Abstract
This article offers an account of Shakespeare’s deviation from a number of influential or source texts in his The Winter’s Tale. From Ovid’s tale of Pygmalion to Marston’s Metamorphosis of Pigmalion’s Image; from Greene’s Pandosto to Aretino’s Sixteen Postures, I demonstrate how Shakespeare evokes then revokes these precursory texts, swerving from the potentially malign influence of his predecessors. Discussion concludes in analysis of the critical and intertextual over-determination of the stature scene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | nk |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Renaissance Studies |
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Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2012 |
Keywords
- Aretine
- Pornography
- Statue
- Winter's Tale
- Shakespeare
- Vision
- Ovid
- Pandosto