, Charlotte Pence

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-016_026_033: Composition And Language, Michael Kuo Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-016_026_033: Composition And Language, Michael Kuo

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-023_034: Composition And Language, Kathy Olsen Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-023_034: Composition And Language, Kathy Olsen

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-027: Composition And Language, Olga Abella Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-027: Composition And Language, Olga Abella

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-001: Composition And Literature, Lucinda Berry Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-001: Composition And Literature, Lucinda Berry

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-006: Composition And Literature, Tammy Veach Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-006: Composition And Literature, Tammy Veach

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-007: Composition And Literature, Parley Boswell Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-007: Composition And Literature, Parley Boswell

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-010: Composition And Literature, Leann Akins Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-010: Composition And Literature, Leann Akins

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-013: Composition And Literature, William Feltt Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-013: Composition And Literature, William Feltt

Fall 2014

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Eng 1091g-097: Composition And Language (Honors), Melissa Ames Aug 2014

Eng 1091g-097: Composition And Language (Honors), Melissa Ames

Fall 2014

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Eng 3504-001: Film And Literature, Robin Murray Aug 2014

Eng 3504-001: Film And Literature, Robin Murray

Fall 2014

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Eng 3800-001: Medieval British Literature, Timothy Shonk Aug 2014

Eng 3800-001: Medieval British Literature, Timothy Shonk

Fall 2014

No abstract provided.