'No Alternative: Aborted Revolutions and Lost Futures in Mr. Robot'
Presentation / Conference
McWilliam. 'No Alternative: Aborted Revolutions and Lost Futures in Mr. Robot'. Presented at International Gothic Association Conference 2019
Ezra Pound: the development of the poet as critic
Thesis
Korn, M. M. (1970). Ezra Pound: the development of the poet as criticMy aim, in this thesis, is to investigate the literary works, both prose and poetry, of Ezra Pound in order to describe the nature of the germination and development of his aesthetic theories, and to evaluate their self-consistency and their obvious... Read More about Ezra Pound: the development of the poet as critic.
The poetry of Joseph Brodsky (a study of metaphor)
Thesis
Polukhina, V. (1985). The poetry of Joseph Brodsky (a study of metaphor)This is the first time in the History of the study of Russian metaphors that all the metaphors of all the published poetic works of an author have been detected,
classified and analyzed.
In order to establish Brodsky's literary genisis his metaphor... Read More about The poetry of Joseph Brodsky (a study of metaphor).
George Repton's Pavilion Notebook: a catalogue raisonne
Thesis
Temple, N. H. L. (1985). George Repton's Pavilion Notebook: a catalogue raisonneThe notebook kept between 1805 and 1818 by George Stanley Repton (1786-1858) when he was assistant to the architect John Nash (1752-1835) is the subject of this study. The book was bought py Brighton Art Gallery, Museums and Royal Pavilion in about 1... Read More about George Repton's Pavilion Notebook: a catalogue raisonne.
Faulkner's lyric plots: an approach to selected writings, 1920-29
Thesis
Rhodes, P. E. (1986). Faulkner's lyric plots: an approach to selected writings, 1920-29
Risk, Disappointment and Distraction in Keith Gessen’s All the Sad Young Literary Men
Journal Article
Peacock. (in press). Risk, Disappointment and Distraction in Keith Gessen’s All the Sad Young Literary Men. European Journal of American Studies, https://doi.org/10.4000/ejas.10252Keith Gessen’s debut novel is not a “post-9/11” text in the manner of Falling Man or Terrorist. It is not concerned, explicitly, with the aftermath of the attacks. Like many “post-9/11” texts, however, it asks questions about the ability of twenty-fi... Read More about Risk, Disappointment and Distraction in Keith Gessen’s All the Sad Young Literary Men.
Pre-Raphaelite and Working-Class poetry, 1850-1900: an examination of a contiguous tradition
Thesis
(2014). Pre-Raphaelite and Working-Class poetry, 1850-1900: an examination of a contiguous traditionThis thesis closes an existing gap within the field of Victorian poetry scholarship, as the relationship between Pre-Raphaelite and working-class poets has yet to be explored in depth by critics, in part because they superficially appear to be dispar... Read More about Pre-Raphaelite and Working-Class poetry, 1850-1900: an examination of a contiguous tradition.
Tennessee Williams’ “Plastic Theatre”: an examination of contradiction
Thesis
(2013). Tennessee Williams’ “Plastic Theatre”: an examination of contradictionThis thesis proposes a new reading of Tennessee Williams which enables his work to be seen as a cohesive dramaturgy which challenges realist and liberal notions of dramatic space, identity, and time. It examines the biographical and historical origin... Read More about Tennessee Williams’ “Plastic Theatre”: an examination of contradiction.
'Female', 'feminine' and 'feminist' in the work of twentieth-century women novelists
Thesis
(1981). 'Female', 'feminine' and 'feminist' in the work of twentieth-century women novelistsA range of critical approaches, popular, feminist and structuralist, to women's writing is examined and the
strengths and weaknesses of each evaluated. On the basis of this discussion, an attempt is made to develop a critical method more appropriate... Read More about 'Female', 'feminine' and 'feminist' in the work of twentieth-century women novelists.
Biopolitics and postcolonial theatre: a comparative study of Anglophone plays in South Africa, India and Sri Lanka
Thesis
Chitra Jayathilake, R. M. (2015). Biopolitics and postcolonial theatre: a comparative study of Anglophone plays in South Africa, India and Sri LankaThis study interrogates the ways in which biopolitics, as represented in Anglophone theatre from the 1970s to the present day, coerces and regulates postcolonial subalterns within the contemporary socio-political milieu. Using seven plays from three... Read More about Biopolitics and postcolonial theatre: a comparative study of Anglophone plays in South Africa, India and Sri Lanka.