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"All The Litter As It Lay": Swift, Montagu, And Their Practice Of Thing Theory, Eli M. Phillips
"All The Litter As It Lay": Swift, Montagu, And Their Practice Of Thing Theory, Eli M. Phillips
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
In this article, I argue that, although "Thing Theory" was not so named until the 21st century, and has been mostly applied to prose of the 18th century and not its poetry, Jonathan Swift and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu engaged in a poetic thing theory of their own. For Swift, this meant examining the "thingness" of physical objects, leading to an uncertain conclusion about the poem as an object. For Montagu, the "thingness" of objects was instead downplayed, while the "thingness" of the genre of 18th-century satire, including its often ugly attitude toward women, was foregrounded, asking important questions about …
“What We Ought To Say”: Debating The Morality Of Dishonesty And Equivocation In King Lear, Markelle Jensen
“What We Ought To Say”: Debating The Morality Of Dishonesty And Equivocation In King Lear, Markelle Jensen
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
King Lear does not reveal the nature of honesty but provides a stage on which the morality of honesty can be debated. The play questions whether honesty is inherently moral at all, or if there are ways in which honesty can be considered harmful and even immoral. Other scholars have noted this as well in characters such as Edgar and Kent, but missing from the critical conversation are the ways in which Cordelia is the pillar of moral goodness in the play, and how her own paradoxical honesty and dishonesty were what enabled Lear to “see better” and ultimately, to …
To Forsake, To Forswear: The Freedom Of Abandoning The Oath Within King Richard Ii, Abby Thatcher
To Forsake, To Forswear: The Freedom Of Abandoning The Oath Within King Richard Ii, Abby Thatcher
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Cover And Front Matter
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Aboriginal And European Relationships In Voss, A Fringe Of Leaves, And Riders In The Chariot In Terms Of Homi Bhabha’S Theories Of Hybridity, In-Betweenness, And Third Space, Deniz Cansiz
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
"Useful Delusions": Tracing The Flying Africans In Ta-Nehisi Coates’S The Water Dancer And Colson Whitehead’S The Underground Railroad, Emily Stephens
"Useful Delusions": Tracing The Flying Africans In Ta-Nehisi Coates’S The Water Dancer And Colson Whitehead’S The Underground Railroad, Emily Stephens
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Tragedy And Resolution: Domestic Violence In Othello And The Taming Of The Shrew, Cassidy Crosby
Tragedy And Resolution: Domestic Violence In Othello And The Taming Of The Shrew, Cassidy Crosby
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Morphing Identities: The Muse, The Art, And The Artist In “Ligeia” And “The Oval Portrait”, Emery Nielson
Morphing Identities: The Muse, The Art, And The Artist In “Ligeia” And “The Oval Portrait”, Emery Nielson
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
"Something Large And Old Awoke": Ecopoetics And Compassion In Tracy K. Smith’S Wade In The Water, Kaitlin Hoelzer
"Something Large And Old Awoke": Ecopoetics And Compassion In Tracy K. Smith’S Wade In The Water, Kaitlin Hoelzer
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Ghosts Of Past, Present, And Future: On Political Purpose And Critical Hope In Colson Whitehead’S The Nickel Boys, Adelaide Strickland
Ghosts Of Past, Present, And Future: On Political Purpose And Critical Hope In Colson Whitehead’S The Nickel Boys, Adelaide Strickland
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Profitable Reading Or Literary Usury?: Interpretive Communities Within And Without The Merchant Of Venice, Abby Thatcher
Profitable Reading Or Literary Usury?: Interpretive Communities Within And Without The Merchant Of Venice, Abby Thatcher
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
"Ghosts Hanging Over The House": Anja Spiegelman And Holocaust Memory In Art Spiegelman’S Maus, Angela Ricks
"Ghosts Hanging Over The House": Anja Spiegelman And Holocaust Memory In Art Spiegelman’S Maus, Angela Ricks
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Missing The Mark: Chaucer’S Man Of Law’S Tale, Gabriella Schwartz
Missing The Mark: Chaucer’S Man Of Law’S Tale, Gabriella Schwartz
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Cover And Front Matter
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Christ The Father: Mr. Ramsay As An Ironic Christ-Figure In Virginia Woolf’S To The Lighthouse, Devon Thomas
Christ The Father: Mr. Ramsay As An Ironic Christ-Figure In Virginia Woolf’S To The Lighthouse, Devon Thomas
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Surrender To Pity In King Lear, Garrett Maxwell
Surrender To Pity In King Lear, Garrett Maxwell
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Joy—Joy—Strange Joy: Spiritual Experience In World War One Poetry, Ryder Seamons
Joy—Joy—Strange Joy: Spiritual Experience In World War One Poetry, Ryder Seamons
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Seamus Heaney And The Role Of The Political Poet, Alex Coleman
Seamus Heaney And The Role Of The Political Poet, Alex Coleman
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Preserving Words: Zitkala-Ša’S Natural Appeal To An Environmentally Concerned America, Emily Hopwood Durney
Preserving Words: Zitkala-Ša’S Natural Appeal To An Environmentally Concerned America, Emily Hopwood Durney
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Victory Of The Brave In Zitkala-Ša’S The Sun Dance Opera, Amanda Lund
Victory Of The Brave In Zitkala-Ša’S The Sun Dance Opera, Amanda Lund
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Siegel, Nyby, And Lovecraft: Of Humanity, Sanity, And Their Opposites, Kristin Pedersen
Siegel, Nyby, And Lovecraft: Of Humanity, Sanity, And Their Opposites, Kristin Pedersen
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Poetic Maturity, Identity, And A Troublesome Future In “Personal Helicon”, Taylor Bitton
Poetic Maturity, Identity, And A Troublesome Future In “Personal Helicon”, Taylor Bitton
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
"Men Were Deceivers Ever": Deceptive Appearances In Much Ado About Nothing, Shelby Shipley
"Men Were Deceivers Ever": Deceptive Appearances In Much Ado About Nothing, Shelby Shipley
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
"Was Is Not Is": "Give Unto Them Beauty For Ashes" (Isaiah 61.1-3), Katey Workman
"Was Is Not Is": "Give Unto Them Beauty For Ashes" (Isaiah 61.1-3), Katey Workman
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
The Search For Redemption: How Olaudah Equiano Captivates His Audience Through His Interesting Captivity Narrative, Emily J. Nichols
The Search For Redemption: How Olaudah Equiano Captivates His Audience Through His Interesting Captivity Narrative, Emily J. Nichols
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.