ENGL 431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: The Fairy-Queen, Odysseus, Psychosomatic Medicine
Monday, November 26, 2018
English 431 W9D1 Lecture
A Winterās Tale !
-Late plays, tragic comedies (hybrid genre)!
ā¢Henry 8!
ā¢Tempest!
ā¢Pericles !
-Medieval romance !
ā¢Winterās Tale !
-A great example of a hybrid genre !
ā¢Not a comedy because the tragic opening is too extreme !
-Not equal to a comedic opening that has tragedy !
-Stegner calls them Romances!
ā¢Not structurally deļ¬ed!
-Can have tragic and comedic elements!
ā¢Deļ¬ed by content, themes and tropes !
ā¢The Fairy Queen is a historical romance !
ā¢Winterās Tale is a romantic drama !
-What makes a Romance !
ā¢Think as a metaphor and not a deļ¬nition !
-Odysseus wondering ship is a master metaphor for what a romance is !
ā¢Not a clear linear move from point a to point b!
-More of a meandering literary style !
ā¢Shakespearean Romances!
-Tropes!
ā¢Estrangement from oneās child and then reunion !
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Document Summary
Late plays, tragic comedies (hybrid genre: henry 8, tempest, pericles. A great example of a hybrid genre: not a comedy because the tragic opening is too extreme. Not equal to a comedic opening that has tragedy. Stegner calls them romances: not structurally de ed. Can have tragic and comedic elements: de ed by content, themes and tropes, the fairy queen is a historical romance, winter"s tale is a romantic drama. What makes a romance: think as a metaphor and not a de nition. Odysseus wondering ship is a master metaphor for what a romance is: not a clear linear move from point a to point b. More of a meandering literary style: shakespearean romances. Tropes: estrangement from one"s child and then reunion. Monday, november 26, 2018: expiration and shipwrecks. Unexpected natural events: some presence of the supernatural, sense of blending genres, on a tonal level. A winter"s tale: not as deep of characters.
