Racine 2005 - Language, Violence and Power (Paperback)

What is the nature of power in Racinian tragedy? Few questions have generated such widespread critical disagreement. This study looks beyond the conventional pageant of political power in the plays by exploring tensions inherent in the very concept of power. Each chapter elucidates how Racine's power relationships are concentrated in the question of language. His characters seek to discover, channel and control the thoughts of others by means of a careful manipulation of the word. The limits of language and the way it can be distorted and controlled rather than its expressiveness are shown to be crucial to Racine's power struggles. This book examines Racine's portrayal of the disintegration of the processes of thought by means of linguistic engineering, showing how it mirrors the absolutist policies of Louis XIV and foreshadows more recent anxieties about the use and abuse of language in our own time. It therefore provides a new reading of Racine's use of language which challenges previous critical responses. The emphasis throughout is on close engagement with the text.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	February 2005
Authors:	Mary Reilly
Dimensions:	220 x 150 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	138
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-910286-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-910286-9
Barcode:	9783039102860

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