The Spectacle of Punishment in Late Medieval and Early Modern Literature

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Jeffrey B. Griswold

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Virginia

Presider Name

Elizabeth Leet

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Virginia

Paper Title 1

The Spectacle of Execution: Political Propaganda and Performative Justice in 1487 York

Presenter 1 Name

Nicole Edge, Kimberly Richards

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Calgary, Univ. of Calgary

Paper Title 2

"It's a Lusty Wench:" Pleasure and Violence in The Taming of The Shrew

Presenter 2 Name

Erin Pellarin

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Vanderbilt Univ.

Paper Title 3

Fashioning Subjection: Radigund and A View of the Present State of Ireland

Presenter 3 Name

Jeffrey B. Griswold

Start Date

9-5-2013 7:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1145

Description

Much early English literature depicts punishment, but while the structures of these scenes may seem similar, the rhetorical aims of these bloody episodes have been as diverse as the genres in which they are found. This panel will explore the effects of seeing violence in a body of literature that spans a fascinating historical shift concerning the role of the state and its efforts to shape the human beings living within its boundaries.

Jeffrey B. Griswold