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Sylvia Plath’s reimagination of the Grimms’ fairy tales in postwar American culture
(Routledge, 30 June 2021)This article discusses Sylvia Plath’s overlooked juvenilia poems and contextualizes them in postwar American culture. The fairy tales were significant cultural products during the 1950s, that also continue to define the ... -
From barbarism to decadence without the intervening civilization: or, living in the aftermath of anticipated futures
(Routledge, 7 July 2021)The styles, moods, performances, and practices of decadence have been simultaneous with modernization, not least in the process of nation-building. This article considers the dialectics of decadence and modernization with ... -
“Those blessed structures”: Robert Lowell’s Architectural Aesthetic
(Penn State University Press, 2021)This article reads Robert Lowell’s poetry in terms of its engagement with architecture. It argues that at crucial moments in American history, and in Lowell’s life, the architectural environment of the various places he ... -
Gender inequalities and academic journal publishing: The view from the Journal of American Studies
(Cambridge University Press/British Association for American Studies, 26 February 2021)This virtual special issue is the outcome of a project entitled Women and JAS, which was launched by the coeditors of the Journal of American Studies in October 2019 to document the involvement of women in the journal's ... -
Timor Dei and Timor Idololatricus from Reformed Theology to Milton
(Routledge / Tyndale Society, 4 May 2021)This article considers the unexplored concept of timor idololatricus (idolatrous fear) together with the more familiar notion of timor Dei (fear of God) in Reformed theology and the works of John Milton (1608–74). After ...