Colin P Thompson

Biographic Data

ID5439540
NAMEColin P Thompson
GIVEN NAMESColin P
FAMILY NAMEThompson
SIGNATURETHOMPSON C P
AFFILIATIONSSt. Catherine University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX1

  • Hazer nuevo lo que no es’

    Colin Thompson, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEHispanic Research Journal2016

    ‘Huid, contentos, de mi triste pecho’ is exceptional in Fray Luis’s ‘Odas originales’ in terms of both form and content. It is the only example among them of the verse form of the terceto, or terceto encadenado, while the tone of the poem is largely pessimistic, introspective, and self-analytical. Critics have usually interpreted it as referring to a moment of hope which came to nothing during his long imprisonment, and which may indeed have spur…

  • Myth and the Construction of Meaning in the Soledades and the Polifemo

    Colin Thompson, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEBulletin of Spanish Studies2013

    This essay examines the role of mythological allusions in the Soledades and the Polifemo, and in particular those with which both poems open. While many critics have identified the sources of the myths Góngora uses, less attention has been given to their importance as markers of meaning. I aim to show how these allusions exercise a broader function than is commonly understood, especially in preparing the way for what is to come; how insufficient …

  • Cervantes and the Comic Mind of His Age

    Colin Thompson, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEHispanic Research Journal2004

  • The role of the museum in interpretation

    Colin Thompson, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEInternational Journal of Heritage…1994Cited by: 2

    The key questions in interpreting objects in museums are: What are they doing there? and Where did they come from? National and local importance are not mutually exclusive: the critical difference is between intrinsic value, and value through context or association. Context is an integral part of interpretation. Experts can visualise an original location or environment; ordinary museum visitors need the context of people, or place, or familiar ac…

  • The Strife of Tongues

    Open AccessCatherine Connor, Catherine Connor Swietlicki et al.ARTICLESouth Central Review1992

  • The Strife of Tongues

    E Friedman, Edward H Friedman et al.ARTICLEHispania1992

  • The Strife of Tongues

    David J Hildner, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEHispanic Review1990Cited by: 1

  • The Poet and the Mystic

    Sister M Annunciata Pelligro, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEHispania1980

  • The Poet and the Mystic

    Frank Goodwyn, Colin P ThompsonARTICLEHispanic Review1979