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Chiastic designs in English literature from Sidney to Shakespeare

Title
Chiastic designs in English literature from Sidney to Shakespeare / William E. Engel.
Author
Engel, William E., 1957-
Publication
Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.

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158 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586
  • Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Tragicomedies
  • English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
  • Chiasmus
  • English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Style
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-151) and index.
Contents
Introduction : speaking of chiasmus -- Pattern recognition -- Memory patterns and patterns of memory -- Recovering the aesthetic of chiasmus -- Learning justice and practicing penance : Phlegyas and David -- Echoes in the underworld -- Sanctifying the memory arts -- Echo in Arcadia : Sidney's legacy -- The place of the eclogues -- The Arcadian arts of memory -- Mirror and allegory : Spenser's calling -- Unfinished books and double "scrines" -- Memorial edifices and "iust memorie" -- Extreme dramatic symmetry : Shakespearean triads -- The triumph of Diana -- Chiasmus early and late -- Conclusion : chiastic echoes -- The chiastic aesthetic recovered -- Patterns of memory and memory patterns -- Recognized patterns.
ISBN
  • 9780754666363 (alk. paper)
  • 0754666360 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2008038304
OCLC
  • ocn247440624
  • SCSB-14510107
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library