This Rough Magic
A Peer-Reviewed, Academic, Online Journal
Dedicated to the Teaching of Medieval & Renaissance Literature
Dedicated to the Teaching of Medieval & Renaissance Literature
~June 2014~
Articles
- “Teaching Tolkien's Translations of Medieval Literature:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo, and Pearl"
By Dr. Jane Beal, Colorado Christian University - "Teaching Medieval Italian Women Writers"
By Dr. Steven Grossvogel, University of Georgia - "Teaching The Tragedy of Mariam:
To High School Students and Beyond"
By Wisam Kh. Abdul-Jabbar, University of Alberta
Short Essays: Teaching Non-Traditional Texts
- "Teaching Fletcher's Bonduca:
Gender, Leadership, and Nationhood"
By Dr. Jelena Marelj, Queen's University

Book Reviews
- Teaching Shakespeare and Marlowe:
Learning Versus the System, by Liam Semler
Reviewer: Dr. Kristen Abbott Bennett, Stonehill College - John Donne: The Major Works including Songs and Sonnets and sermons,
edited by John Carey
Reviewer: Dr. Anthony T. Sovak, Pima Community College
Theater Reviews
- "One Man Plays Many Parts:
Looking Back on Alan Cumming's Mostly One-man Macbeth"
Reviewer: Dr. Raymond DiSanza, Suffolk County Community College
