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The Persistence Of Vengeance From Early Modern England To Postmodern New York, Dominic M. Sevieri May 2012

The Persistence Of Vengeance From Early Modern England To Postmodern New York, Dominic M. Sevieri

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

As a passing glance at the popular texts of any given period reveals, the subject of vengeance is nearly inescapable; on billboards, websites, and year end lists, revenge represents a curious constant even amid disparate media. This study explores the cultural commonalities that align revenge texts of the English Renaissance and exploitation films of late 20th century America. As in-depth inquiry reveals, numerous ideas and narrative tropes popularized during the Early Modern period are pushed to their logical extremes in these films. The central factor that aligns London during the Renaissance and New York at the cusp of the 1990s …


The Question Of Robin Hood, Jessica Kinkhorst Jun 2010

The Question Of Robin Hood, Jessica Kinkhorst

Communication Studies

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And They Lived Happily For All Eternity, Kyndra Price Dec 2009

And They Lived Happily For All Eternity, Kyndra Price

Communication Studies

This paper focuses on the four novels of Twilight and what it is about it that has made it become so popular. Also looks into Stephenie Meyer's religion, Mormonism, and the influences and parallels from it in Twilight.