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Costly Monuments: Representations Of The Self In George Herbert's Poetry (Book Review), Sidney Gottlieb

Communication, Media & The Arts Faculty Publications

Book review by Sidney Gottlieb.

Harman, Barbara Leah. Costly Monuments: Representations of the Self in George Herbert's Poetry. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press, 1982.

ISBN 9780674174658

Orts 4, 1984, The George Macdonald Society

Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter

1. It is with deep regret that we announce the death in Edmonton, Canada, of Richard (Dick) MacDonald, at the age of 83. Dick was the youngest child of Benard, tenth child and fifth son of George MacDonald, and his wife Belinda Bird. He was educated at St Edward’s School, Oxford, and at St Paul’s School, London, and he served with the Imperial Army from 1917 to 1919. With his wife, Inez Thomson, he emigrated to Canada in 1920 and joined the Soldiers’ Settlement Board in Edmonton with which he remained for nine years.

Orts 5, 1984, The George Macdonald Society

Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter

We regret that there has been some delay in the production of this newsletter, and we hope to do better in [the] future. North Wind No. 3 is out and we hope that you have received your copy and found it interesting. We owe Kathy Triggs a debt of gratitude for not only editing it so ski[l]lfully, but also for undertaking the onerous task of typing it and seeing it through the press. She would welcome your comments, contributions, letters, etc.

The South English Legendary As Rose Window, Gregory M. Sadlek

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Reminiscences About A “Compleat” Scholar: Clarence Gohdes, Ima Honaker Herron

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Pynchon’S Cunning Lingual Novel: Communication In Lot 49, Peter L. Hays

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Isabel's Sexual Drama, Barbara Pinson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Henry James, Jr. (1843-1916) has had a greater impact on the world of the novel than any other writer. The greatest controversy surrounding this most prolific of American authors and critics Concerns the area of sexual passion. The most insidious criticism leveled against James is that he and his characters lack sexuality. The whole problem is epitomized in this perusal of the sexual consciousness of Isabel Archer Osmond, the famous heroine in The Portrait of a Lady. While many critics simply ignore Isabel's sexuality, many others are less discerning than they should be, and some are absolutely mistaken: they …

The George Eliot Fellowship- 19, D.E. Beamish, A. Reader, Graham Handley, Edith Lenton, Margaret Wolfit, Gabreil Woolf

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

When I wrote the last newsletter we had not then had Gabriel Woolf’s prgramme of readings entitled “The Warwichshire Pen”. It was, as always, immensely successful- in its ccontent, its performance (see the Review, p. 50) and also financially. That we make a profit at all is entirely due to the great generosity of those members who sponsor the two performance each year. Without these good friends we would certainly not be able to play at the University of Warwick Arts Centre and we are so grateful for their help and support. “The Warwichshire Pen” is to be repeated in …

Some Measures Of Ulysses, June Sinclair

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Contemporary literary theorists, very much aware of themselves as constituting a break in, and a refutation of, an entire classical metaphysics, are trying to prove that James Joyce, the foremost prose writer of the twentieth century, writing when that classical view was falling from grace and the modern perspective was forcing itself upon the intellectual world, is, in fact, in his work--all works considered as one work--undermining the very tradition which critics consider his foundation. Consequently, the way in which Ulysses and Finnegans Wake are read and valued will be linked to an entire theory of literature.

The body of …

Rasselas & Candide: Common Links, Robert Rowe

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Many critics have discovered striking similarities between Samuel Johnson's Rasselas and Voltaire's Candide. Yet, most have failed to describe the links that exist between the works which indicate that similar forces may have spurred the authors to write so similar tales, one quickly following the other into publication.

Source studies of the two tales indicate that very little, if any, evidence is available to prove that the works were inspired by the same written sources that Johnson and Voltaire may have relied upon. While source studies of the tales do not reveal any shocking information, they do inform the …

Orts 3, 1983

Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter

It was with pleasure that we welcomed Dr. Rolland Hein and students from Wheaton College USA, the Revd. John Rogers from Kentucky USA, Dr. Georgette Lormant from Paris and Dr. Glen Cavaliero from Cambridge, at the meeting at Church House on Wednesday, June 29th. Reports of the talks given by Dr. Hein and Dr. Cavaliero appear elsewhere. We are most grateful to Mr Nigel Sustins for so kindly organizing the gathering.

