Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies, 2021
Book review: Whipday, Emma. Shakespeare’s Domestic Tragedies: Violence in the Early Modern Home. ... more Book review: Whipday, Emma. Shakespeare’s Domestic Tragedies: Violence in the Early Modern Home. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2019. 262 pages. ISBN 9781108474030. Pbk. £29.99
This paper aims at discussing the features of carnival in Shakespeare’s Hamlet by focusing on the... more This paper aims at discussing the features of carnival in Shakespeare’s Hamlet by focusing on the notions of fasting and feasting in the drama. Carnivalesque interpretations tend to identify the characters of Hamlet and Claudius as the allegorical figures of Lent and Carnival, who during the course of the play also fight their combat. Since Lent and Carnival are primarily characterised by food-related metaphors and imagery linked with corporeality and eating, the paper restricts its scope to the investigation of gustatory conceits and their possible implications. First, it seems reasonable to outline briefly the critical background of carnivalesque interpretations of Shakespeare. Secondly, the paper attempts to establish its argumentation by placing the main characters into a carnivalesque context and, thirdly, the last section proposes to explore the rich variety of conceits related to incorporation. Hopefully, by the end the article will be able to justify its thesis and the valid...
This paper proposes an exploration of the medieval aspects of the early modern period with a part... more This paper proposes an exploration of the medieval aspects of the early modern period with a particular focus on the lives of medieval female saints and the relevance of the accounts of their martyrdoms to early Shakespearean tragedy. The most distinguished hagiography collection in the Middle Ages (in Continental Europe and in England alike) was the thirteenth-century Legenda Aurea ( The Golden Legend ), which reflected the spiritual, religious, socio-political, and cultural landscape of medieval Europe. It remained influential in the sixteenth century, and various elements of it seeped into Protestant martyrologies like John Foxe’s Actes and Monumentes ( Book of Martyrs ) and John Bale’s 1546 account of Anne Askew’s interrogation and execution ( The first examinacio[n] of Anne Askewe latelye martired in Smythfelde—The Examinations ). I offer an interdisciplinary discussion of the impact of medieval hagiographies in early modern England, a subject frequently overlooked by scholars ...
My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fi... more My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fifteenth-century carnivals of Europe and was depicted in Sebastian Brant’s 1494 compilation, Das Narrenschiff. The paper explores the underlying dynamic of the imagery and its origins in carnivalesque rituals as well as how the motif was exploited by Brant, becoming a literary force at the turn of the sixteenth century.
My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with S... more My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with Shakespeare's The Tempest . I am particularly interested in how sixteenth-century anatomy books embody the search for (metaphysical) meaning hidden in the human body. I will discuss the rich matrix of meaning in these works, drawing on examples from Prospero’s Books with reference to Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica .
A tanulmány célja, hogy feltérképezze a Corvin Mátyással kapcsolatos utalásokat a kora modern Ang... more A tanulmány célja, hogy feltérképezze a Corvin Mátyással kapcsolatos utalásokat a kora modern Angliában. Elsősorban az érdekel, hogy milyen szövegemlékekben történik utalás a magyar királyra, és mi volt az oka a Corvinok és a Magyar Királyság iránti érdeklődésnek a szigetországban. A Mátyásra történő utalások többrétűek: egyrészt bizonyos kora modern angol szövegemlékek említést tesznek az „igazságos Mátyás” toposzra, másrészt az utalások szorosan összefüggenek a török hódoltságról szóló angliai forrásokkal, melyek az Ottomán Birodalommal kapcsolatos korabeli félelmeket tükrözik, és hangsúlyozzák a kereszténység és az iszlám közti ellentéteket. A tanulmányban tárgyalt korabeli allúziókon keresztül a gazdag kulturális háttérre kapunk rálátást, és választ kaphatunk arra a kérdésre, hogy mi lehetett az oka a Corvinok és a Magyar Királyság iránti érdeklődésnek a kora modern Angliában. Ehhez elsősorban a rendelkezésre álló korabeli irodalmi szövegkorpuszt fogom vizsgálni, beleértve a kor...
