“So to One Neutral thing Both Sexes Fit” Trans* Theory and 17th Century English Metaphysical Poetry
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Date
2015-09
Authors
Dier, Dean
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University of Oregon
Abstract
In this paper, I utilize an experimental format of incorporating autobiographical
narratives of my life as a genderqueer person to segue readers into questions of identity
and trans* theory. I then use the tenets of trans* theory to analyze several poems by
John Donne, Andrew Marvell, and Richard Crashaw. I expect trans* theory to help
shape our collective understanding of gender and selfhood when utilized beyond the
reach of this paper and incorporated into the analysis of a multitude of different literary
genres.
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Description
59 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of English and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2015.
Keywords
Gender, Theory, Metaphysical Poetry, John Donne, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, Sex