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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... stage " is another . In every generation of Shakespeare critics there is some- one bullying us into the belief that Shakespeare falls short of being a literary man , a poet . Instead , we are told , he is " a drama- tist . " We are ...
... stage " is another . In every generation of Shakespeare critics there is some- one bullying us into the belief that Shakespeare falls short of being a literary man , a poet . Instead , we are told , he is " a drama- tist . " We are ...
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... stage : the actors , but also the playwright . It is not likely that the best Shakespearean actors have been untouched by states similar to " possession , " and it is not likely that Shakespeare himself ( an experienced actor ) , in the ...
... stage : the actors , but also the playwright . It is not likely that the best Shakespearean actors have been untouched by states similar to " possession , " and it is not likely that Shakespeare himself ( an experienced actor ) , in the ...
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... Stage prop Propositional truth , 19 Pseudodiagnosis , 92 Pseudohorror , 100-106 Psychoanalysis , 88 , 209-12 ... Stage directions , 72 Stage history , 56 Stage prop , 143 Staging , 88 , 94 Stewart , J. I. M. , 78 Stoll , Elmer Edgar , 39 ...
... Stage prop Propositional truth , 19 Pseudodiagnosis , 92 Pseudohorror , 100-106 Psychoanalysis , 88 , 209-12 ... Stage directions , 72 Stage history , 56 Stage prop , 143 Staging , 88 , 94 Stewart , J. I. M. , 78 Stoll , Elmer Edgar , 39 ...
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