By Sophia Lindstrom (Fall 2022) Along with comedy and tragedy, history is one of the three main genres of western theater defined by its dramatized and often biased retelling of historical events. Henry V, which is part of a larger collection of William Shakespeare’s historiographies, follows the titular character as […]
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By Paulina Allen (Fall 2022) The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women by Joseph Swetnam is a misogynistic pamphlet published in 1615. The Arraignment of Women details jokes, ramblings, and biblical arguments against the value of women. Its publication took place during the pamphlet wars of the 17th […]
By Lily Daher (Fall 2022) The play Henry V is a historical play that was written by William Shakespeare at the beginning of the seventeenth century. William Shakespeare is one of the most notable authors in Western Literature with his works ranging from plays to poems. He began writing at […]
By Heiner Badilla Sanchez (Fall 2022) Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum translated as “Hail God King of the Jades (Jews)” is a mixture of several concepts put together through the lens of Emilia Lanier. This particular piece is important for numerous reasons especially within the context of the modern society we […]
By Genevieve Duska (Fall 2022) A Muzzle for Melastomus by Rachel Speght is a text that opened doors for early feminists. Speght was the first English woman to write something of this nature under her own name. She wrote two known works in her lifetime, both which explore feminism. Her […]
By Emily Steiger (Fall 2022) Rachel Speght’s, A Muzzle for Melastomus (Black Mouth), made her the first Englishwoman to critique gender ideology back in 1617. She was a prominent writer who contributed to the pamphlet wars, a phenomenon that was occurring during this post-printing press innovation that made it possible […]
By Camilo Quinteros-Parrilla (Fall 2022) Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, written by Mary Wroth is a collection of sonnets in which the author explores the themes of love and gender through the fictional relationship between Pamphilia and Amphilanthus. The text is from Pamphilia’s perspective and shows how her love changes her and […]
By Vivian Deng (Fall 2022) Although the idea of romantic courtship comes up in many medieval and renaissance texts, none show the gender roles and power imbalances quite like Sir Phillip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella. The collection of 108 sonnets tells of the main character, Astrophil’s, deep desire for an […]