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Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature

Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature, which I co-edited with Steve Mentz, is now out in print from Amsterdam University Press! Water and cognition seem unrelated things, the one a physical environment and the other an intellectual process. The essays in this book show how bringing these two modes together revitalizes our understandingContinue reading “Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature”

Beowulf Grammar Lesson (High School)

The Assignment This activity involves the entire classroom, the class will be split up into a number of equally sized groups. Each group will be assigned a section of the novel. Please keep your section to yourself as telling other classmates will ruin the surprise later. Once you’ve received your section, you will work withinContinue reading “Beowulf Grammar Lesson (High School)”

Alternate ending to Beowulf

Colonialism, Medieval Literature and Land Acknowledgments

Colonialism Colonialism presents itself in many ways throughout Medieval British literature from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to Shakespeare’s Othello, yet it’s hardly noticed unless one looks for it. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight illustrates a classic example of colonialism that portrays English dominance over Wales. “SGGK offers a colonial view of theContinue reading “Colonialism, Medieval Literature and Land Acknowledgments”

Project 2: The Final Project

All ask to know of the machinations of the universe, the nature of God and the Gods, Satan, and the figures of the bible. Interestingly, however not nearly enough attention is given to how the stories we tell of them affect the perceived nature of the world we live in. Many seek to answer theseContinue reading “Project 2: The Final Project”

Project 2

Joseph Gage Dr. Helms 12/11/2022 Tragedy of Othello… and every other story written by Shakespeare As many people know, Shakespeare was an English playwright in the 16th century. He wrote many famous plays and even played in some of them as well, among these plays were some of the most well known plays to man.Continue reading “Project 2”

Final Project 2

Reflection I was having trouble finding an unessay route. With some research, I landed on a website called CreateDreamExplore, which offered ideas in what to do for a novel study. I finally chose to do an interview where Sin is applying for an unspecified job. Last project, I did something of similar nature where I tookContinue reading “Final Project 2”

Gender Parity as the Foundation for Utopia

Explorations into the concept of utopian society tend to prioritize observation over explanation. Generally speaking, a Utopia features “no heaven… no hell… no countries… no religion… no possessions… no need for greed or hunger… a brotherhood of man,” and a world that “will live as one” (Lennon). This emphasis on the elimination of manmade societalContinue reading “Gender Parity as the Foundation for Utopia”

Project 2

Olivia Lowrey Professory Helms Rethinking Medieval Literature December 12th, 2022 More Loyalty in Literature! The texts we read in the second half of the semester continued to overlap with other texts more than I expected. This includes texts from both the first and second half of the semester. For the sake of this project, IContinue reading “Project 2”

The Blazing World Final Project

Samantha Lombardo Rethinking Medieval and Reinassance Literature Nicholas Helms 12/12/22 As a reader, we all have our own interests in what we like to read and why. Some of us like Poetry, others Non-Fiction. There also is Fiction, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Narrative, and so much more. All of these categories are considered genres of writing,Continue reading “The Blazing World Final Project”