By Faith Field (Fall 2022) John Milton is regarded as one of the greatest English poets for his works like Paradise Lost or Samson Agonistes. He has cultivated a community that not only loves his works but is actually more interested in Milton as the hidden subject: it’s not uncommon […]
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By Scott Williams (Fall 2022) The book of Judith was written originally in Hebrew. The poem was adapted from the Book of Judith in the “late 10th-century[by an] Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer” (Greenblat 109). The Hebrews in the poem are the good guys and the ones victorious against the Assyrians. […]
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 Mia Tewes (Fall 2022) There is a strong presence of religion in John Milton’s Samson Agonistes. There are both direct and indirect character comparisons in Milton’s writing that highlight the important role religion plays. This includes the positive and negative sides, like hope and punishment. Samson Agonistes tells a […]
By Melissa DeFabritiis (Fall 2022) The fourteenth-century poem The King of Tars by an unknown author tells the tale of religious and racial tensions between the white Christians of Tars and the Black Muslims of Damascus, and details the white Tarsians expressing feelings of superiority over their Black Damascan counterparts. […]
By Ian Quinn (Fall 2022) It is only through time the most staggering warnings are proved to be perceived as such. And while The King of Tars is mere fiction among real-world events dealing with the same issues, its presentation of them successfully displays a story that is as grim […]
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 Claire Davies (Fall 2022) The Old English poem Judith is an adaptation of the Book of Judith, located in the Old Testament of Catholic Bibles as well as the Septuagint. Judith’s author is unknown; however, the poem is found in the same manuscript as Beowulf, so the two texts’ […]
By Eddy Jose Ramon (Fall 2022) The author of the Sonnets, John Milton, is an English poet that is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. Together with Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, it confirms Milton’s reputation as one of the greatest English […]