Particular Saints: Shakespeare's Four Antonios, Their Contexts, and Their PlaysUniversity of Delaware Press, 1997 - 250 strán (strany) Why do characters named Antonio proliferate on the English Renaissance stage? Why are they so often paired with other characters named Sebastian? And more significantly, why are they repeatedly characterized by Shakespeare and his contemporaries as fools for love? Particular Saints draws on church history, art history, and theater history to address these questions by illustrating that Renaissance stage Antonios are a type, representing a tradition familiar to early modern audiences and exploited by Shakespeare in portraying his four major characters named Antonio. Such characters ultimately derive from the rich medieval iconography and hagiography of Saint Anthony of Egypt. How this knowledge reinforms our late-twentieth-century understanding of the four plays in question is addressed in separate chapters that range widely across each work: The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, and The Tempest. |
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... references and index . ISBN 0-87413-630 - X ( pbk .: alk . paper ) 1. Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 - Characters - Antonio . 2. Anthony , of Egypt , Saint , ca. 250-355 or 6 - Influence . 3. Christianity and literature - England ...
... references and index . ISBN 0-87413-630 - X ( pbk .: alk . paper ) 1. Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 - Characters - Antonio . 2. Anthony , of Egypt , Saint , ca. 250-355 or 6 - Influence . 3. Christianity and literature - England ...
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... reference to Measure for Measure . Characters named Antonio , however , provide the plays in which they appear with a distinct focus and orientation , owing to their descent from their saintly precursor . By the late sixteenth century ...
... reference to Measure for Measure . Characters named Antonio , however , provide the plays in which they appear with a distinct focus and orientation , owing to their descent from their saintly precursor . By the late sixteenth century ...
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... Reference to this hagiographic tradition — to both its litera- ture and its art — can account for much about these characters named Antonio : in particular , why they so often manifest certain characteristics , why they nearly always ...
... Reference to this hagiographic tradition — to both its litera- ture and its art — can account for much about these characters named Antonio : in particular , why they so often manifest certain characteristics , why they nearly always ...
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... references to wise folly , references that had extended to Saint Sebastian as well . One notable example , William Caxton's version of the Legenda aurea by Jacobus de Voragine , includes stories of both saints that emphasize their ...
... references to wise folly , references that had extended to Saint Sebastian as well . One notable example , William Caxton's version of the Legenda aurea by Jacobus de Voragine , includes stories of both saints that emphasize their ...
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A foolish consistency Antonio and Alienation in The Merchant of Venice | 51 |
Willing love Antonio Viola and Epiphany in Twelfth Night | 88 |
The worlds great snare Antony Cleopatra and Game | 116 |
Prosperos false brother Shakespeares Final Antonio | 154 |
No way out but through Shakespeares Antonios and the Wisdom of This World | 186 |
Notes | 193 |
Bibliography | 229 |
Index | 241 |
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Particular Saints: Shakespeare's Four Antonios, Their Contexts, and Their Plays Cynthia Lewis Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1997 |
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