My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with S... more My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with Shakespeare's The Tempest. I am particularly interested in how sixteenth-century anatomy books embody the search for (metaphysical) meaning hidden in the human body. I will discuss the rich matrix of meaning in these works, drawing on examples from Prospero’s Books with reference to Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica.
Thomas Dekker’s The Whore of Babylon (1607) is usually regarded as a historical/political
pagean... more Thomas Dekker’s The Whore of Babylon (1607) is usually regarded as a historical/political pageant which idealises the reign of Fairyland’s queen, Titania (based on Elizabeth I) in contrast with the Empress of Babylon (the Pope). The close reading of the play, however, reveals that this idealised world is corrupted. My paper seeks to explore how the play expresses social criticism not aimed exclusively at the Jacobean era as scholars of the field proposed before; it also argues that the notion of folly in the play lessens the moral gravity of such criticism.
My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fi... more My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fifteenth-century carnivals of Europe and was depicted in Sebastian Brant’s 1494 compilation, Das Narrenschiff. The paper explores the underlying dynamic of the imagery and its origins in carnivalesque rituals as well as how the motif was exploited by Brant, becoming a literary force at the turn of the sixteenth century.
Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies, 2021
Book review: Whipday, Emma. Shakespeare’s Domestic Tragedies: Violence in the Early Modern Home. ... more Book review: Whipday, Emma. Shakespeare’s Domestic Tragedies: Violence in the Early Modern Home. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2019. 262 pages. ISBN 9781108474030. Pbk. £29.99
This paper aims at discussing the features of carnival in Shakespeare’s Hamlet by focusing on the... more This paper aims at discussing the features of carnival in Shakespeare’s Hamlet by focusing on the notions of fasting and feasting in the drama. Carnivalesque interpretations tend to identify the characters of Hamlet and Claudius as the allegorical figures of Lent and Carnival, who during the course of the play also fight their combat. Since Lent and Carnival are primarily characterised by food-related metaphors and imagery linked with corporeality and eating, the paper restricts its scope to the investigation of gustatory conceits and their possible implications. First, it seems reasonable to outline briefly the critical background of carnivalesque interpretations of Shakespeare. Secondly, the paper attempts to establish its argumentation by placing the main characters into a carnivalesque context and, thirdly, the last section proposes to explore the rich variety of conceits related to incorporation. Hopefully, by the end the article will be able to justify its thesis and the valid...
This paper proposes an exploration of the medieval aspects of the early modern period with a part... more This paper proposes an exploration of the medieval aspects of the early modern period with a particular focus on the lives of medieval female saints and the relevance of the accounts of their martyrdoms to early Shakespearean tragedy. The most distinguished hagiography collection in the Middle Ages (in Continental Europe and in England alike) was the thirteenth-century Legenda Aurea ( The Golden Legend ), which reflected the spiritual, religious, socio-political, and cultural landscape of medieval Europe. It remained influential in the sixteenth century, and various elements of it seeped into Protestant martyrologies like John Foxe’s Actes and Monumentes ( Book of Martyrs ) and John Bale’s 1546 account of Anne Askew’s interrogation and execution ( The first examinacio[n] of Anne Askewe latelye martired in Smythfelde—The Examinations ). I offer an interdisciplinary discussion of the impact of medieval hagiographies in early modern England, a subject frequently overlooked by scholars ...
My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fi... more My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fifteenth-century carnivals of Europe and was depicted in Sebastian Brant’s 1494 compilation, Das Narrenschiff. The paper explores the underlying dynamic of the imagery and its origins in carnivalesque rituals as well as how the motif was exploited by Brant, becoming a literary force at the turn of the sixteenth century.
My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with S... more My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with Shakespeare's The Tempest . I am particularly interested in how sixteenth-century anatomy books embody the search for (metaphysical) meaning hidden in the human body. I will discuss the rich matrix of meaning in these works, drawing on examples from Prospero’s Books with reference to Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica .
