Captive Victors : : Shakespeare's Narrative Poems and Sonnets / / Heather Dubrow.
Drawing both on the tenets of classical rhetoric and on contemporary critical theory, Heather Dubrow here offers a bold and persuasive reading of Shakespeare's nondramatic poems. She calls into question prevailing critical views of Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, and the sonnets and asse...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1987 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. "Upon misprision growing": Venus and Adonis -- 2. "Full of forged lies": The Rape of Lucrece -- 3. "Conceit deceitful": The Sonnets -- 4. Conclusion -- Index |
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Summary: | Drawing both on the tenets of classical rhetoric and on contemporary critical theory, Heather Dubrow here offers a bold and persuasive reading of Shakespeare's nondramatic poems. She calls into question prevailing critical views of Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, and the sonnets and assets that in these poems Shakespeare uses rhetoric with great subtlety and force to effect characterizations as rich in psychological and moral complexities as those found in the plays. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501745720 9783110536171 |
DOI: | 10.7591/9781501745720 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Heather Dubrow. |