Book
Literary Theory & Criticism
A Scheil
Editorial Material
Literary Theory & Criticism
Jonathan McAllister
JOURNAL OF BECKETT STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Euan Roger, Andrew Prescott
Summary: This article discusses the difference between the carefully curated, small-scale world of literary manuscripts in institutions such as The British Library and the vast scale of government archives. The sheer scale of government archives often results in unsorted and unlisted records. However, the discovery of new life-records for Chaucer, Gower, and Skelton from recently accessioned material demonstrates the potential for research in these complex collections.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Claude Fretz
Summary: This article investigates Shakespeare's use of animal dreams in A Midsummer Night's Dream and argues that the Ovidian model of human-animal transformation is fundamental to understanding Shakespeare's use of these dreams. The article explores the representation of animals and dreams in classical culture, specifically in Ovid's Metamorphoses, and discusses how Shakespeare adapted animal symbolism for early modern culture. The article also analyzes the dreams of Hermia and Bottom in the play and concludes with a consideration of the dramatic functions of Shakespeare's animal dreams in Renaissance culture.
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Peter J. Smith
Article
Literature, British Isles
Bradley J. Irish
Summary: This article uses new evidence to examine the textual crux of Coriolanus 3.3.94, where the Folio version states that Coriolanus is 'enui'd against the people', but modern editors often prefer to emend it to 'inveighed'. Through the analysis of contemporary textual examples and recent research on the history of emotion, the author argues that retaining the Folio's reading may be the most sensible editorial choice.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Eric Dunnum
Summary: This essay explores the local political implications of London scenes in "Henry IV" and how they connect to the regulations on inn performances in 1590s London. It argues that the 'play extemporary' at 2.4 is an illegal inn performance interrupted by local authorities, reflecting the increasing restrictions on such performances. Additionally, it suggests that the play was likely performed at inns, and Falstaff's performance should be understood on a meta-level, allowing audiences to see themselves as tavern-goers watching an illicit performance.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Michelle Assay
Summary: This article examines the responses to Hamlet in the late- and post-Soviet eras, revealing that the relationship between individual creative activity and politico-cultural climate is more complex and multifaceted than expected.
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Literature, British Isles
Kirilka Stavreva
Summary: This article introduces the purposeful work of US veterans participating in the theatre-therapy network DE-CRUIT, which involves shaping creative Shakespearean networks to foster emotional connection. Program participants utilize personal narratives and Shakespeare's poetry to voice trauma and facilitate healing with audiences. The article also discusses the transformation of audiences into witnesses and the development of three new Shakespearean adaptations by DE-CRUIT.
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Stephen Greenblatt
Summary: Shakespeare repeatedly questioned why individuals in communities, who have every reason to prioritize their own interests, sometimes succumb to those who disregard the common good. Through his works set in ancient Rome, pre-Christian Sicily, or medieval England, he explored this theme that he could not openly discuss in his contemporary English society.
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Peter J. Smith
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Katherine Muskett
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Nora Galland
Summary: This article explores the relationship between othering and violence in the construction of nationhood in the film Titus. By showcasing different types of violence and mapping them onto othered characters, the author argues that those who other are also affected by othering.
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Sue Starke
Summary: Emily Bronte was influenced by the Italian artist Salvator Rosa and incorporated his landscape imagery into her own work, both in text and images. She infused the sublime style of Rosa into her descriptions of landscape and expressed Rosa's fascination with outlaws in the wilderness through her characters in the Gondal poems.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Jeff Espie, David Adkins
ENGLISH LITERARY RENAISSANCE
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Katherine Blankenau
ENGLISH LITERARY RENAISSANCE
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Yun Ni
Summary: The Parliament of Fowls reflects the political crisis in late-fourteenth-century England and exposes the fallibility of human reason in interpreting natural law.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Robyn A. Bartlett
Summary: This article argues that the Book of the Duchess uses its structure and lexicon to explore the incomprehensibility of death and the inevitable absence it brings. It highlights the gap between knowing that death has occurred and truly understanding and accepting it.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Juliana Chapman
Summary: The Nun's Priest's Tale contains numerous musical references, which are often overlooked by scholars focusing on philosophy and rhetoric. By restoring the medieval understanding of music as a branch of philosophy and considering music and rhetoric as coequal branches, the framework of the tale is shifted, providing a new structure for interpretation. Chaucer explores the relationship between music and philosophy through the story of a rooster and questions the limitations of music and rhetoric. This adds depth to the theme of social and moral harmony in the tale.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Conor McKee
Summary: This article explores the development of tests for the authenticity of works attributed to Chaucer by Cambridge University librarian Henry Bradshaw. It examines Bradshaw's application of these tests to two disputed works and uses digital humanities methods to analyze his data. The article also discusses how Walter W. Skeat's use of Bradshaw's rhyme tests in the Clarendon edition resulted in different conclusions due to a misunderstanding of their purpose and intended relationship to manuscript evidence.
