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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... discussed by critics ; yet it seems to have occurred to none of them that it was in all probability much discussed also by Shakespeare's public . " 2 I return to consider some historical circumstances attending that discussion in a ...
... discussed by critics ; yet it seems to have occurred to none of them that it was in all probability much discussed also by Shakespeare's public . " 2 I return to consider some historical circumstances attending that discussion in a ...
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... discussed ) : fighting horror increases it . If this mecha- nism is valid , affirming horror , conversely , must decrease it . This notion can be thought in terms of the Sartrean model discussed a moment ago : fear of fear . If anguish ...
... discussed ) : fighting horror increases it . If this mecha- nism is valid , affirming horror , conversely , must decrease it . This notion can be thought in terms of the Sartrean model discussed a moment ago : fear of fear . If anguish ...
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... discussed as central to the prophecy of Truth is not the function of an equation of " character , " but a transcendental property idealized as part of Truth . 7.3 Shakespeare's Other What we have been moving away from in the foregoing ...
... discussed as central to the prophecy of Truth is not the function of an equation of " character , " but a transcendental property idealized as part of Truth . 7.3 Shakespeare's Other What we have been moving away from in the foregoing ...
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