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"The First Fruits Of A Woman's Wit": Reclaiming The Childbirth Metaphor In Aemilia Lanyer's Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum, Carolyn Mae Shakespear Apr 2024

"The First Fruits Of A Woman's Wit": Reclaiming The Childbirth Metaphor In Aemilia Lanyer's Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum, Carolyn Mae Shakespear

Theses and Dissertations

The childbirth metaphor adopts imagery from female bodies carrying and delivering children to describe the effort and relationship of a poet to his/her poem. This was a commonly used trope in the renaissance, particularly by male authors. This thesis examines the way early modern woman poet, Aemilia Lanyer uses the childbirth metaphor in her poem, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum. Lanyer ultimately considers not only the physical realities of childbirth in her use of the metaphor, but also the emotional, social, and theological consequences. By doing so, I argue that Lanyer reclaims the metaphor from her male contemporaries in order to …


Trapped By The Past: A History And Translation Of An Equatoguinean Poet, Paul A. Guajardo Mar 2023

Trapped By The Past: A History And Translation Of An Equatoguinean Poet, Paul A. Guajardo

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Atrapado por el pasado (Trapped by the Past in English) is a collection of Spanish-language poetry and prose by the Equatoguinean poet Zankús Mázé Menemádjimol. Menemádjimol’s work has never received an English translation, and this thesis provides a poetic rendition of three of his poems. It also offers a brief historical introduction, literary overview, and commentary on the poems. While the main goal of this project is artistic and creative, it also aims to introduce readers to an oft-overlooked culture. Equatorial Guinea and the poet’s home island of Annobón are frequently ignored in the fields of both literature and history. …


Twenty-Two, Amy Griffin Sep 2022

Twenty-Two, Amy Griffin

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Life Giver Pantoum, Amy Griffin Sep 2022

Life Giver Pantoum, Amy Griffin

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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How To Be A Woman. A Pillar Of Light, Danielle Kemp Sep 2022

How To Be A Woman. A Pillar Of Light, Danielle Kemp

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Dear Mother, Danielle Kemp Sep 2022

Dear Mother, Danielle Kemp

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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In Their Image, Danielle Kemp Sep 2022

In Their Image, Danielle Kemp

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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What If We Remembered, Danielle Kemp Sep 2022

What If We Remembered, Danielle Kemp

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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The Mask, Emily Felt Sep 2022

The Mask, Emily Felt

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Haunted, Amanda Reece Sep 2022

Haunted, Amanda Reece

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Homemaker, Eliza Peterson Sep 2022

Homemaker, Eliza Peterson

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Tender, Eliza Peterson Sep 2022

Tender, Eliza Peterson

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Yes ... But, Elizabeth Marie Cox Sep 2022

Yes ... But, Elizabeth Marie Cox

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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My Fierce Love, Elizabeth Marie Cox Sep 2022

My Fierce Love, Elizabeth Marie Cox

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Love They Said, Elizabeth Marie Cox Sep 2022

Love They Said, Elizabeth Marie Cox

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Help, Elizabeth Marie Cox Sep 2022

Help, Elizabeth Marie Cox

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Translation For Effa Baird, Clare Hamn Sep 2022

Translation For Effa Baird, Clare Hamn

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Independence Day: A Song For Silent Liberty, Vernie Lynn Demille Sep 2022

Independence Day: A Song For Silent Liberty, Vernie Lynn Demille

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Baby #3?, Amber E.F. S. Sep 2022

Baby #3?, Amber E.F. S.

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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A Woman With A Phd., Lydia Shaw Sep 2022

A Woman With A Phd., Lydia Shaw

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Conversación Con La Curie, Amanda Galán Vintimilla Sep 2022

Conversación Con La Curie, Amanda Galán Vintimilla

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Within Reach, Catherine Marcheschi Sep 2022

Within Reach, Catherine Marcheschi

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Beautiful Wreckage, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

Beautiful Wreckage, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Revolution. Every Piece Of You, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

Revolution. Every Piece Of You, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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I Wanna Get Better, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

I Wanna Get Better, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Nv, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

Nv, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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I’M Wide Awake, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

I’M Wide Awake, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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Mightier Than The Men, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

Mightier Than The Men, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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October, Sydney Springer Sep 2022

October, Sydney Springer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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On The Inside: A Small Collection Of Poems, Lauren Moss Sep 2022

On The Inside: A Small Collection Of Poems, Lauren Moss

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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