Metamorphosing Shakespeare
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Metamorphosing Shakespeare
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Author : Patricia Ann Kennan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Metamorphosing Shakespeare written by Patricia Ann Kennan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Criticism categories.
Metamorphosis In Shakespeare S Plays
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Author : Elizabeth Truax
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Metamorphosis In Shakespeare S Plays written by Elizabeth Truax and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with English drama categories.
Images of metamorphosis characterize Shakespeare's drama on every level. Once the image is established by simile, metaphor, or direct allusion, it is then transformed into the stuff of theatre. The images are charged with tension, excitement, and sometimes humour. The protagonists assume the posture of the pagan gods, heroes and others, depicted in literature and the visual arts and attempt to play roles for which they are often ill-suited or unprepared. After trial and learning they undergo genuine transformations as a result of actions for which they are responsible, and learn valuable lessons. This is an approach to Shakespeare's use of metamorphosis, using The Taming of the Shrew, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, A Winter's Tale, and others to demonstrate transformations on several levels.
Dream In Shakespeare
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Author : Marjorie Garber
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-06
Dream In Shakespeare written by Marjorie Garber and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Concept Of Metamorphosis In Literature
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Author : Karsten Löwer
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2010-06-01
The Concept Of Metamorphosis In Literature written by Karsten Löwer and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Institut für Anglistik), course: Literature and Metamorphosis, language: English, abstract: A Midsummer Night ́s Dream (from here on in referred to simply as Midsummer), Shakespeare ́s popular comedy about the fickleness and difficulty of love, has been written around 1594 and 1596, most likely as an entertainment piece for a royal festivity (Barber, 1959). An often cited and likely possibility for its first performance was the wedding reception of one Elizabeth Carey, a godchild of Queen Elizabeth I. to Thomas, son of Lord Berkely, which took place in February of 1596 (Holland, 1995). Still this remains speculative and it is not the only uncertainty surrounding Midsummer. Together with The Tempest and Love ́s Labours Lost it is one few examples in Shakespeare ́s canon in which no singular source text can be identified to serve as a basis for the poet ́s interpretation. Although, as will be shown later it contains references to an array of literary texts, most famously Ovid ́s Metamorphoses, not all aspects of its plot can be traced (Brown and Johnson, 2000). A case in point is the fairy realm and the fairies themselves. It appears that Shakespeare may have taken his cue from English, Irish and Germanic folk legends, which in some cases featured malicious fairies, but the idea of the tiny, winged and ultimately good-natured creatures, an image which has become lodged into popular consciousness ever since, did not exist in Shakespearian times and has thus been first conceived by Shakespeare himself (Pfeiffer, 1971). Furthermore the play is a composite of four individual strands of narration, artistically interweaved. Therefore, whereas for instance the royal realm represented by Theseus and Hippolyta, is derived from Greek mythology, the blending together of the four realms within a coherent narrative is an original Shakespearean formulation. The fact that Shakespeare does combine and blend together these different narrative strands, the mythical dimension with the physical reality of palace life, will be shown to correspond to the overriding theme of Midsummer: That of transformation and recombination, a proposition which will be investigated in the analysis presented here. [...]
Dream In Shakespeare
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Author : Marjorie B. Garber
language : en
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
Release Date : 1974-01-01
Dream In Shakespeare written by Marjorie B. Garber and has been published by New Haven : Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-01-01 with Drama categories.
The Metamorphoses Of Shakespearean Comedy
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Author : William C. Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14
The Metamorphoses Of Shakespearean Comedy written by William C. Carroll and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Drama categories.
