Naslov
The Body Makes the Writing: Discourses of Power and the Body in William Shakesepare's Titus Andronicus

Autori
Penjak, Ana

Izvornik
Lingua Montenegrina (1800-7007) VII/2 (2014), 14; 234-248

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Body; corporeity; Lavinia; violence; silence

Sažetak
This article attempts to analyse the body motif in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Titus Andronicus. The main idea of the article is that Shakespeare treats the body as a part of his medium of expression and communication. As, such, the article shows the deconstruction of stereotypes and the concept of female body as a passive and powerless means of communication. The artcile analyses the process that leads to and from the horrific violation of Lavinia’s body, to her death. Also, the article shows how the presence of Lavinia’s raped and mutilated body becomes an agent in writing and righting her body’s violation. Lavinia is shown as a monologue of the body, which subverts the unheard words to heard words through which her body gains revenge.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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