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Where rhyme gets its reason! In a historical survey of English literature, I take a personal and philosophical approach to the major texts of the tradition in o...

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Despair and Damnation: Marlowe's The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 29, 2023
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: A Tragedy of Sonnet-Lovers M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 15, 2023
Concord of this Discord: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 30, 2023
History, History Plays, and Historiography: Shakespeare's Richard III M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 17, 2023
Spillin' the Tea on Marlowe and Kyd M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 1, 2023
"Violence Prevails": Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 22, 2023
The Sum of Glory: Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great Parts 1 and 2 M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 13, 2023
An Overview of Renaissance Theatre M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 4, 2023
A Still Queer Voice: Richard Barnfield's "The Affectionate Shepherd" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 27, 2023
Live with Me, Be My Love: Pastoral Eclogues M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 20, 2023
Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene: The Legend of the Redcrosse Knight M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 12, 2023
American Independence: Tudor Roots M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 4, 2023
The Perfect Pattern of a Poet: Edmund Spenser's Lyrics M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 27, 2023
The Queen's Two Bodies: Elizabeth I's Poetry M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 17, 2023
Defending Poetry: Sir Philip Sidney M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 10, 2023
Nowhereland: Sir Thomas More's Utopia M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 3, 2023
On Henry Howard, the Earl of Surrey M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 27, 2023
Venus, Venison, and Venom: The Poetry of Sir Thomas Wyatt M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 20, 2023
John Skelton: The Last Medieval (or First Renaissance) Poet M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 13, 2023
For the Coronation of King Charles III M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 6, 2023
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Where rhyme gets its reason! In a historical survey of English literature, I take a personal and philosophical approach to the major texts of the tradition in order to not only situate the poems, prose, and plays in their own contexts, but also to show their relevance to our own. This show is for the general listener: as a teacher of high school literature and philosophy, I am less than a scholar ...

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