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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 …


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

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

Fall 2014

No abstract provided.


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-013: Composition And Literature, William Feltt Aug 2014

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

Fall 2014

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Eng 4764-001: Play Writing, Ruben Quesada Aug 2014

Eng 4764-001: Play Writing, Ruben Quesada

Fall 2014

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Eng 2009g-002: Literature And Human Values: Faith, Survival, Progress, Julie Campbell Aug 2014

Eng 2009g-002: Literature And Human Values: Faith, Survival, Progress, Julie Campbell

Fall 2014

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Eng 5005-001: Studies In Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Dagni Bredesen Aug 2014

Eng 5005-001: Studies In Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Dagni Bredesen

Fall 2014

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Eng 1105-001: English Major Forum, Marjorie Worthington Aug 2014

Eng 1105-001: English Major Forum, Marjorie Worthington

Fall 2014

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Eng 3705-001: American Multicultural Literatures, Jeannie Ludlow Aug 2014

Eng 3705-001: American Multicultural Literatures, Jeannie Ludlow

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-001_022_035: Composition And Language, William Feltt Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-001_022_035: Composition And Language, William Feltt

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-002_015_040: Composition And Language, Dan Tessitore Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-002_015_040: Composition And Language, Dan Tessitore

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-003: Composition And Language, John Moore Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-003: Composition And Language, John Moore

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-004_017: Composition And Language, Denise Preston Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-004_017: Composition And Language, Denise Preston

Fall 2014

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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-007: Composition And Language, Olga Abella Aug 2014

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

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-008: Composition And Language, Dana Ringuette Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-008: Composition And Language, Dana Ringuette

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-009: Composition And Language, Lucinda Berry Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-009: Composition And Language, Lucinda Berry

Fall 2014

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Eng 1001g-013: Composition And Language, Rachael Heicher Aug 2014

Eng 1001g-013: 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 1002g-003: Composition And Literature, Kathy Olsen Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-003: Composition And Literature, Kathy Olsen

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-004: Composition And Literature, Leann Akins Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-004: Composition And Literature, Leann Akins

Fall 2014

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Eng 1002g-005: Composition And Literature, Carol Dudley Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-005: Composition And Literature, Carol Dudley

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-009: Composition And Literature, Duangrudi Suksang Aug 2014

Eng 1002g-009: Composition And Literature, Duangrudi Suksang

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-011: Composition And Literature, Denise Preston Aug 2014

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

Fall 2014

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Eng 1091g-096: Composition And Language (Honors), Ruth Hoberman Aug 2014

Eng 1091g-096: Composition And Language (Honors), Ruth Hoberman

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

No abstract provided.