Deconstructing Macbeth: The Hyperontological ViewMacbeth is discussed in relation to Derrida's notion of the metaphysics of presence. Fawkner argues that the quest for metaphysical certitude in Macbeth is related to the hero's transformation from a heroic to a post-heroic status. |
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... argued that it is futile and reductive to discuss Macbeth as being either for the future or for the past , since it is precisely the deconstruction of the opposi- tion past / future that the play ( through the Weird Sisters ) from the ...
... argued that it is futile and reductive to discuss Macbeth as being either for the future or for the past , since it is precisely the deconstruction of the opposi- tion past / future that the play ( through the Weird Sisters ) from the ...
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... argued , contra Stoll , that no firm line of demarcation can be drawn between " convention " and " psychology , " for the simple reason that psy- chology “ itself ” is full of conventions - indeed quite " dramatic " and " theatrical ...
... argued , contra Stoll , that no firm line of demarcation can be drawn between " convention " and " psychology , " for the simple reason that psy- chology “ itself ” is full of conventions - indeed quite " dramatic " and " theatrical ...
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... argued that this tonal mimesis too is fragile ? -that it too is not altogether convincing ? 25. Calderwood's definition of the Derridean " supplement " involves " an excess added to a sufficiency , but paradoxically , because its ...
... argued that this tonal mimesis too is fragile ? -that it too is not altogether convincing ? 25. Calderwood's definition of the Derridean " supplement " involves " an excess added to a sufficiency , but paradoxically , because its ...
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