In this guest post from Dr. Stephanie Hathaway at the University of Oxford we get an insider's perspective on the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 'Agincourt 1415: Myth and Reality', timed to coincide with the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. The 25th of October last week marked the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, when Henry … Continue reading Agincourt 1415: Myth and Reality MOOC
Category: Guest Posts
Uncovering Manly Eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire
Could a eunuch be considered "manly" in the early Byzantine Empire? This is the question Michael Stewart has set out to answer in the fourth article for Volume 2 titled "The Andreios Eunuch-Commander Narses: Sign of a Decoupling of Martial Virtues and Masculinity in the Early Byzantine Empire?" In this guest post, Michael sheds some light … Continue reading Uncovering Manly Eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire
The Sound of William Barnes’s Dialect Poems: Review
As an online, open-access journal, Cerae seeks to publish and support research which makes use of innovative multimedia components such as video or audio. (We are, in fact, excited to announce that we will shortly be publishing our first multi-media article in the coming months — stay tuned!) As such, we want to take an opportunity … Continue reading The Sound of William Barnes’s Dialect Poems: Review
The Merchant of Venice and the Sublime
We are delighted to publish our next article for Volume 2. The article is by Kathrin Bartha (Freie University Berlin) and is an attempt to apply the basic principles of the aesthetic discourse on the sublime, beautiful and grotesque to William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. In this guest blog post, Kathrin explains what happened … Continue reading The Merchant of Venice and the Sublime
Report on the ANZAMEMS 2015 Conference
Conferences can pass in a blur even though they also involve periods of sustained concentration while listening to papers in sessions. So it was for me at ANZAMEMS 2015 at the University of Queensland, which was an experience crammed into one day, the Friday of the conference, the day I delivered my paper and the … Continue reading Report on the ANZAMEMS 2015 Conference
In Search of Early Modern Disgust
We've just published the second article in our rolling release of Volume 2. The piece is by Richard Firth-Godbehere (Queen Mary University of London) and considers how Thomas Wright’s 1604 work, The Passions of the Minde in Generall, might have fitted into his overall mission as an English Catholic preacher, particularly when read via Wright’s … Continue reading In Search of Early Modern Disgust
‘Nonsence is Rebellion’: John Taylor’s ‘Nonsence upon Sence, or Sence, upon Nonsence’ (1651-1654) and the English Civil War
You may know that we've moved to a rolling release format and have just published the first article for the volume. The piece is by Emily Cock (University of Adelaide) and examines the political content of John Taylor’s Nonsence upon Sence, or Sence Upon Nonsence: Chuse you either, or neither (1651–1654), challenging the customary dismissal … Continue reading ‘Nonsence is Rebellion’: John Taylor’s ‘Nonsence upon Sence, or Sence, upon Nonsence’ (1651-1654) and the English Civil War
50th Anniversary of the Sydney Mediæval & Renaissance Group
One of our committee members visited the Sydney Medieval & Renaissance Group for their AGM this month. The group recently celebrated their 50-year anniversary. Here's an introduction to the group from their Vice-President, Sharon Davidson. The Sydney Mediaeval and Renaissance Group, commonly known as SMRG, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. It is the oldest … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of the Sydney Mediæval & Renaissance Group
Performing the Past: Text and Act in Eighteenth-Century Music
In an article for our inaugural issue, Hannah Lane (Australian National University) examined how emotions of tenderness and pain were performed and expressed on the single-action harp. Introduced to France in the mid-eighteenth century, the single-action harp reached the zenith of its popularity in pre-revolutionary Paris. Now, in this guest post, Hannah recounts her attraction to … Continue reading Performing the Past: Text and Act in Eighteenth-Century Music
Screening the Past: Historical Fiction and The White Queen
In our inaugural issue, Laura Saxton (Australian Catholic University) examined the characterisation of the Plantagenet queen, Elizabeth Woodville, in Philippa Gregory’s popular historical fiction novel, The White Queen. In this guest post, Laura considers the trials and tribulations of representing the past on screen in the context of novel's television adaptation. I presented an earlier … Continue reading Screening the Past: Historical Fiction and The White Queen