ENGL 3170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Radiant Flux, Paratext
19 Jan 2017
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Little figures on dress she is wearing eyes and ears: the body of the sovereign is also the body of the state, metaphysical unifies and represents the state. Highly symbolic representation of presentation and power. Ears and eyes surveillance of state always watching and hearing gathering info of subjects. Lit of period highly interested in power: authorship is form of empowerment to author and subjecting the person who is reading. Proleptic: anticipatory, prepares for something to come, lit. strategy. Portrait undoes itself fictional recreation of elizabeth: idealized version. Woodcut drawing 2 fig religion and peace. 1st ever gathering of single author in same place. James i had vision rep self through lit. means. Think of recent invention that is comparable: internet access to info in one place, folio access to info in one place, additive, duplicatory. Emblems of jame i crowns, lions reinforce power of crown.
