English (School of): Recent submissions
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"t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶" : style and the haptic in Jane Austen's manuscripts
(2022-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis focuses on Jane Austen’s surviving manuscripts: those of her extant letters, of her early fiction, gathered in three handmade books (commonly called ‘juvenilia’), of her later fiction, unpublished during her ... -
Women's dialogue in English neoclassical tragedy, 1550 to 1610
(2022-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis examines scenes of women’s dialogue in neoclassical tragedies of the English Renaissance, from 1550 to 1610. Their composition mostly coincided with either the rise of queenly rule in England in the 1550s, or ... -
Dido in drama : the dramatic imitation of Virgil on the early modern stage
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-14) - ThesisThis thesis explores the tradition of Virgilian drama, and especially dramatic adaptations of the story of Dido and Aeneas, in early modern England. These traverse a variety of locations, political contexts, and theatrical ... -
Twentieth-century pageants : word, music, and drama in inter-war Britain
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisThis thesis investigates the understudied genre of twentieth-century British pageants and highlights their literary, musical, dramatic, cultural, and political significance. Contributing methodologies and readings to pageant ... -
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(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - Thesis