Richard II is a much maligned figure in history. Most people probably know him as one of two things, either as the tragic figure from Shakespeare’s play Richard II, or as the boy king of England. Historians instead know him as the tyrant figure who marks a turning point in political history. His death represents…

As an English and Medieval Studies dual-major, I have a deep love of chivalry, mystery, and wonder; there’s no better place to find that than in medieval folk legends. Some of the best folklore and myths are ones where a char- acter is placed into a reality that is a refraction of our own, and…

As a senior Renaissance major with a frankly disturbing obsession with witchcraft and the occult, I considered nothing but the magical and the mystical for my capstone project. Witch- craft, however, is a tricky con- cept to nail down. The misconceptions and stereotypes oftentimes get in the way of sources that took witchcraft seriously, and…

I initially became acquainted with the subject matter for my capstone thesis in the English Department during my Senior Seminar with Dr. Demarco. In this seminar, I encountered the concepts of liminality, otherness, and other themes surrounding the blurred lines of animality and humanity. One of the works we read was Le Roman de Melusine….