Critics Flashcards
Who said this: ‘posey, therefore, is an art of imitation… a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth; to speak metaphorically, a speaking picture, with this end.’
Philip Sidney
About Shakespeare’s poetic language
Use for Orsino’s speeches
Who came up with the Bakhtin Carnivalesque Theory?
Mikhail Bakhtin
1895-1975
Feste/ carnivalesque by Robert Weizmann
‘Although the carnivalesque ceremonies were gradually discontinued, their spirit survived in the Elizabethan clown’
Who said this: ‘central to the experience of Carnival is a particular use of symbols, costumes, and masks’?
Michael Bristol
Use it when talking about disguise
What does Stephen Crowder say about Orsino?
‘The falseness of Orsino’s love is compounded by the real emotions that Viola feels for her brother, Sebastian’
Who described Duke Orsino as ‘a true Petrarchan lover’?
Humphrey Tonkin
What did Valerie Traub say about all things queer in TN?
‘It is as object of another woman’s desire that Cesario finds her own erotic voice’
‘Gender is more like a suit of clothes that can be out on and taken off at will’ - who said this?
Bruce R Smith
Use it when talking about Viola’s disguise
A critic for showing the audience that TN had to cater for:
‘Citizens and artisans joined with gentlemen and prostitutes.’ - by Gurr
What did Epstein say about the clowning scenes?
‘[they] give spectators a chance to catch their breath and mentally prepare themselves for what follows’
Who said this: ‘for both Orsino and olivia, self-depreciation serves as an avoidance of the real world and of real emotion’ ?
David Lewis
Use when describing characters
What did Jonathan Bate say about Viola?
‘Viola redeems the play because she proves to be selfless not selfish’
Warham claims that
‘Malvolio’s complete belief in Maria’s letter provides a wonderful spectacle for the audience ‘
‘The erotic atmosphere that develops between Olivia and Viola would not have been fully noticed by the Elizabethan audience’
Robert kimbrough
Violas disguise by Stephen greenblatt
‘Violas disguise has not only created sexual confusion, but elizabethan conservatism is being challenged as well’
