By Samara Addo (Fall 2022) John Milton was an English poet and intellectual born on December 9, 1608. He is considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. His most notable work is Paradise Lost which is considered as the greatest epic poem in English. This along with Paradise […]
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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 Jamie Burke (Fall 2022) In this essay, John Milton’s Tenure of Kings and Magistrates will be analyzed. This will be done while looking at this text through the lens of politics and nationality, with a focus on identifying the role narratives and imagery play in the politics and historical […]
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 […]