"Objects of Affection"; explores how the people of early modern England imagined, believed, hoped, and feared the material objects they exchanged with those closest to them would strengthen, sever, or otherwise shape their intimate ties to one another. More specifically, this pr…
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The immediate reasons for linking Edmund Spenser and T. E. Lawrence are to be found in Lawrence's correspondence. Spenser receives reflective mention from Lawrence at each of the four major moments in Lawrence's adult life: at Carchemish (1910-1913); with the Arab Bureau (1916-1…
Approaching the poem from the perspective of reception history, the present dissertation seeks to show that the Bible's role in The Faerie Queene is far more pervasive than has usually been recognized. Rather than see the biblical material as the domain of only certain sections—…
Sacramental Magic explores the animate statue in early modern romance as an emblem of the potential spiritually transformative power of objects. The tendency of New Historicism to "empty out" theology from Catholicism overlooks the continued power of sacred objects in Reformatio…
Criticism concerning Spenser's place in the prophetic tradition generally recognizes the relationship between the poet's allegory and Scriptural sources, but questions remain regarding the exact nature of his prophetic enterprise. If Spenser seeks to engage his readers in text t…