Fearless Children And Fabulous Monsters: Angela Carter, Lewis Carroll, And Beastly Girls,
2012
CUNY Queens College
Fearless Children And Fabulous Monsters: Angela Carter, Lewis Carroll, And Beastly Girls, Veronica L. Schanoes
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Wilde And Wonderful: The Ultimate Aesthete's Redefinition Of Individualism, As An Idealist, And Then As An Outcast,
2012
Claremont McKenna College
Wilde And Wonderful: The Ultimate Aesthete's Redefinition Of Individualism, As An Idealist, And Then As An Outcast, Anna Brill
CMC Senior Theses
Oscar Wilde redefined the relationship between Life and Art, and attempted to live in the style of the characters in his works: pursuing Beauty. His view of Life as imitating Art played a crucial role in his definition of Individualism. In his works, he explored how one develops one's personality and Individuality, and society's role in suppressing the Individual. He firmly believed that Life and ugliness were inextricably intertwined, and that society's moral structure was to blame. Popular in his time as an artist, he made it a point in his writing and in his work to stand apart from …
Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus: Arthurian Legends As Indicators Of British National Identity Throughout History,
2012
The College of Wooster
Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus: Arthurian Legends As Indicators Of British National Identity Throughout History, Audrey Ellen Wimbiscus
Senior Independent Study Theses
By looking at the texts of Arthurian legends such as Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, T.H. White's The Once & Future King, and Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, one can gain a historical perspective of the time in which each work was written. Through this historical perspective and by looking at each author's personal life, a picture of Great Britain's national identity at the time of writing can be seen. As such, the Arthurian Cycle can be used to exemplify British national identity throughout history.
Sway Of The Ottoman Empire On English Identity In The Long Eighteenth Century,
2012
Howard University
Sway Of The Ottoman Empire On English Identity In The Long Eighteenth Century, Emily Kugler
Department of Literature and Writing Faculty Publications
Within popular culture of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, the intermingling of Islamic and English Protestant identity was a recurring topic of debate and anxiety in the English cultural imagination. Examining the shifting representations from Early Modern Era to nineteenth-century concepts of race, nation and empire, Sway presents the eighteenth century as a turning point in public perceptions, the moments when English subjects began to believe British imperial power was a reality rather than an aspiration.
Spirits, Vitality, And Creation In The Poetics Of Tommaso Campanella And John Donne,
2012
University of Richmond
Spirits, Vitality, And Creation In The Poetics Of Tommaso Campanella And John Donne, Anthony P. Russell
English Faculty Publications
In discussions over the meaning of "genius" in the Renaissance, there is at the very least agreement that the term was associated with heightened powers of perception and creativity. Whether defined in terms of Neoplatonic notions of inspiration, Aristotelian/Galenic theories of the humors (and of melancholy in particular), or rhetorical theories of invention, ingegno is acknowledged as having denoted an unusual mental energy and flexibility which facilitated the creative process. It is the psychic mobility with which ingegno was consistently linked that I intend to emphasize here, and in particular its frequent identification with those volatile spirits that were centrally …
"The Poets Welcome": An Unrecorded Manuscript By Robert Burns,
2012
University of South Carolina
"The Poets Welcome": An Unrecorded Manuscript By Robert Burns, G. Ross Roy, Patrick G. Scott
Studies in Scottish Literature
Introduces, reproduces, and gives provenance for a previously-unrecorded autograph manuscript of Robert Burns's poem about the birth of his first-born child, and his mixed emotions of pride and some shame at her illegitimacy.
Rudolph Ackermann,
2012
San Jose State University
Rudolph Ackermann, Katherine D. Harris
Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature
No abstract provided.
Literary Annual,
2012
San Jose State University
Literary Annual, Katherine D. Harris
Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature
No abstract provided.
Spinning Wheels, Weaving Words, And Cupbearing: The Wife's Lament And Female Power, Agency And Resistance In Anglo-Saxon England,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Spinning Wheels, Weaving Words, And Cupbearing: The Wife's Lament And Female Power, Agency And Resistance In Anglo-Saxon England, Alison Leytem
Honors Program Theses
Looking through the lens of Anglo-Saxon womens' roles as peaceweavers, cupbearers, inciters or "whetting women" in their ability to practice and assert power, resistance and agency within conjugal bonds with husbands or lovers, we can better understand the ambiguous Old English poem The Wife's Lament. By exploring the poem, documents that history has left us, and previous foundational research, I will investigate whether the role women played in Anglo Saxon society mattered, and if either way, they had significant opportunity for agency.
