言語と脱魔術化：中世からモダニズムに至るイギリス文学の認識論的転換 Language and the Decline of Magic : Epistemological Shifts in English Literature from Medieval to Modernist

Santana, Richard W.

Edwin Mellen Press Ltd（2006/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780773458628
• DDC分類 820.9384

基本説明

This book explores the persistent power of word-magic and sacramental thought in English literature. The multi-disciplinary approach combines philosophical inquiry with the history of ideas and close critical analysis of three major, representative literary texts: play texts from the Corpus Christi Cycle, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Full Description

This book explores the persistent power of word-magic and sacramental thought in English literature. The multi-disciplinary approach combines philosophical inquiry with the history of ideas and close critical analysis of three major, representative literary texts: play texts from the "Corpus Christi Cycle", Shakespeare's "Hamlet", and James Joyce's "Ulysses."

Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. Language and the Decline of Magic; II. Corpus Christi Cycles: God Signified; III. John Skelton's "Ware the Hawk" and Performative Utterance; IV. Shakespeare: The Body of the Time; V. Hamlet: When Are Unprepared and Look Not for It; VI. Consecrating the Word: Performative Use of Mass Elements in Ulysses; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.