TY  - GEN
T1  - William Shakespeare and John Donne : stages of the soul in early modern English poetry
T2  - Manchester Spenser.
A1  - Zirker, Angelika
LA  - English
PP  - Manchester, UK
PB  - Manchester University Press
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1125341452
AB  - 'This study analyses concepts and representations of the soul in the poetry of William Shakespeare and John Donne. During the early modern period, the soul is often presented as an actor on the stage of the poem, and the soul often becomes a stage by itself when conflicts within it are being enacted, in the tradition of psychomachia. The soul thus becomes a linking element between the genres of poetry and drama; at the same time, poetry becomes dramatic whenever the soul is at its focus. This double movement can be observed in the poems by Shakespeare and Donne that are concerned with the fate of the soul and represent inner states and processes: in The Rape of Lucrece the inner drama of the soul is being enacted; the Holy Sonnets are soliloquies by and about the soul. Here, the connection between interiority and performance, psychology and religious self-care can be found which is central to the understanding of early modern drama and its characteristic development of the soliloquy. The study thus offers a new reading of the poems by Shakespeare and Donne by analysing them, in different ways, as staged dialogues within the soul. It furthermore contributes to research on the soliloquy as much as on concepts of inwardness during the early modern period; it shows how the reflection on the soul and religious care for salvation develops in interaction with inwardness and theatrical exposure. It is aimed at readers interested in early modern literature and culture' --Back cover.
OP  - 280
NO  - Made available via: manchesterhive.
CN  - PR2984
SN  - 9781526133304
SN  - 152613330X
SN  - 9781526133311
SN  - 9781526133298
KW  - Shakespeare, William, : 1564-1616 : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Donne, John, : 1572-1631 : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Shakespeare, William, : 1564-1616 : Literary style.
KW  - Donne, John, : 1572-1631 : Literary style.
KW  - Shakespeare, William, : 1564-1616
KW  - Donne, John, : 1572-1631
KW  - English poetry : Early modern, 1500-1700.
KW  - English drama.
KW  - English drama : 17th century : History and criticism.
KW  - Théâtre anglais.
KW  - Théâtre anglais : 17e siècle : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Literature and literary studies.
KW  - Literature: history and criticism.
KW  - Literary studies: general.
KW  - Literary studies: c. 1500 to c. 1800.
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM : Shakespeare.
KW  - Literary style
KW  - English poetry : Early modern
KW  - English drama
KW  - 1500-1700
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -