Monthly Archives: July 2007
PS
This is really stating the obvious, but our dear Knight of the Cart is (what a coincidence!) the epitome of our chaste girly-knight. He lies with the damsel strictly out of a sense of duty, suffering internally all the while. This … Continue reading
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The Age of Excess.
As I told Dr. Kennedy this morning, I wanted to see Arabic influences in the description of Camilla’s tomb in Eneas. While this may or may not be reaching, the description of the elaborate jewels and materials used to create … Continue reading
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Gay Spain and Cross-Dressing Satan
I am so friggin’ confused about the reading right now. I’m not sure what is due tomorrow but I read “The Sodomitic Moor” and “Chaste Subjects.” Hopefully they were the right choices. If not, meh. I’m going to read Eneas tomorrow … Continue reading
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menocal 71-111
origin – In the first chapter from this reading Menocal makes it obvious from the outset that the origins of the modern vernacular lyric has a much debated history. One in which many Europeans theorists have accounted for the rise … Continue reading
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