Raison d'état, Religion, and the Body in The Rape of Lucrece
With an emphasis on the religious figuration of its heroine's chaste body, the present essay explores the political dynamics of The Rape of Lucrece. The poem draws on Roman religion and Christianity: Lucrece is an emblem of purity, with echoes of the flaminica or Vestal virgins, and her spotles...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Pages: 1-12 |
Further subjects: | B
Shakespeare
B raison d'état B Religion B The Rape of Lucrece B Body B Property B Republicanism |
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