Robert Appelbaum
Biographic Data
| ID | 3815809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Appelbaum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Appelbaum |
| SIGNATURE | APPELBAUM R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Renaissance Discovery of Violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare
Many have wondered why the works of Shakespeare and other early modern writers are so filled with violence, with murder and mayhem. This work explains how and why, putting the literature of the European Renaissance in the context of the history of violence. Personal violence was on the decline in Europe beginning in the fifteenth century, but warfare became much deadlier and the stakes of war became much higher as the new nation-states vied for h…
Fantasias of terrorism
An introduction to this special issue of the Journal for Cultural Research, this essay explains how terrorism may be said to equate to a “fantasia”, and how this fantasia has operated in different times and places. It also takes a close look at the popular fantasia promoted by the entertainment industry today, beginning with representations of the enemies of James Bond. In popular culture, terrorism is a spectre (along the lines of Ian Fleming’s …
Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup and Other Gastronomic Interjections
Among the other contributions, mention should be made of Ann Hughes' painstaking study of the heresiographical writings of Thomas Edwards: she carefully traces the roots and precursors of Edwards' three-volume Gangraena, but also points out how, by dint of its chaotic structure, it was also a profoundly innovative, if frustrating, work: indeed, it was one of the books that did much to create a distinctive heresiographical genre.Equally informativ…
Terrorism and the Novel, 1970-2001
Since 1970, terrorism has become a prominent subject for English-language novels. In an attempt to characterize the modern terrorism novel and the cultural work it has performed, the authors have devised a typology of terrorism-infiction from 1970 through 2001. Over a thousand novels were documented, including both thrillers and mainstream works. A sample of twenty-five novels from the period was then selected for careful reading, analysis, and c…
Envisioning an English Empire
Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup, and Other Gastronomic Interjections
Envisioning an English Empire
Foreword Introduction: Sea Changes 1 The Conquest of Eden: Possession and Dominion in Early Virginia 2 Powhatans Abroad: Virginia Indians in England 3 John Smith Maps Virginia: Knowledge, Rhetoric, and Politics 4 The Politics of Pathos: Richard Frethorne's Letters Home 5 The Specter of Spain in John Smith's Colonial Writing 6 The White Othello: Turkey and Virginia in John Smith's True travels 7 England, Morocco, and Global Geopolitical Upheaval 8…
Literature and Utopian Politics in Seventeenth-Century England
Terrorism and the Novel, 1970-2001
Since 1970, terrorism has become a prominent subject for English-language novels. In an attempt to characterize the modern terrorism novel and the cultural work it has performed, the authors have devised a typology of terrorism-infiction from 1970 through 2001. Over a thousand novels were documented, including both thrillers and mainstream works. A sample of twenty-five novels from the period was then selected for careful reading, analysis, and c…
Literature and Utopian Politics in Seventeenth-Century England
Envisioning an English Empire
Foreword Introduction: Sea Changes 1 The Conquest of Eden: Possession and Dominion in Early Virginia 2 Powhatans Abroad: Virginia Indians in England 3 John Smith Maps Virginia: Knowledge, Rhetoric, and Politics 4 The Politics of Pathos: Richard Frethorne's Letters Home 5 The Specter of Spain in John Smith's Colonial Writing 6 The White Othello: Turkey and Virginia in John Smith's True travels 7 England, Morocco, and Global Geopolitical Upheaval 8…
Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup, and Other Gastronomic Interjections
Envisioning an English Empire
Terrorism and the Novel, 1970-2001
Since 1970, terrorism has become a prominent subject for English-language novels. In an attempt to characterize the modern terrorism novel and the cultural work it has performed, the authors have devised a typology of terrorism-infiction from 1970 through 2001. Over a thousand novels were documented, including both thrillers and mainstream works. A sample of twenty-five novels from the period was then selected for careful reading, analysis, and c…
Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup and Other Gastronomic Interjections
Among the other contributions, mention should be made of Ann Hughes' painstaking study of the heresiographical writings of Thomas Edwards: she carefully traces the roots and precursors of Edwards' three-volume Gangraena, but also points out how, by dint of its chaotic structure, it was also a profoundly innovative, if frustrating, work: indeed, it was one of the books that did much to create a distinctive heresiographical genre.Equally informativ…
Fantasias of terrorism
An introduction to this special issue of the Journal for Cultural Research, this essay explains how terrorism may be said to equate to a “fantasia”, and how this fantasia has operated in different times and places. It also takes a close look at the popular fantasia promoted by the entertainment industry today, beginning with representations of the enemies of James Bond. In popular culture, terrorism is a spectre (along the lines of Ian Fleming’s …
The Renaissance Discovery of Violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare
Many have wondered why the works of Shakespeare and other early modern writers are so filled with violence, with murder and mayhem. This work explains how and why, putting the literature of the European Renaissance in the context of the history of violence. Personal violence was on the decline in Europe beginning in the fifteenth century, but warfare became much deadlier and the stakes of war became much higher as the new nation-states vied for h…
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