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Waterscapes of Desire: Composing with the Elements in Early Modern Drama and Travel Writing

Description:

My dissertation argues that waterscapes of the early modern period - rivers, glaciers, monsoons, and swamps - form fluid networks in which the human and nonhuman mix. Early modern writers demonstrate how the human body is intermeshed with the liquid environment. Examining works by Walter Ralegh,...

Author:

Duckert, Lowell

Keyword:

Actor-network theory, Water, Early modern drama, Ecocriticism, and Early modern travel literature

GW Unit:

English

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Harris, Jonathan G

Committee Member(s):

Hsy, Jonathan, Dugan, Holly, Mentz, Steve, and Cohen, Jeffrey J

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation