Early modern literary afterlives by Chaghafi, EL

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'And I am re-begot': the textual afterlives of John Donne by Rundell, K

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The Rose playhouse in context by Mao, Y

“…<p>This thesis conducts the first book-length study on the operation of the Rose playhouse as a key theatrical presence whose operational history spanned over a transitional period for early modern English theatre. Inspired by the current increasing awareness of the playing company as an organising unit in additional to the author-based perspectives for studying early modern English drama, this project undertakes the task of examining the Rose playhouse as a unit for theatrical production and a nexus where various strands of the material, cultural-geographical, political, financial, as well as literary forces converged and interacted with each other.…”

'A strange, though native coast': imperial and mercantile reactions to coastal arrival in early modern literature by Humphries, W

“…<p>This thesis explores imperial and mercantile reactions to moments of coastal arrival in early modern English literature. It demonstrates the various ways in which authors presented arrival on shorelines in order to consider political, ethical, and literary issues. …”

'She tooke armes her selfe': violence, propaganda, and social criticism in The Life of Long Meg of Westminster by Matthews, GE

“…Often treated as an unimportant, ephemeral text, scholars of early modern English literature, especially feminist critics, have used the central character to provide context for works about or including fighting women. …”