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Man, Animals and Power: The Covert Dynamics between Man and Animals in Ted Hughes’ ‘The Dove Breeder’
In ‘The Dove Breeder’, Hughes explores the relationship between man and animals. Through his illustration of the simultaneous experiences of loss and gain for the titular breeder and the birds he keeps, Hughes suggests that the relationship is inherently exploitative because of man’s anthropocentric view of life. The poem’s narrative… Continue reading
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Hierarchy in Renaissance Drama: Epicoene and The Changeling
Ben Jonson’s Epicoene is a decidedly socially conservative play written and set in Renaissance London. As well as criticising lifelong singleness by ridiculing the life of his protagonist Morose, a misanthrope who attempts to marry only for the purpose of disinheriting his nephew, Jonson also advocates for male headship in… Continue reading
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Translation as Metamorphosis in Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower’s Versions of Ovid’s Metamorphoses
The primary meaning of the verb translate is ‘To convert or render (a word, a work, an author, a language, etc.) into another language’. Thus, a translation is often understood as a (usually completed) work resembling that from which it is translated, often with the only difference between source and… Continue reading