A tanulmány célja, hogy feltérképezze a Corvin Mátyással kapcsolatos utalásokat a kora modern Ang... more A tanulmány célja, hogy feltérképezze a Corvin Mátyással kapcsolatos utalásokat a kora modern Angliában. Elsősorban az érdekel, hogy milyen szövegemlékekben történik utalás a magyar királyra, és mi volt az oka a Corvinok és a Magyar Királyság iránti érdeklődésnek a szigetországban. A Mátyásra történő utalások többrétűek: egyrészt bizonyos kora modern angol szövegemlékek említést tesznek az „igazságos Mátyás” toposzra, másrészt az utalások szorosan összefüggenek a török hódoltságról szóló angliai forrásokkal, melyek az Ottomán Birodalommal kapcsolatos korabeli félelmeket tükrözik, és hangsúlyozzák a kereszténység és az iszlám közti ellentéteket. A tanulmányban tárgyalt korabeli allúziókon keresztül a gazdag kulturális háttérre kapunk rálátást, és választ kaphatunk arra a kérdésre, hogy mi lehetett az oka a Corvinok és a Magyar Királyság iránti érdeklődésnek a kora modern Angliában. Ehhez elsősorban a rendelkezésre álló korabeli irodalmi szövegkorpuszt fogom vizsgálni, beleértve a kor...
My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with S... more My paper explores corporeality in Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books and draws comparisons with Shakespeare's The Tempest. I am particularly interested in how sixteenth-century anatomy books embody the search for (metaphysical) meaning hidden in the human body. I will discuss the rich matrix of meaning in these works, drawing on examples from Prospero’s Books with reference to Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica.
Thomas Dekker’s The Whore of Babylon (1607) is usually regarded as a historical/political
pagean... more Thomas Dekker’s The Whore of Babylon (1607) is usually regarded as a historical/political pageant which idealises the reign of Fairyland’s queen, Titania (based on Elizabeth I) in contrast with the Empress of Babylon (the Pope). The close reading of the play, however, reveals that this idealised world is corrupted. My paper seeks to explore how the play expresses social criticism not aimed exclusively at the Jacobean era as scholars of the field proposed before; it also argues that the notion of folly in the play lessens the moral gravity of such criticism.
My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fi... more My paper explores the late-medieval image of the ship of fools. The metaphor originates in the fifteenth-century carnivals of Europe and was depicted in Sebastian Brant’s 1494 compilation, Das Narrenschiff. The paper explores the underlying dynamic of the imagery and its origins in carnivalesque rituals as well as how the motif was exploited by Brant, becoming a literary force at the turn of the sixteenth century.
My paper explores the rich iconography of Sebastian Brant's late medieval picture book, Das Narre... more My paper explores the rich iconography of Sebastian Brant's late medieval picture book, Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools, Basel, 1494), which was translated into Latin, French, and English and became highly popular in Europe by the end of the 15th century. This compilation of 112 chapters depicts types of folly with verses and accompanying woodcuts. I am particularly interested in the rich iconography of those woodcuts which display feasts; I would like to explore the visual rhetoric of such images with reference to similar medieval displays, especially the depictions of the Last Supper and the carnival popular in medieval Europe, the Feast of Fools.
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pageant which idealises the reign of Fairyland’s queen, Titania (based on Elizabeth I) in
contrast with the Empress of Babylon (the Pope). The close reading of the play, however,
reveals that this idealised world is corrupted. My paper seeks to explore how the play
expresses social criticism not aimed exclusively at the Jacobean era as scholars of the field
proposed before; it also argues that the notion of folly in the play lessens the moral gravity of
such criticism.
pageant which idealises the reign of Fairyland’s queen, Titania (based on Elizabeth I) in
contrast with the Empress of Babylon (the Pope). The close reading of the play, however,
reveals that this idealised world is corrupted. My paper seeks to explore how the play
expresses social criticism not aimed exclusively at the Jacobean era as scholars of the field
proposed before; it also argues that the notion of folly in the play lessens the moral gravity of
such criticism.