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A place for Early Modernists to not only talk shop in Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson, but also Milton, Spenser, Lanyer and other poets

A place to not only talk shop in Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson, but also Milton, Spenser, Lanyer and other poets.


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A Midsummer's Night Dream line re: trying to remember what a dream was about

Hi- I read Shakespeare only once, when I was in 9th grade. IT was A Midsummer Night's Dream. I recall a speech by one of the characters (Bottom?) that poetically described trying to recall a quickly fading dream. I remember thinking, "That is exactly what it feels like!" But then I stayed drunk for like 15 years and now I cannot recall the line but think of it often. Can anyone help me? Thanks!

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2017/04/06
16:03 UTC

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Trying to get a better understanding of (one of) the Chester Mystery plays.

Hi, I'm studying a piece of music that sets text from the Chester Mystery Play XIX. Most of it is easy enough to understand, and some of the more obscure words have had footnotes added to them, but there are a few passages where the meaning isn't clear to me. Could anyone with a better understanding of the language from this period help me out please?

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2017/03/25
15:39 UTC

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Terminology to describe this technique?

Can anyone help, please? It's that moment when a character takes the substance of a line addressed to them and makes a couple of judicious changes to create their response.

We see it a lot in RIII - Richard's early scene with Anne. Here's an example from Marlowe's Edward II, which is what I have in front of me just now:

ISABELLA: Villain, 'tis thou that robb'st me of my lord. GAVESTON: Madam, 'tis you that rob me of my lord.

(I'm also sitting here thinking about the fact that the two plays I've mentioned are broadly contemporary to each other, chronologically, but that's for another day/thread)

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

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2016/12/28
14:19 UTC

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Is EML dead?

UK-based, 11-18 teacher here. But I'm more defined by my love of the Early Modern period (plus Science Fiction, but that's another story) ...

I've been a member of r/Shakespeare for a while now, but I think he is indecipherable without an understanding of the era, both in terms of history, society, and competing playwrights ...

I hoped to find a few like-minded individuals.

Is there anyone here?

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2016/12/20
15:57 UTC

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Questions on Grammatical Mood

Hi all,

I'm not sure this is 100% appropriate for this sub, but this is where I ended up when I googled "early modern english reddit".

Note that I don't really know anything about EME grammar :(


I'm trying to decipher just what this prayer from the BCP is saying (see link for excerpt and discussion). It's an old prayer, I think originally (in English, at least) from the 1662 Prayer Book.

I'm confused about whether the second sentence is indicative or imperative or some of both.

If it is all imperative, is there any explanation for the constructions not being parallel "But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us" vs. "spare/restore thou those...".

(Oh, maybe it's different because of the presence of the indirect object? I'm grasping at straws).

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2016/03/24
21:26 UTC

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Springtime = Conference Time! What's everyone up to?

Hey everyone,

It's getting to be warmer out, staying lighter longer, and midterms are coming in. That can only mean one thing: it's almost conference time!

I don't know how many people are actively participating, but I was hoping that anyone who is going to a conference, presenting at a conference, or even just knows about a conference coming up would share with us here. It's always exciting to hear what other scholars are working on, so if you're giving a paper or a talk or anything, why not let us in on what you'll be doing?

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2013/03/10
22:07 UTC

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The Faerie Queen recorded by LibriVox

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2013/02/28
16:24 UTC

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Quick Question: Does art depicting Elizabeth I have any specific name attached to it?

I am writing a fairly insignificant portion of a paper (cough thesis) at the moment and, in setting up the dichotomy between outward and inward selves (see Greenblatt Renaissance Self-Fashioning) I want to, in a footnote, briefly suggest that the vast array of art depicting Queen Elizabeth in all her variations - Queen, virgin, imperial ruler, etc - exemplifies the utility of ostentation in outwardness.

I was thinking something along the lines of Gliorianic Representations or Glorianic Art since her persona was often termed Gloriana. I couldn't think if there was an already existing term for it though. As always, any help is much appreciated!

-Rizzpooch

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2013/02/01
22:36 UTC

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I also got to see Massinger's *The City Madam* in the RSC Theater in Stratford

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2013/01/21
03:07 UTC

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