Thomas Rist
Biographic Data
| ID | 5127773 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Rist |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Rist |
| SIGNATURE | RIST T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Scotland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2651-5163 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Confirmation bias studies
This article argues that a global crisis of interpretation can and should be confronted by humanities programmes in UK and similar universities. It contends that raising the standards of proof for theoretical models of interpretation in the humanities will help reverse erosions of trust undermining democratic institutions and expertise. To this end, it considers how financial challenges facing UK universities mould the teaching of theory in the h…
Revenge Tragedy and the Drama of Commemoration in Reforming England
Considering major works by Kyd, Shakespeare, Middleton and Webster among others, this book transforms current understanding of early modern revenge tragedy. Examing the genre in light of historical revisions to England's Reformations, and with appropriate regard to the social history of the dead, it shows revenge tragedy is not an anti-Catholic and Reformist genre, but one rooted in, and in dialogue with, traditional Catholic culture. Arguing its…
Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination 1558-1660
Book Review| December 01 2001 Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination 1558-1660 Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination 1558-1660. By Shell, Allison. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1999. Pp. xi & 309. Le. 0521580900. Thomas Rist Thomas Rist University of Scotland Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google English Language Notes (2001) 39 (2): 75–78. https://doi.org/10.1215/001382…
Revenge Tragedy and the Drama of Commemoration in Reforming England
Considering major works by Kyd, Shakespeare, Middleton and Webster among others, this book transforms current understanding of early modern revenge tragedy. Examing the genre in light of historical revisions to England's Reformations, and with appropriate regard to the social history of the dead, it shows revenge tragedy is not an anti-Catholic and Reformist genre, but one rooted in, and in dialogue with, traditional Catholic culture. Arguing its…
Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination 1558-1660
Book Review| December 01 2001 Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination 1558-1660 Catholicism, Controversy and the English Literary Imagination 1558-1660. By Shell, Allison. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1999. Pp. xi & 309. Le. 0521580900. Thomas Rist Thomas Rist University of Scotland Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google English Language Notes (2001) 39 (2): 75–78. https://doi.org/10.1215/001382…
Revenge Tragedy and the Drama of Commemoration in Reforming England
Considering major works by Kyd, Shakespeare, Middleton and Webster among others, this book transforms current understanding of early modern revenge tragedy. Examing the genre in light of historical revisions to England's Reformations, and with appropriate regard to the social history of the dead, it shows revenge tragedy is not an anti-Catholic and Reformist genre, but one rooted in, and in dialogue with, traditional Catholic culture. Arguing its…
Confirmation bias studies
This article argues that a global crisis of interpretation can and should be confronted by humanities programmes in UK and similar universities. It contends that raising the standards of proof for theoretical models of interpretation in the humanities will help reverse erosions of trust undermining democratic institutions and expertise. To this end, it considers how financial challenges facing UK universities mould the teaching of theory in the h…
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