Caitlín Rankin-McCabe
@rankinmccabe.bsky.social
All Things Early Modern Literature • Hon. Fellow at University of Melbourne • PhD from Durham • Bodies human/non • Angels • Marlowe • Milton • EM Encounters with the Islamic world •
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New issue of Renaissance Studies Vol. 39, No. 2 (2025) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14774658... @rankinmccabe.bsky.social @ka-butler.bsky.social
Renaissance Studies: Vol 39, No 2
Click on the title to browse this issue
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My first article is officially in print! Vol. 39, No. 2 of Renaissance Studies! :)
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There is still time to register for our free lecture this evening on The Devil’s Trill www.history.org.uk/events/calen...
The Devil’s Trill: Tartini and Paganini in a Disenchanted World
Hag-ridden dreams, pacts with the devil, demonically-inspired music, diabolical skill, rumours of murder – the world of witches, magicians and demons still fascinated artists and writers after the end...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
There is still time to register for our free lecture this evening on The Devil’s Trill www.history.org.uk/events/calen...
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This prosthetic eye made from a mixture of natural tar and animal fat is nearly 5,000 years old. It was found near the city of Zabol in Iran in 2006. Archaeologists believe that the prosthetic eye, which was once painted gold, was worn by an ancient priestess who stood 6’ tall.
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This prosthetic eye made from a mixture of natural tar and animal fat is nearly 5,000 years old. It was found near the city of Zabol in Iran in 2006. Archaeologists believe that the prosthetic eye, which was once painted gold, was worn by an ancient priestess who stood 6’ tall.
Loved this little exploration put on by the V&A - especially Bluemel's dagger message translated as: 'don't have a drag of the vape, you will regret it'. 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-t7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-t7...
Ncuti Gatwa & Edward Bluemel Get 💘 Bromantic💘 Over Shakespeare Treasures ⚔️ Unexpected Item
YouTube video by V&A Up Next
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October 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Loved this little exploration put on by the V&A - especially Bluemel's dagger message translated as: 'don't have a drag of the vape, you will regret it'. 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-t7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-t7...
Interesting note on Milton’s “Genial Angel” as the Son of God: An Allusion to Genesis 2:22 in Paradise Lost IV.712-13 url: academic.oup.com/nq/article-a...
Thanks David Urban!👼
Thanks David Urban!👼
Identifying Milton’s “Genial Angel” as the Son of God: An Allusion to Genesis 2:22 in Paradise Lost IV.712-13
In his article ‘Milton’s “Genial Angel”’, Russell M Hillier argues persuasively that the ‘genial Angel’ whom Milton’s epic narrator briefly mentions in Par
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October 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Interesting note on Milton’s “Genial Angel” as the Son of God: An Allusion to Genesis 2:22 in Paradise Lost IV.712-13 url: academic.oup.com/nq/article-a...
Thanks David Urban!👼
Thanks David Urban!👼
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Leathercoat Russet apple is mentioned in 1598 by Shakespeare in his play Henry IV when Davy tells Bardolph in Shallow’s Orchard that “There’s a dish of leather-coats for you” #HeritageOrchard #heirloomFruit
October 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Leathercoat Russet apple is mentioned in 1598 by Shakespeare in his play Henry IV when Davy tells Bardolph in Shallow’s Orchard that “There’s a dish of leather-coats for you” #HeritageOrchard #heirloomFruit
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Now @rankinmccabe.bsky.social on the heretical cartography of Marlowe's Tamburlaine. I love the mappae mundi, so this one is great fun.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Now @rankinmccabe.bsky.social on the heretical cartography of Marlowe's Tamburlaine. I love the mappae mundi, so this one is great fun.
🎤 Looking forward to an early start this Saturday at Perth's Tyrants and Dictators online conference. Here's the link if anyone fancies joining: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
I'll be chatting about Marlowe's Tamburlaine 🍴👑🍴
I'll be chatting about Marlowe's Tamburlaine 🍴👑🍴
October 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🎤 Looking forward to an early start this Saturday at Perth's Tyrants and Dictators online conference. Here's the link if anyone fancies joining: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
I'll be chatting about Marlowe's Tamburlaine 🍴👑🍴
I'll be chatting about Marlowe's Tamburlaine 🍴👑🍴
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September 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Just two weeks until Voices of Thunder is published! If you’re interested in hearing the stories of a dozen radical seventeenth-century women, it can be pre-ordered now ⚡️#earlymodern #womenshistory
September 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just two weeks until Voices of Thunder is published! If you’re interested in hearing the stories of a dozen radical seventeenth-century women, it can be pre-ordered now ⚡️#earlymodern #womenshistory
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Women have been speaking out about abuse for centuries! I wrote about Anne Wentworth, a 17th-century survivor of domestic abuse, for @theconversation.com #earlymodern
The 17th-century woman who wrote about surviving domestic abuse
In the 17th century, Anne Wentworth spoke out against her abusive husband and the religious institution that protected him.
theconversation.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Women have been speaking out about abuse for centuries! I wrote about Anne Wentworth, a 17th-century survivor of domestic abuse, for @theconversation.com #earlymodern
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Henry VIII loved to receive cryptic gifts, but the so-called horned helmet given by the Emperor Maximilian I is perhaps the most bizarre! In @parergon.bsky.social 42.1, Grace Waye-Harris analyses its long-disputed iconographical significance.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...