The Things That Remain: People, Objects, And Anxiety In Thirties British Fiction,
2012
Loyola University Chicago
The Things That Remain: People, Objects, And Anxiety In Thirties British Fiction, Emily O'Keefe
Dissertations
This dissertation analyzes the appeal of things in thirties British literature. I argue that in a time in which a catastrophic and world-changing war seemed to be on the way, many writers saw seemingly unshakable material things as a source of comfort. Drawing on thing theory, I explore thirties writers' recognition of the duality of things, their alienness to human society even as people invest great significance in them. Therefore, I show that despite this frequent appeal to the material world as a place of stability and comfort, many of these writers also recognized conflicting aspects of things, knowing (and …
Producing Early Modern Space And The Mind In Public And Closet Drama,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Producing Early Modern Space And The Mind In Public And Closet Drama, Megan M. Gallagher
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The construction of space has become such a common process for modernity that its culture would argue spatial experiences as intrinsic in nature. However, it is through the consideration of the experience of space and spatial boundaries one notices the cooperative nature of space. This thesis explores the early modem constructions of space and the development of the modem idea of the mind through the closet dramas of John Milton (Samson Agonistes) and Elizabeth Cary (The Tragedy of Mariam the Fair Queen of the Jewry), and the public dramas of William Shakespeare (Measure for Measure and Julius Caesar). Our notions …
Sublime Beauty & Horrible Fucking Things - The Finer Worlds Of Warren Ellis,
2011
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Sublime Beauty & Horrible Fucking Things - The Finer Worlds Of Warren Ellis, William James Allred
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This work constitutes an in-depth discussion of the muted postmodern characteristics of contemporary comics writer and novelist Warren Ellis, highlighting his major long-form works within comics, Planetary, Transmetropolitan, StormWatch, and The Authority, as well as several shorter works such as Ocean, Orbiter, and Global Frequency. In addition, Ellis is situated within the British science fiction tradition, specifically, the British Boom movement which contains other comics writers such as Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
“The Grin Of The Skull Beneath The Skin:” Reassessing The Power Of Comic Characters In Gothic Literature,
2011
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“The Grin Of The Skull Beneath The Skin:” Reassessing The Power Of Comic Characters In Gothic Literature, Amanda D. Drake
Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Neither representative of aesthetic flaws or mere comic relief, comic characters within Gothic narratives challenge and redefine the genre in ways that open up, rather than confuse, critical avenues. Comic characters in the Gothic texts of Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, and Clara Reeve establish the comic as a serious and legitimate part of the Gothic aesthetic. Comic characters continue to appear in all forms of the Gothic, including its parodies, well into the nineteenth-century, suggesting that these characters endure as necessary and vital elements within the evolving Gothic genre. As the genre evolves, the characters evolve as well, progressing from …
For The Benefit Of Others: Harriet Martineau: Feminist, Abolitionist And Travel Writer,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
For The Benefit Of Others: Harriet Martineau: Feminist, Abolitionist And Travel Writer, Laura J. Labovitz
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
One of the distinctive and remarkable traits of Harriet Martineau was her need to publish information that she believed would benefit society. Her publications - Illustrations of Political Economy (1832), Society in America (1837) and Retrospect of Western Travel (1838) - have the distinct characteristic of being published with the intent to inform and educate the British public. Scholars have focused on her later 1848 publication, Eastern Life: Present and Past, as her most important publication. Yet I will argue that it was her earlier works which set the stage for this later, better known book. Her travel to the …
The Thundering Throne: Personality, Poetics, And Gender In The Court Of King Henry Viii,
2011
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Thundering Throne: Personality, Poetics, And Gender In The Court Of King Henry Viii, Rebecca Marie Moore
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This work examines gender in the court of King Henry VIII, focusing specifically on the role that the power and weight of Henry's personal decisions played in shaping the contemporary Social definitions of femininity, masculinity, and courtiership. The space of courtiership is particularly open to such inquiry because this space was so often one that revealed the fissures and failures in attempts to maintain the strict binaries that privileged hegemonic masculinity under Henry. These definitions, then, will be reflected in, as well as shaped by, court poetry and, as explored in the final chapter, prose. Literature produced within the context …
Carrollian Language Arts & Rhetoric: Dodgson's Quest For Order & Meaning, With A Purpose,
2011
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Carrollian Language Arts & Rhetoric: Dodgson's Quest For Order & Meaning, With A Purpose, Madonna Farjado Kemp
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Lewis Carroll (Rev. Charles Dodgson) is a language specialist who has verifiably altered our lexicon and created fictional worlds that serve as commentary on our ability to effectively create meaning within our existing communicative systems. This ability to create language and illustrations of everyday language issues can be traced back to his personal quest for order and meaning; the logician and teacher has uncovered the accepted language and language practices that can result in verbal confusion and ineffective speech, as well as the accepted practices that can help us to avoid verbal confusion and social conflict—all of which reveals a …
Green Worlds And Ecosemiotics,
2011
Bucknell
Green Worlds And Ecosemiotics, Paul Siewers
Faculty Conference Papers and Presentations
"Overlay landscapes" in Early Insular literatures, and how they connect early medieval cosmology with current-day ecosemiotics..
Romantic Transports: Tabitha Tenney's Female Quixotism In Transatlantic Context,
2011
Cleveland State University
Romantic Transports: Tabitha Tenney's Female Quixotism In Transatlantic Context, Rachel Carnell, Alison Tracy Hale
English Faculty Publications
A literary criticism of several books including "Female Quixotism" by Tabitha Tenney, "The Female Quixote" by Charlotte Lennox, and "Angelina" by Maria Edgeworth is presented. According to the authors, these novels constitute a transatlantic genre which highlights the moral and cultural complexities faced by women in the 18th and 19th centuries. Particular focus is given to the novels' political contexts. Realism, the French Revolution, and republican government are also discussed.
Fairy Tale Stylization Project,
2011
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Fairy Tale Stylization Project, Dan Gleason
Modern World Fiction
The Fairy Tale project is a group project that captures the key distinctions in literary style that we analyze in our Modern World Fiction class. In that class, we look at fiction through the lens of different stylistic flavors: maximalism, minimalism, ludic (playful) style, surrealism, and magical realism. The fairy tale project helps students look back on all these different styles, reflect on them, and note their key features and differences more clearly. In this project, groups of students will rewrite a fairy tale in all (five) literary styles. Each member of the group will rewrite the tale in one …
A View From Confinement: Persuasion’S Resourceful Mrs. Smith,
2011
Chapman University
A View From Confinement: Persuasion’S Resourceful Mrs. Smith, Lynda A. Hall
English Faculty Articles and Research
"Mrs. Smith is a unique character type in Austen’s fiction: the superfluous female. Austen uses this character to reflect on a possible tragic life for the heroine while highlighting the plight of the poor widow and her lack of perceived value in the society reflected in Persuasion."
