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Carmela Mattza deposited Vida privada e imagen pública Isabel de Borbón y la corte literaria de Felipe IV in the group
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 8 years, 6 months ago«On the Death of Isabel of Borbón» is perhaps the best written testimony of Queen Isabel’s love for the arts and letters. This poem, in all likelihood penned by Philip IV to honor Isabel’s life, is composed of eight decimas and the last verse of each is also the title of a Spanish Golden Age comedia. Although the special delight that Isabel found…[Read more]
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Murat Öğütcü deposited THE COURT, THE NOBILITY AND THE MONARCH S RESPONSIBILITIES IN SHAKESPEARE S ELIZABETHAN HISTORY PLAYS in the group
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoAbstract
After 1588, several socio-political and economic problems appeared in the Elizabethan society. These problems were
aggravated by Elizabeth I’s desire to live royally without responsibility. The correlation between good government and the
responsibility of monarchs was emphasised in the literature of the period, as well. Particularly, t…[Read more] -
Hugh M. Richmond deposited Proto-Feminism: Seductions in Shakespeare and Milton in the group
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoOne of the most familiar literary topics is the seduction scene. Both Shakespeare and Milton enhance this tradition by shifting the motives offered by the seducer to ones fitting increasingly autonomous and ambitious women, foreshadowing many of the concerns of modern feminism.
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Lauren Coats started the topic GS Travel Writing: CFP MLA 2018, "Papers, Please" in the discussion
Travel Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoPlease consider submitting a proposal for the Travel Writing forum’s guaranteed session at MLA 2018. Details below.
<h1>“Papers, please”: Travel Documents and Travel Writing</h1>
<div> Forum: GS Travel Writing</div>
Critical approaches to how travel documents (of lack of) shape travel writing and mobility in a globalized world. 250 word abstr…[Read more] -
Richard A. Strier started the topic DEADLINE FOR LEAR SEMINAR APPROACHING in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoDEAR FOLKS,
THE DEADLINE FOR THE NEH SUMMER SEMINAR ON KING LEAR DIRECTED BY RICHARD STRIER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THIS SUMMER (JULY 10-28) IS MARCH 1. NON-TENURE TRACK AS WELL AS TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK INSTRUCTORS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. STIPEND IS $2700. DETAILS ON THE SEMINAR AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE FOUND AT:
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Feisal G. Mohamed started the topic Closure of Duquesne University Press in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 12 months agoDear Colleagues,
As you may have heard, Duquesne University abruptly announced a week ago that it would close its press: press staff, including the director, Susan Wadsworth-Booth, had no advance notice. There is an Inside HigherEd piece about it here: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/02/07/duquesne-university-press-shut-down-later-year
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Gerardo Augusto Lorenzino started the topic MLA 2018, CFP: “Language Change: Global (Im-)gration and Linguistic Insecurity” in the discussion
Travel Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoDear colleagues,
The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”. See short and long CFP below.
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Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]
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Steve Dolph started the topic MLA Off-Site Event: Out/Lines in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoThe expansive contours of the Iberian world in the 16th and 17th centuries, expressed in the imperial motto plus ultra or “further beyond,” can at times obscure the aporias (of ecologies, ethnicities, and epistemologies) at its fringes. Recent scholarship on the material cultures, political economies, and discourses of gender of imperial Spain has…[Read more]
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