Poetic Will
Subtitle: Shakespeare and the play of language
By: David Willbern.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Literary style; English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Semantics; English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Style; Play on words
Description: This book explores the expressions of Shakespeare's poetic will - his sexual desire, conscious and unconscious volition, and posthumous legacy - within the linguistic matrix that enfolds his characters and readers. Using a combination of psychoanalytic approaches, Willbern rescues Shakespeare from the limitations and distortions of dramatic performance by showing that his language, scenes, and characters are propelled by the genius of this will and need to be understood primarily as written narrative.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-230) and index.