HUMAN 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sea Venture, Michel De Montaigne
21 Aug 2018
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Language (both written and spoken) is a partner of empire, supporting its goals. No empire fails to leave its own language behind. (prospero) But that same language can be used against empire, as a tool to critique, dislodge, and appropriate power. (caliban) Those who use language to promote empire learn that it is vulnerable. (prospero) Those who use language to undermine empire learn that it can replicate the power structure it seems to challenge. (caliban) Remember first to possess his books (52, 3. 2. 95-96) A book shakespeare read: montaigne, of cannibals (1580; 1603) Tempests olocates play in historical time = History of early english colonial expansion; competing with spain. Knowledge words in act 1: study, inform, learning, learn, know, prescience. P. 14: to every article, strong bidding, i bade thee. P. 25- 26: disarm thee with my stick, thy nerves are in thy infancy. P. 13: he furnished me from mine own library. P. 55: remember/ first to possess his books.
