Mikkel-Theis Paulsen

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PhD Student, Research Fellow

School of Communication and Culture - Department of Comparative Literature and Rhetoric
Langelandsgade 139
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
mtpaulsen@cc.au.dk
School of Communication and Culture - Comparative Literature
Langelandsgade 139
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
mtpaulsen@cc.au.dk

ORCID: 0000-0002-9426-7341

Research areas

Drama paedagogics Ben Jonson English Renaissance Drama John Fletcher John Lyly Shakespeare
Empires and colonies Age of Discovery Colonialism Early Imperialism The New World
Historiography of literature Early Modern Spanish Literature Lope de Vega
History of criticism Poetics
Latin and South America in general Colonial Latin American Literature European visions of Latin America
Literary epochs El Siglo de Oro Renaissance The Baroque
Literary genres Drama Tragicomedy

Profile

I am a PhD Fellow with a background in Comparative Literature (Aarhus University and Universidad de Granada, Spain). My project is a study on representations of ‘The New World’ in Spanish and English literature from approximately 1590-1642 with a focus on the ways in which ideas and consequences of empire were molded and negotiated by early modern authors.

I have a particular interest in gold, alchemy, and luxurious goods from the New World, as well as feelings of crisis in seventeenth century Spain and England.

I am an editor of the literary review Standart and occasionally contribute to the Danish magazine ATLAS.

Latest publications

Published
Fagre Nye Verden? Drømmen om nyt land i tidlig moderne litteratur
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Communication
Accepted/In press
»Hvor’ der sukker, kan ik’ finde det sukker!«
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Communication
Accepted/In press
Måltidet
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Editorial