Caroline McAlister
Caroline teaches Fairies, Witches, Rebels, and Caribs, an Historical Perspectives course on Shakespeare, as well as English 102. She recieved her A.B. degree in Comparative Literature from Yale University and my Ph.D. in English Literature from Emory University.
Her publications include two picture books for children:
Holy Mole! Atlanta: August House, 2007.
Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief. Boston: Charlesbridge, 2010.
For more information about her writing for children go to her website at http://www.carolinemcalister.com/construction.htm
She has also published the following scholarly articles on John Milton:
“Teaching the Young Lady to Just Say No: Coercive Ritual in Milton’s Comus.” Ceremony and Text in the Reanissance. Ed. Douglas F. Rutledge. University of Delaware Press, 1996. 55-67.
"Sentience as Evidence: The Reciprocity of Grace in Samson Agonistes.” Renaissance Papers. (1992): 57-68.
“Milton’s Monstrous Moral Interlude: The Function of the Grotesque in Book II of Paradise Lost.” Criticism 23.4(1991): 491-502.
Fun facts: Caroline grows miniature vegetables in her back yard. She played varsity tennis at Yale and enjoys running around her backhand, quilting, gardening, and spending time with her daughters, Abby and Allie.