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1. McNally, Cheever, and the Secret of Unconditional Love.

Author

FRONTAIN, RAYMOND-JEAN

Subjects
*LOVE in literature
Abstract

The article presents literary criticism of the play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" by Terrence McNally. Particular focus is given the role of unconditional love in the play and in the works and personal papers of writer John Cheever. Details on McNally's teleplay adaptation of Cheever's short story "The Five-Forty-Eight" are presented. McNally's screenplay "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune" is also discussed.

Published
2015

2. Avoiding the Perils of the Muse: Hannah More, Didactic Literature, and Eighteenth-Century Criticism.

Author

NARDIN, JANE

Subjects
*FICTION writing techniques, *ENGLISH didactic literature, *VICE in literature, *LOVE in literature, *STORY plots, *TRACTS, *ENGLISH literature, *LITERARY criticism
Abstract

This essay, reprinted from an earlier volume of the journal, presents an examination into the writing style of the late 17th-century English author Hannah More, examining how she used artistry to make her didactic literature popular. Topics addressed include her conservative views on English drama and its faults, an overview of her criticism of vice, love story plotting and artifice in literature, and the development of More's style in her writing of tracts.

Published
2014

3. Sidney's Astrophil and Homer's Love Triangles.

Author

Klemp, P. J.

Subjects
*SONNET, *ALLUSIONS, *LOVE in literature
Abstract

Examines the love triangle and the Homeric allusions in the sonnet 'Astrophil and Stella,' by Phillip Sidney. Overview of the sonnet; Information on Sidney's allusion to the 'Odyssey'; Comparison between the epic 'Iliad' and the sonnet.

Published
1983

4. 'Logic of the Soul': Prothalamic Pattern in The Rainbow.

Author

Balbert, Peter

Subjects
*LOVE in literature, *COURTSHIP in literature, *FICTION
Abstract

Examines the representation of love and courtship in the novel 'The Rainbow,' by D.H. Lawrence. Overview of the novel; Analysis of the characters of the novel; Evaluation of the portrayal of men and women in the novel.

Published
1983

5. Sisters Are Sisters: Identity in an Anonymous Middle English Poem.

Author

WUEST, CHARLES

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form), *LITERARY criticism, *LOVE in literature, *IDENTITY (Philosophical concept) in literature, *THEMES in poetry
Abstract

The article offers criticism on the 15th-century riddle poem "I have a 3ong suster," written by an anonymous author. Topics examined include the definition of the word suster, which is believed to mean "beloved" or "sweetheart," possible sexual interpretations of the work and insights on the poem's exploration of identity.

Published
2015

6. Love Is Enough as a Secular Theodicy.

Author

Boos, Florence S.

Subjects
*NARRATION, *LOVE in literature
Abstract

The article presents an analysis of "Love Is Enough," a narrative and dramatic poem written by William Morris. The structure of the poem is examined, and discussion of its narrative frame is presented. Reasons for the indeterminate ending of the poem are also commented on along with discussion of the poem's themes of love and sexuality.

Published
1988