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The Romance And The Real: A. S. Byatt’S Possession: A Romance, Jordana Long 2019 Kodiak College, UAA

The Romance And The Real: A. S. Byatt’S Possession: A Romance, Jordana Long

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Demonstrates Possession’s mythic elements, in particular, how the encounter between the fictitious Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash and his daughter Maia in the novel’s Postscript constitutes Ash’s confrontation with Slavoj Žižek’s famous interpretation of the Lacanian Real. Building on Žižek, argues that Ash’s encounter with the Real actually springs from and mediates grace. This reimagining of the Real is an integral element of myth and introduces the mythic into Possession, giving it the qualities of a Romance.


Cardinal Newman's Pilgrimage, In His Own Words, Robert Ellison 2019 Marshall University

Cardinal Newman's Pilgrimage, In His Own Words, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This is the text of a presentation given at Marshall University on October 14 and 17, 2019, to commemorate the October 13 canonization of John Henry Cardinal Newman. As the title suggests, it draws largely upon his autobiography, an autobiographical novel, and his published letters to trace the trajectory of his religious life, from the earliest glimmers in his mid-teens to his conversion to Catholicism at the age of 44.


Imperatrix, Domina, Rex: Conceptualizing The Female King In Twelfth-Century England, Coral Lumbley 2019 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Imperatrix, Domina, Rex: Conceptualizing The Female King In Twelfth-Century England, Coral Lumbley

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

This article draws on methods from transgender theory, historicist literary studies, and visual analysis of medieval sealing practices to show that Empress Matilda of England was controversially styled as a female king during her career in the early to mid twelfth century. While the chronicle Gesta Stephani castigates Matilda’s failure to engage in sanctioned gendered behaviors as she waged civil war to claim her inherited throne, Matilda’s seal harnesses both masculine and feminine signifiers in order to proclaim herself both king and queen. While Matilda’s transgressive gender position was targeted by her detractors during her lifetime, the obstinately transgender object …


A Space Of Her Own: Genderfluidity And Negotiation In The Life Of Christina Of Markyate, Meghan L. Nestel 2019 Arizona State University

A Space Of Her Own: Genderfluidity And Negotiation In The Life Of Christina Of Markyate, Meghan L. Nestel

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

This paper draws on transgender studies and theories of gender performativity and genderfluidity to consider how twelfth-century holy woman Christina of Markyate resists traditional and third-gender binary policing. It argues that Christina is genderfluid, and that as a secular, masculinized, and religious virgin, she co-exists within and moves among multiple gender spaces that allow her to establish her own authority.


From The Shire To The Somme: Comparing Military Themes In The Hobbit And Up To Mamtez, Alexander M. Remington 2019 Gettysburg College

From The Shire To The Somme: Comparing Military Themes In The Hobbit And Up To Mamtez, Alexander M. Remington

Student Publications

The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, tells the story of the titular Bilbo Baggins who goes on an adventure to help a band of dwarves retake their home from a dragon. Throughout the adventure, Bilbo and the dwarves endure many hardships similar to those of a British soldier fighting on the western front in the First World War. These hardships are especially comparable to Llewelyn Wyn Griffith's World War One experience described in his book Up to Mametz. Military themes of enforced adventure, constant and escalating danger, comradeship, and the devastation of war can also be found in both the Hobbit …


Unidentified Scenes From Shakespeare, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Unidentified Scenes From Shakespeare, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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Woman From "Merchant Of Venice", Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Woman From "Merchant Of Venice", Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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Ophelia: I Never Gave You Aught, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Ophelia: I Never Gave You Aught, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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Hamlet Scene, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Hamlet Scene, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Small mounted print in color


Juliet And The Nurse From "Romeo And Juliet", Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Juliet And The Nurse From "Romeo And Juliet", Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Small mounted print in color


Scene From Macbeth, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Scene From Macbeth, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Small print in color


May Bell Synes, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

May Bell Synes, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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Nurse And Infant From "As You Like It", Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Nurse And Infant From "As You Like It", Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Small mounted print with attached card with quotation


Soldiers From "As You Like It", Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Soldiers From "As You Like It", Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Small mounted print with attached card with quotation


Schoolboy From "As You Like It", Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Schoolboy From "As You Like It", Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Small mounted print with annotated card


Fluellen Making Pistol Eat The Leek, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Fluellen Making Pistol Eat The Leek, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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Falstaff At Justice Shallow's Mustering His Recruits, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Falstaff At Justice Shallow's Mustering His Recruits, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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Trolius And Cressida, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Trolius And Cressida, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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The Place Scene - Hamlet, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

The Place Scene - Hamlet, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Large mounted print with annotated card


Irving As Shylock, Author Unknown 2019 University of Mississippi

Irving As Shylock, Author Unknown

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

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