August 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Henry VIII loved to receive cryptic gifts, but the so-called horned helmet given by the Emperor Maximilian I is perhaps the most bizarre! In @parergon.bsky.social 42.1, Grace Waye-Harris analyses its long-disputed iconographical significance.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...
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🎉 We’re proud to have launched LUP Open Languages
A #SubscribetoOpen initiative aiming to make research in languages, literatures & cultures #OpenAccess. Thanks to partners & editors for their support.
Find out more ⬇️
#S2O @frenchstudies.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
A #SubscribetoOpen initiative aiming to make research in languages, literatures & cultures #OpenAccess. Thanks to partners & editors for their support.
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#S2O @frenchstudies.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
Liverpool University Press Launches LUP Open Languages: A New Subscribe to Open Initiative
Liverpool University Press (LUP) is pleased to announce the launch of LUP Open Languages, a new Subscribe to Open (S2O) initiative designed to make high-quality research in languages, literatures a…
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September 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🎉 We’re proud to have launched LUP Open Languages
A #SubscribetoOpen initiative aiming to make research in languages, literatures & cultures #OpenAccess. Thanks to partners & editors for their support.
Find out more ⬇️
#S2O @frenchstudies.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
A #SubscribetoOpen initiative aiming to make research in languages, literatures & cultures #OpenAccess. Thanks to partners & editors for their support.
Find out more ⬇️
#S2O @frenchstudies.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
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Oh my, I think this is the most beautiful book I have bought for a long time.
Just come out , #BogFashion by Nicole DeRushie.
#IronAge #BronzeAge
Just come out , #BogFashion by Nicole DeRushie.
#IronAge #BronzeAge
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Oh my, I think this is the most beautiful book I have bought for a long time.
Just come out , #BogFashion by Nicole DeRushie.
#IronAge #BronzeAge
Just come out , #BogFashion by Nicole DeRushie.
#IronAge #BronzeAge
Enjoying Elias M. W.'s newest theme - for Brave New World www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-R5...
I wrote a theme for Brave New World
YouTube video by Elias M. W.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Enjoying Elias M. W.'s newest theme - for Brave New World www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-R5...
Slowly making the move over to Bluesky and it has been lovely to see so many names and profile pictures from the twittering olden days! Here's a sunny Melbourne morning at Trinity College for those of you waking up to spring in the northern hemisphere:
March 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Slowly making the move over to Bluesky and it has been lovely to see so many names and profile pictures from the twittering olden days! Here's a sunny Melbourne morning at Trinity College for those of you waking up to spring in the northern hemisphere:
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This week, the Royal Historical Society issued calls for its next round of research funding. Applications now invited for:
- Postgraduate Research Support Grants
- Early Career Research Support Grants
- Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History
Further details bit.ly/3ZnsQhv. #Skystorians
- Postgraduate Research Support Grants
- Early Career Research Support Grants
- Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History
Further details bit.ly/3ZnsQhv. #Skystorians
March 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This week, the Royal Historical Society issued calls for its next round of research funding. Applications now invited for:
- Postgraduate Research Support Grants
- Early Career Research Support Grants
- Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History
Further details bit.ly/3ZnsQhv. #Skystorians
- Postgraduate Research Support Grants
- Early Career Research Support Grants
- Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History
Further details bit.ly/3ZnsQhv. #Skystorians
My first article is officially in print! Vol. 39, No. 2 of Renaissance Studies! :)
New issue of Renaissance Studies Vol. 39, No. 2 (2025) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14774658... @rankinmccabe.bsky.social @ka-butler.bsky.social
Renaissance Studies: Vol 39, No 2
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
My first article is officially in print! Vol. 39, No. 2 of Renaissance Studies! :)
Reposted by Caitlín Rankin-McCabe
EXCITEMENT!!!
OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE!
Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate.
Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians
OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE!
Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate.
Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians
a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven .
Alt: gif from the office. it's a guy in a suit walking out an office door while there's lots of movement by other men in suits. The guy says "oh my god it's happening everybody stay CALM" while absolutely not staying calm.
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
EXCITEMENT!!!
OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE!
Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate.
Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians
OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE!
Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate.
Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians
Caught up with some #MedievalWomen and managed to smell some angels at the BL @britishlibrary.bsky.social before heading back to Oz - what a wonderful collection and curation of works!
February 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Caught up with some #MedievalWomen and managed to smell some angels at the BL @britishlibrary.bsky.social before heading back to Oz - what a wonderful collection and curation of works!
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Welcome to the official Bluesky of the Northern Early Modern Network, bringing together Postgrads and Early Careers Researchers working on any aspect of the Early Modern Period!
Give us a follow to stay up to date on our events, and be sure to become a member of the Network for even more fun!
Give us a follow to stay up to date on our events, and be sure to become a member of the Network for even more fun!
January 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Welcome to the official Bluesky of the Northern Early Modern Network, bringing together Postgrads and Early Careers Researchers working on any aspect of the Early Modern Period!
Give us a follow to stay up to date on our events, and be sure to become a member of the Network for even more fun!
Give us a follow to stay up to date on our events, and be sure to become a member of the Network for even more fun!