Restoration: Studies in Literature and Culture, 1660-1700
@restorationjournal.bsky.social
Restoration is a peer-reviewed journal open to all critical, scholarly, and theoretical approaches that lead to new insights into English literature and culture, 1660-1700.
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https://blog.umd.edu/restorationstudiesjournal/
"[W]e hope to further illuminate the links between Behn, early ‘scientific’ collecting practices, and the colonizing process."
Discover Oroonoko’s insects in John Kuhn & Carolyn Arena's “Strange American Flies": Oroonoko and the Royal Society’s Early Surinamese Collections doi.org/10.1353/rst....
Discover Oroonoko’s insects in John Kuhn & Carolyn Arena's “Strange American Flies": Oroonoko and the Royal Society’s Early Surinamese Collections doi.org/10.1353/rst....
August 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"[W]e hope to further illuminate the links between Behn, early ‘scientific’ collecting practices, and the colonizing process."
Discover Oroonoko’s insects in John Kuhn & Carolyn Arena's “Strange American Flies": Oroonoko and the Royal Society’s Early Surinamese Collections doi.org/10.1353/rst....
Discover Oroonoko’s insects in John Kuhn & Carolyn Arena's “Strange American Flies": Oroonoko and the Royal Society’s Early Surinamese Collections doi.org/10.1353/rst....
"Congreve’s defensiveness almost surely had something to do with his depiction of the tragedy to follow as an allegory of Anne herself […]"
Read John O’Brien's “William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, and the Modernity of Entertainment” in 48.2 open access on Project MUSE:
doi.org/10.1353/rst....
Read John O’Brien's “William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, and the Modernity of Entertainment” in 48.2 open access on Project MUSE:
doi.org/10.1353/rst....
July 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"Congreve’s defensiveness almost surely had something to do with his depiction of the tragedy to follow as an allegory of Anne herself […]"
Read John O’Brien's “William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, and the Modernity of Entertainment” in 48.2 open access on Project MUSE:
doi.org/10.1353/rst....
Read John O’Brien's “William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, and the Modernity of Entertainment” in 48.2 open access on Project MUSE:
doi.org/10.1353/rst....
"Aladdin is a story of its time, operating on the logic of early capitalism and seasoned to a colonial palate. It is a distinctly modern story and should be considered as such."
Read Matthew Risling's “'Slaves of the Lamp': Economics of Magic in The Story of Aladdin" open access on Project MUSE!
Read Matthew Risling's “'Slaves of the Lamp': Economics of Magic in The Story of Aladdin" open access on Project MUSE!
July 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Aladdin is a story of its time, operating on the logic of early capitalism and seasoned to a colonial palate. It is a distinctly modern story and should be considered as such."
Read Matthew Risling's “'Slaves of the Lamp': Economics of Magic in The Story of Aladdin" open access on Project MUSE!
Read Matthew Risling's “'Slaves of the Lamp': Economics of Magic in The Story of Aladdin" open access on Project MUSE!
Restoration Fun Fact: The journal was founded 48 years ago as a newsletter. Check out the first issue! All of our past volumes are available on @jstor.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Restoration Fun Fact: The journal was founded 48 years ago as a newsletter. Check out the first issue! All of our past volumes are available on @jstor.bsky.social
Are you familiar with our SCP (Some Current Publications) section? Along with the scholarly essays and book/theater reviews, each issue contains the SCP––a unique, comprehensive annotated bibliography of recent scholarship in the field. We love including your suggestions,so send them our way!
March 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Are you familiar with our SCP (Some Current Publications) section? Along with the scholarly essays and book/theater reviews, each issue contains the SCP––a unique, comprehensive annotated bibliography of recent scholarship in the field. We love including your suggestions,so send them our way!
Did you know Restoration publishes scholarly essays on ANY subject in the field? We consider the Restoration period wide (anywhere touched by travel/empire), long (Restoration play performances), & deep (crucial cultural formations that still shape our world). What insights can YOU share with us?
March 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Did you know Restoration publishes scholarly essays on ANY subject in the field? We consider the Restoration period wide (anywhere touched by travel/empire), long (Restoration play performances), & deep (crucial cultural formations that still shape our world). What insights can YOU share with us?