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WRITING WOMEN, WRITING WAX: METAPHORS OF IMPRESSION-- POSSIBILITIES OF AGENCY IN SHAKESPEARE'S RAPE OF LUCRECE AND TWELFTH NIGHT.

The article discusses the usage of wax in the early England such as the practice of writing, sealing of letters and impressed with a signet stamp. It cites on the wax seal indicating ownership, authorship, and speak to questions of privacy and authority. The article also discusses on William Shakesp...

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Publicado en:Criticism Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 433 - 459
Autor principal: Maxwell, Lynn M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wayne State University Press Summer2016
Materias:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Metaphor
Waxes
Women
Rape of Lucrece, The (Poem : Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will (Play : Shakespeare)
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Sumario:The article discusses the usage of wax in the early England such as the practice of writing, sealing of letters and impressed with a signet stamp. It cites on the wax seal indicating ownership, authorship, and speak to questions of privacy and authority. The article also discusses on William Shakespeare's comparison of wax to women in his poem "The Rape of Lucrece" and the book "Twelfth Night".