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Monsters in the mirror : literary reflections of mentally and physically deformed humanity in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene

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Bromley, Michele Joy

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Monstrous beings, or distortions of nature, were a tangible object of fear in the medieval and early modern eras. Aristotle, as a precursor to the scientists and magical practitioners of the twelfth century or the barber-surgeons of the sixteenth century, understood monsters to be human or animal beings deformed by...

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Masters Thesis

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: ________________________________________________________________________ Rebecca R. Olson Monstrous beings, or distortions of nature, were a tangible object of fear
Intersections of new historicism and contemporary theory in renaissance literature

Creator:

Harrington, Erin R.

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In this thesis, I use modern concepts of feminism, gender performativity, and psychoanalysis as a means to understand female characters and authors of Renaissance England in a new way. In my first article, I analyze various texts and performances of Queen Elizabeth I, as well as texts of Renaissance female...

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Masters Thesis

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Renaissance Literature Abstract approved: Rebecca R. Olson In this thesis, I use modern concepts of
Gender, genre, and the canon : teaching Aemilia Lanyer

Creator:

Jurgens, Jeremy

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Traditionally, Renaissance studies have neglected or overlooked the contributions of early modern female poets, many of whom produced lively, engaging, and highly creative work despite the limitations imposed on them by a rigidly patriarchal society. In my thesis, I examine the life and work of Aemilia Lanyer, a 17th century...

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Masters Thesis

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: _____________________________________________________________________ Rebecca Olson Traditionally, Renaissance studies have neglected or overlooked the