Shakespeare's Poetic Will: The Grammar of Character and Moral Agency in the Poems.
The article examines the grammar of character and moral agency in William Shakespeare's poetry. According to the author, Shakespeare's literal description of perspectival technique is an indication of the immediacy of bodily expression as the poet reverses the habitual direction of synecdoche so tha...
| Publicado en: | Shakespeare Studies (Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation) Vol. 40; pp. 26 - 36 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation
2012
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| Sumario: | The article examines the grammar of character and moral agency in William Shakespeare's poetry. According to the author, Shakespeare's literal description of perspectival technique is an indication of the immediacy of bodily expression as the poet reverses the habitual direction of synecdoche so that the disembodied scalps and hands, noses and ears in "The Rape of Lucrece" become beings who respond in their rage with signs of rage. The author argues that treating literature as a representational art means being committed to the grammar of character. |
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