Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works emerge through a series of semiotic events. Davis analyzes Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Astrophil and Stella to demonstrate how design elements stage the scene of reading these works.
Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works e...
Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works emerge through a series of semiotic events. Davis analyzes Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Astrophil and Stella to demonstrate how design elements stage the scene of reading these works.
Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works e...
Sir Philip Sidney Charles Stanley Ross Joel B. Davis
Sidney's Renaissance romance offers a surprisingly astute analysis of statesmanship and erotic passion. King Basilius misinterprets an oracle and retreats to a country house. There he pursues a cross-dressed Amazon whom his wife also desires. Musidorus and Pyrocles in disguise woo the royal princesses Pamela and Philoclea, recounting their attempts to bring justice and stability to foreign countries. The king's envious sister-in-law stirs up dissensions and adds to the misery of her love-sick son. Sidney himself was a courtier and close observer of Queen Elizabeth I. His father was three...
Sidney's Renaissance romance offers a surprisingly astute analysis of statesmanship and erotic passion. King Basilius misinterprets an oracle and r...
Sir Philip Sidney Charles Stanley Ross Joel B. Davis
Sidney's Renaissance romance offers a surprisingly astute analysis of statesmanship and erotic passion. King Basilius misinterprets an oracle and retreats to a country house. There he pursues a cross-dressed Amazon whom his wife also desires. Musidorus and Pyrocles in disguise woo the royal princesses Pamela and Philoclea, recounting their attempts to bring justice and stability to foreign countries. The king's envious sister-in-law stirs up dissensions and adds to the misery of her love-sick son. Sidney himself was a courtier and close observer of Queen Elizabeth I. His father was three...
Sidney's Renaissance romance offers a surprisingly astute analysis of statesmanship and erotic passion. King Basilius misinterprets an oracle and r...