Browsing Department of English by Author "Tigner, Amy L."
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Becomes a Woman Best: Female Prophetic Figures in Shakespeare's Plays
Cochrum, Alan Morris; 0000-0001-7194-5990 (2015-12-09)This dissertation argues that female characters in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Richard III, Macbeth, and 1 Henry VI function as prophets in the style of the Old Testament. In a culture that venerates Holy ... -
The Currency Of Love: The Merging Of Monetary And Amorous Concerns In The Merchant Of Venice and Timon Of Athens
Rollins, Pamela Kay (English, 2010-07-19)I argue that Timon of Athens and The Merchant of Venice illustrate that money and love can exist within the same exchange system, within which each relationship retains a value based upon an expectation of reciprocity. The ... -
Death In Paradise Lost
Tesdal, Luke (English, 2009-09-16)This thesis is an examination of the role that death plays in Paradise Lost. I argue that Milton's conception of death is a unified presentation of a complex but singular theological idea. My analysis examines the ways ... -
DEVOTION, DOMESTICITY, AND HEALING AMONG EARLY MODERN WOMEN: WRITING RELIGION AND MEDICINE IN PERSONAL MANUSCRIPTS
Jackson, Jana (2017-11-27)The establishment of the Church of England in the sixteenth century instigated a period of turbulence as religious practices transitioned from medieval Catholicism to post-Reformation Protestantism. Protestant theology ... -
An Ecocritical Exploration Of The Unique Nature Of Early Modern Oceans In The Blazing World And The Tempest
Earnest, Marykathryn (English, 2011-03-03)Early modern perceptions of oceanic space diverged from standard perceptions of nature on land (or land-nature) because oceans presented a different type of wilderness. Because oceans defied early modern definitions of ... -
"Is This Her Fault Or Mine?": An Examination Of The Overregulation Of Sexuality In Measure For Measure As An Argument Against Early Modern Anti-theatricalism
Tesch, Heidi Nicole (English, 2007-08-23)The early modern anti-theatricalist movement sought to permanently close the playhouses, arguing that theaters breed immorality through their association with prostitution and the female body. This thesis examines how ... -
LEAF, BARK, THORN, ROOT: ARBOREAL ECOCRITICISM AND SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA
Hogue, Jason Charles; 0000-0002-1563-2073 (2019-04-30)Leaf, Bark, Thorn, Root traces the appearance of trees and their constituent parts in five Shakespearean plays: Macbeth, The Tempest, 3 Henry VI, Richard III, and As You Like It. The dissertation shows how these plays ... -
Removing The Binaries Between Humanity And Nature: The Female Perception Through Science Fiction Utopias
Farrell, Sarah GailThis dissertation examines utopian science fictions by women from the early modern era and the latter half of the 20th century. While the utopian genre shifts in time, the project focuses on comparing two time periods in ... -
SONGS OF SALVATION: SHAKESPEARE’S DEFENSE OF PERFORMING ARTISTS THROUGH SECULAR BALLADS IN THREE PLAYS
Fletcher, Latisha Dawn; 0000-0002-1164-4587 (2018-07-24)In many of Shakespeare’s comedies and romances, the “broadside,” or street ballad is the prominent musical form that the characters reference. The broadside transcended class boundaries and, unlike traditional songs, usually ... -
The Domestic Bible: William Tyndale's Vernacular Translation
Smith, Joul Layne; 0000-0003-4810-6042 (2019-09-06)This translation study of William Tyndale’s revised New Testament of 1534 identifies the translator’s motivations and strategies then explores the effect of the translation on the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) and ... -
What's So Funny? Letters As Comedic Devices In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night And Love's Labor's Lost
Tracy, Pamela (English, 2010-03-03)While letters and writing appear in many of Shakespeare's plays, his comedies Twelfth Night and Love's Labor's Lost use letter-writing uniquely, as a medium of linguistic-stylistic humor to attack Elizabethan anxieties and ...