Now Goe Seeke Thy Peace In Warre’: Jonson’S Stoic Consolatio, Gregory M. Sadlek

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Hamlet And Matthew X: Providence In The Fall Of A Sparrow, Lisa Gim

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Imagination In Northanger Abbey, Peter L. Derose

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Wordsworth’S Use Of Negative Definition In The Prelude, K. E. Marre

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Swinburne’S Borgian Muse: “A Ballad Of Life” And “A Ballad Of Death”, Linda E. Mcdaniel

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Defying The Old Limits Of Possibility: Unconventional Aspects Of Two Gaskell Novels, Missy Kubitschek

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Touching Of Love And Death In Ursula Le Guin With Comparisons To Jane Austen, Donald M. Hassler

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Edward Iii And The Countess Of Salisbury: A Study In Values, Samuel M. Pratt

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

The White Goddess Restored: Affirmation In Pynchon’S V, Robert D. Newman

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Netta Syrett’S And “Uncle”: A Biographical Note On The Nineties, Jill T. Owens

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Fictive Freedom Through The French Lieutenant's Woman, Steven G. Kellman

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Amoretti 79 And I Peter 3:1-4, Edward C. Jacobs, Karen R. Jacobs

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Ernest Bramah’S The Tragedy At Brookbend Cottage: An Unpublished Detective Play, William White

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

Leontes’ “Affection” And Renaissance “Intention”: Winter's Tale I. Ii. 135-146, Maurice Hunt

Studies in English, New Series

No abstract provided.

The Perception Of Coincidence: Artistic Symmetry In The "Wandering Rocks" Episode Of James Joyce's Ulysses, James A. Scruton

Masters Theses

James Joyce's Ulysses, the most influential novel of the twentieth century, has often been criticized for its fragmentation and complexity. Impenetrable to some readers, misunderstood by others, Ulysses bears within its eighteen episodes a symmetry of subject and form that at once clarifies and multiplies the meanings to be found there. Richard Ellmann calls Joyce's theory of art "the perception of coincidence," a theory best exemplified by "Wandering Rocks," the central episode of Ulysses. The use of "symmetrical coincidence" in ''Wandering Rocks" can be seen in two ways: 1)the internal structure of the episode, and 2)its location among …

A Taxonomical Study Of Literary Criticism, Joanne M. Shroba-Wehner

Theses

This paper explores the foundational influence of Plato and Aristotle on the development of literary criticism, tracing how their contrasting philosophies have shaped Western literary theory through successive historical periods. Plato’s skepticism toward mimetic art and his emphasis on divine inspiration set the stage for a long tradition of Platonic influence, later adapted by thinkers such as Sir Philip Sidney, Wordsworth, and Shelley. These Neoplatonists reinterpret Plato’s ideas, often granting greater value to poetic imagination and emotional resonance.

In contrast, Aristotle’s systematic approach to poetics—centered on imitation, catharsis, and structured drama—formed the bedrock for classical and neoclassical criticism. His ideas …

Adam Ferguson And John Witherspoon In "Satan's Seminary": Douglas, The Critics. And Moral Philosophy, Thome Compton

Studies in Scottish Literature

Discusses the controversy over John Home's tragedy Douglas on its first staging,

Peredur To Percival: The Rise And Fall Of The Original Grail Knight, Sandra Eddins Gee

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Auden's Poetic Theory & The Child-Like Voice, Diana Graham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

W. H. Auden shares with most of his contemporaries, including Yeats and Eliot, the goal of lighting modern man's way back to a sense of harmony with his universe--the certainty of identity which his ancestors enjoyed. In New Year Letter, Auden announces that the problem lies within man himself because each of us is possessed of a "double" nature, thus rendering us our own schismatics.

Auden finds that only with the help of divinity, specifically Christian, can the destructive element be overcome. To illustrate this solution in his poems then becomes Auden's great challenge. Employing a child-like voice or tone …