Browsing English Senior Honors Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Kerwin, William"
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Fact to fiction: how the Tuatha de Danaan of history became the fairies of contemporary fantasy
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2011)Throughout the past twenty years, the fantasy genre has expanded and taken the literary world by storm. This is seen by the emergence of such famous fantasy literature as the Harry Potter series and the Twilight Saga. Yet ... -
Maiden vs. monarch : the roles of Elizabeth I in contemporary depictions
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2017)People have been creating popular culture depictions of historical figures since forever. We, as a species, love telling stories, especially stories about people whose legacies have lasted for centuries. We create narratives ... -
Who's your daddy? : an analysis of Shakespeare's fathers in power positions and their parental relationship to their daughters
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015)William Shakespeare and his plays, taught in high schools across America every year, researched by historians for centuries, and enjoyed by classical literature lovers to no end, have been and will continueto be, I imagine, ...