IMAGINED REBELLION: WHAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER'S TALE
By: Claire T. Guéron
Open Access
|Feb 2014
Abstract
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale features a pattern of violent rebellion that only just fails to happen. Such moments of near-rebellion, best interpreted through the play’s master trope of the moving statue, constitute an exploration of the causes of political rebellion and how best to avert it. Thanks to the close integration of its romance aesthetics and political realism, The Winter’s Tale can be read as a “Mirror for Kings”.
Language: English
Page range: 52 - 67
Published on: Feb 14, 2014
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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© 2014 Claire T. Guéron, published by West University of Timisoara
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.