ENG220H1 Lecture Notes - Polyptoton, Renaissance Humanism, Chiasmus
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Shakespeare was instrumental in building the matrix of english language. He furnishes a window into a historical period that saw the emergence of the modern human subject. Deals with human relation to world and cosmos themes of kinship, parent-child bonds, rivalry, incest, desire, betrayal, nature of authorship, creative genius and more. We can learn the philosophical ideas of the time, the religion, science and ethics learn about intellectual ideas of the time. Poem was written in 1594 because the theaters were closed. Shakespeare"s livelihood was ruined or postponed because of the bubonic plague. Beliefs that they had a more intimate relationship first 157 sonnets are dedicated to a man, might be henry too. Patronage = complex system of financial and social support, political protection and often linked to literary coteries, social prestige and preferment. Henry participated in the above; had money and power, people like this would serve as producers for those who wrote plays, providing lodges and what not.