This book argues that the idea of metamorphosis is central to both the theory and practice of Shakespearean comedy. It offers a synthesis of several major themes of Shakespearean comedy--identity, change, desire, marriage, and comic form--under the master trope of transformation. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Shakespeare S Ovid
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Author : Ovid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Shakespeare S Ovid written by Ovid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
The Concept Of Metamorphosis In Literature
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Author : Karsten Löwer
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2010-06
The Concept Of Metamorphosis In Literature written by Karsten Löwer and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Institut für Anglistik), course: Literature and Metamorphosis, language: English, abstract: A Midsummer Night ́s Dream (from here on in referred to simply as Midsummer), Shakespeare ́s popular comedy about the fickleness and difficulty of love, has been written around 1594 and 1596, most likely as an entertainment piece for a royal festivity (Barber, 1959). An often cited and likely possibility for its first performance was the wedding reception of one Elizabeth Carey, a godchild of Queen Elizabeth I. to Thomas, son of Lord Berkely, which took place in February of 1596 (Holland, 1995). Still this remains speculative and it is not the only uncertainty surrounding Midsummer. Together with The Tempest and Love ́s Labours Lost it is one few examples in Shakespeare ́s canon in which no singular source text can be identified to serve as a basis for the poet ́s interpretation. Although, as will be shown later it contains references to an array of literary texts, most famously Ovid ́s Metamorphoses, not all aspects of its plot can be traced (Brown and Johnson, 2000). A case in point is the fairy realm and the fairies themselves. It appears that Shakespeare may have taken his cue from English, Irish and Germanic folk legends, which in some cases featured malicious fairies, but the idea of the tiny, winged and ultimately good-natured creatures, an image which has become lodged into popular consciousness ever since, did not exist in Shakespearian times and has thus been first conceived by Shakespeare himself (Pfeiffer, 1971). Furthermore the play is a composite of four individual strands of narration, artistically interweaved. Therefore, whereas for instance the royal realm represented by Theseus and Hippolyta, is derived from Greek mythology, the blending together of the four realms within a coherent narrative is an original Shakespeare
Medusa S Mirrors
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Author : Julia M. Walker
language : en
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Release Date : 1998
Medusa S Mirrors written by Julia M. Walker and has been published by University of Delaware Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
The question of selfhood in Renaissance texts constitutes a scholarly and critical debate of almost unmanageable proportions. The author of this work begins by questioning the strategies with which male writers depict powerful women. Although Spenser's Britomart, Shakespeare's Cleopatra, and Milton's Eve figure selfhood very differently and to very different ends, they do have two significant elements in common: mirrors and transformations that diminish the power of the female self.
The Play Within The Play Ovid S Metamorphoses And Shakespeare S A Midsummer Night S Dream
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Author : Mandy Busse
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2007-06-16
The Play Within The Play Ovid S Metamorphoses And Shakespeare S A Midsummer Night S Dream written by Mandy Busse and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Erfurt, language: English, abstract: “[By Reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the Elizabethans could](...) dig beneath its layers of fiction in an effort to recover the most precious secrets of the ancient world, whether moral, philosophical, historical, or scientific.” It is beyond all doubt, that the great poetry of Ovid (43 BC – 17 AD) had a strong influence on William Shakespeare’s work. Understandably enough, as Ovid’s work is a classical masterpiece of Latin literature. It fascinates with its formal perfection, urban humour and Ovid’s creative fantasy. His outstanding opus is of course the Metamorphoses, the magnificent epic poem containing about 250 transformation legends of Greek and Roman mythology. Ovid’s interests in myths show also the heroides, which include fictitious love letters. Love – this is undoubtedly a central theme in Ovid’s literature. His writings Amores, Ars amatoria and Remedia amoris display that. Although Ovid’s literature was banished from public libraries by emperor Augustus after the poet’s death, his posthumous fame could not be prevented – fortunately. Ovid’s work had a great influence on medieval literature and during renaissance his mythological stories had been example for many novellas . The role of Ovid’s greatest opus, the Metamorphoses in Shakespeare’s work, especially in his comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is going to be discussed in this paper. At first the focus lies on Ovidian literature in Elizabethan times. Then, the parody of Pyramus and Thisbe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be analysed. A special kind of metamorphosis – the one of Bottom brings up the third main emphasis. By the way – what is a metamorphosis? It is said to be a process in which somebody or something changes completely into something different – for example a caterpillar that becomes a beautiful butterfly...