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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose: March 2008
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose. Saturday, March 29, 2008. The Tempest" and Renaissance Magical Theory. 8220;The fearefull aboundinge at this time in this countrie, of these detestable slaues of the Deuill, the Witches or enchaunters, hath moved me (beloued reader) to dispatch in post, this following treatise of mine . . .” (xi). Thus begins the preface to a book called. Daemonologie, in Forme of ane Dialogue. But why did people believe in witches and their counterparts? Believing in m...
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose: April 2008
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose. Saturday, April 5, 2008. Man-Beasts of the Middle Ages: The Liminality of Grendel and Bisclavret. This problem was reinforced by medieval societal structures which similarly drew distinctions between social classes. The lower classes were perceived as inferior to the upper classes and were sometimes treated as being little better than animals. Another problem that helped undermine the Christian perspective was the medieval people’s relationship wi...
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose: Man-Beasts of the Middle Ages: The Liminality of Grendel and Bisclavret
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose. Saturday, April 5, 2008. Man-Beasts of the Middle Ages: The Liminality of Grendel and Bisclavret. This problem was reinforced by medieval societal structures which similarly drew distinctions between social classes. The lower classes were perceived as inferior to the upper classes and were sometimes treated as being little better than animals. Another problem that helped undermine the Christian perspective was the medieval people’s relationship wi...
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Thought Puzzles and Power Ups: May 2009
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Thought Puzzles and Power Ups. Thought Puzzles and Power Ups is devoted to video game theory, philosophy and criticism. It seeks to treat games as a serious artistic endeavor worthy of critical inquiry. Vince Locke is the wizard behind the curtain. Sunday, May 24, 2009. What's Wrong with the Wii? This is an email I sent to X-Play's Adam Sessler. Consider it an open letter.). I am writing this in response to your Soapbox podcast of 12/27/07 (“Buy More Wii Games! So what is the Wii good for? And, as you no...
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Thought Puzzles and Power Ups: December 2011
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Thought Puzzles and Power Ups. Thought Puzzles and Power Ups is devoted to video game theory, philosophy and criticism. It seeks to treat games as a serious artistic endeavor worthy of critical inquiry. Vince Locke is the wizard behind the curtain. Saturday, December 31, 2011. Taking an Arrow to the Knee: 2011 in Review. May have made Activision even more wealth than it already had, but that wealth does not compensate for losing the Hero. Franchise of games for the company. While the employees of MW3.
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Thought Puzzles and Power Ups: November 2011
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Thought Puzzles and Power Ups. Thought Puzzles and Power Ups is devoted to video game theory, philosophy and criticism. It seeks to treat games as a serious artistic endeavor worthy of critical inquiry. Vince Locke is the wizard behind the curtain. Sunday, November 13, 2011. How can this be? The Nintendo Entertainment System (aka the. So how can this affection—nay, love—for Nintendo have turned to such revulsion? Why has Nintendo sabotaged itself in this way? Looking at Nintendo’s history as a vide...
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose: January 2008
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose. Sunday, January 27, 2008. Macbeth and the Fall of Man. Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill,. Why hath it given me earnest of success. Commencing in a truth? I am Thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion. Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair. And make my seated heart knock at my ribs,. Against the use of nature? If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well. It were done quickly. If th’ assassination. We’d jump the life to ...
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose: February 2008
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Verbosity: A Journal of Pretentious Academic Prose. Saturday, February 23, 2008. From "The Roman Actor" to "Scream": Postmodernity in the Early Modern Era. What exactly is postmodernism? Likewise the fifth quality Klages identifies, “a tendency toward reflexivity, or self-consciousness” could prompt volumes of analysis on early modern playwriting in itself. The final characteristic is “a rejection of the distinction between ‘high’ and ‘low’ or popular culture” (Klages)...Although Klages only identifies t...
