Stories
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The meanings of hurt
In the early modern period, gruesome incidents of self-castration and other types of self-injury garnished the literature of the time. Alanna Skuse explores the messages these wounds conveyed.
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My important, ridiculous nose
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
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The scornful lady, a comedy. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The Harlequins. A comedy. After the manner of the Teatre Italien. As it is now acting, with great applause, by a company of gentlemen, for the entertainment of their friends, at the Great Room in Drumcon-dra-lane.
Date: 1753- Books
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The heir at law, A comedy in five acts, as performed at the Theatres-royal in London and Dublin. By George Colman, Esq.
Colman, George, 1762-1836.Date: 1800- Books
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Beggars bush. A comedy. Written by Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: 1724- Books
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Beggars Bush. A comedy. Written by Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.Date: 1717