ENGL 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vanishing Point, Homoeroticism, Coppicing
31 May 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Dialectic approach first piece to be published it is a converted literary form. Venus tries to convert adonis not a successful conversion narrative. Shakespeare adapts ovid"s myth in the epyllion form. Epyllia (plural) : - main subject is love (as opposed to the journey of a hero in the epic) L779 : for know, my heart stands arm d in mine ear . The only way not to be penetrated by venus" words is by putting armour around your heart, bc venus is very persuasive. Had ta"en his last leave of the weeping morn, Hunting he loved, but love he laugh"d to scorn; And like a bold-faced suitor "gins to woo him. Poem keeps our attention w/ the rhythmic variation. Facino : we like poetry bc it reminds us of our human nature. George puttenham : - poetical proportion holdeth of all music .
