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  • 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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    a historical explanation for how Queen Elizabeth could be perceived as “feminist” in a modern

  • 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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    conversation. The period itself began with the death of a powerful matriarch (Queen Elizabeth) in 1603 and