Dreams, visions, and the rhetoric of authority
"Dreams and visions in literature inherently suggest access to a divine or transcendent authority. Whether including a brief dream sequence within a larger narrative or framing a narrative within a dream, authors often depict the ultimate sources of their texts' dreams and visio…
1. Reclaiming John from the monks -- 2. Ground zero : Peele, Shakespeare, and the birth of the topical cluster -- 3. John Stow at the crossroads of memory, legend, and theatrical history -- 4. Munday's alternate history and the topical cluster of King John -- 5. The sexy side of…
John and the Synoptics, John and Acts, sequential hypertextuality - Jn 1 as a reworking of Acts 1 - Jn 2-4 as a reworking of Acts 2-8 - Jn 5-12 as a reworking of Acts 9:1-15:9 - Jn 13-17 as a reworking of Acts 15:10-20:38 - Jn 18-20 as a reworking of Acts 21-26 - Jn 21 as a rewo…
