Postured like a whore? Misreading Hermione's Statue

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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 languageEnglish
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Number of pages23
JournalRenaissance Studies
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Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2012

Keywords

  • Aretine
  • Pornography
  • Statue
  • Winter's Tale
  • Shakespeare
  • Vision
  • Ovid
  • Pandosto

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