Chiastic Designs in English Literature from Sidney to Shakespeare

William E. Engel (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

166 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-26203-4 (ISBN)

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Paying special attention to Sidney's Arcadia, Spenser's Faerie Queene, and Shakespeare's romances, this study engages in sustained examination of chiasmus in early modern English literature. The author's approach leads to the recovery of hidden designs which are shown to animate important works of literature; along the way Engel offers fresh and more comprehensive interpretations of seemingly shopworn conventions such as memento mori conceits, echo poems, and the staging of deus ex machina. The study, grounded in the philosophy of symbolic forms (following Ernst Cassirer), will be a valuable resource for readers interested in intellectual history and symbol theory, classical mythology and Renaissance iconography. Chiastic Designs affords a glimpse into the transformative power of allegory during the English Renaissance by addressing patterns that were part and parcel of early modern "mnemonic culture."

William E. Engel is Associate Professor of English at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, USA.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Speaking of Chiasmus; Chapter 2 Learning Justice and Practicing Penance: Phlegyas and David; Chapter 3 Echo in Arcadia: Sidney’s Legacy; Chapter 4 Mirror and Allegory: Spenser’s Calling; Chapter 5 Extreme Dramatic Symmetry: Shakespearean Triads; conclusion Chiastic Echoes;

Erscheinungsdatum	08.01.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-138-26203-X / 113826203X
ISBN-13	978-1-138-26203-4 / 9781138262034
Zustand	Neuware